''Cut in Half and Also Double'' is the debut
album by Canadian artist
Emily Haines
Emily Savitri Haines (born 25 January 1974) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the rock band Metric and a member of the musical collective Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she has pe ...
that she self-released in about 2,000 copies in 1996 in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
.
[ ] The song "Carpet" contains similar lyrics and vocal melodies to those in "
Too Little Too Late
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," which she recorded a decade later with her band
Metric
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. "Pink" finishes with a recording of a homeless woman rambling.
Copies of the album are extremely rare and often sell in excess of $100 online.
Though the musicians originally asked fans that had gained access to this album to avoid distributing copies via the internet, songs from this solo disc can be found online.
Track listing
# "Dog" – 2:26
# "Bore" – 2:29
# "Eden" – 3:32
# "Pretty Head" – 2:52
# "Freak" – 4:44
# "The View" – 2:48
# "Eau de Toilette" – 3:19
# "Carpet" – 2:48
# "Pink" – 5:00
*Recording dates and locations for songs:
# Dog -
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
, 1996
# Bore - Montreal, 1995
# Eden -
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
, 1992
# Pretty Head -
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
, 1995
# Freak - Toronto, 1996
# The View - Vancouver, 1992
# Eau de Toilette - Vancouver, 1993
# Carpet - Toronto, 1995
# Pink - Toronto, 1995
References
Emily Haines albums
1996 albums
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