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based band

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. The album was first released in Ireland on 25 June 1999 on

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and subsequently in the UK and USA later in the year. On this album the band returned to using their original name in place of the moniker ''The Frames DC'' employed on ''

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''. The band's line-up for this album featured

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on guitar and vocals,

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on violin, Joseph Doyle on bass guitar and backing vocals,

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on lead guitar,

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on drums. Doyle replaced

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on bass. The song "Seven Day Mile" appears in '' On the Edge'', which was directed and co-written by former Frames bassist, John Carney. It also appeared near the end of ''

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'' Episode 1, Season 6, " Broken". The song "Pavement Tune" is featured in commercials for the

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. The song "Neath the Beeches" was written about musician

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, a friend of Hansard's.

Track listing

All songs are written by Glen Hansard and the Frames unless otherwise noted. # "Perfect Opening Line" # "

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" # "Pavement Tune" # "Plateau" # "Star Star**" # "The Stars Are Underground" # "God Bless Mom" # "Rent Day Blues" (Glen Hansard, The Frames, R. Ball, C Smith, G. Brown, J. Taylor, R. Mickens, E. Toon, D. Thomas, R. Bell, E. Deodato) # "Hollocaine" # "Neath the Beeches" # "Dance the Devil Back into His Hole" (Glen Hansard, The Frames,

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) Bonus tracks Collector's Edition (remastered) #

"Steal My Body Home" # "Look Back Now" # "Taking the Hard Way Out" # "Perfect Opening Line" (Hook End Version) # "Country Song" (8-track Version)

Chart positions

References

1999 albums The Frames albums Albums produced by Trevor Horn ZTT Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub