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'', Liam Fay said that it is "both Fatima Mansions’ most accessible and most ambitious release yet. It revisits virtually all the bases that the band has touched during its previous four albums but maintains a cohesion and easy-appeal throughout. More than anything else, it is the sound of a group who feel that their time has finally come." As with ''

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'', the song listing as released in the US differed from the UK version, incorporating "Something Bad" and "Go Home Bible Mike" from ''Valhalla Avenue'', while excluding "Sunken Cities". The track " Nite Flights" is a cover of

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Track listing

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Lost in the Former West

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. Retrieved 26 July 2020 # "Belong Nowhere" (4:52) # "The Loyaliser" (3:14) # "Popemobile to Paraguay" (4:39) # "Walk Yr Way" (4:58) # "Brunceling's Song" (4:02) # "Lost in the Former West" (2:48) # " Nite Flights" ( Scott Walker) (3:49) # "Your World Customer" (3:31) # "Sunken Cities" (3:53) # "Brain Blister" (3:57) # "A Walk in the Woods" (5:11) # "Humiliate Me" (3:43)

Personnel

* Cathal Coughlan – vocals, occasional keyboards * Andrías Ó Gruama – guitar * Nick Bagnall – keyboards * Hugh Bunker – bass guitar * Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, wind

Sources

{{Authority control 1994 albums The Fatima Mansions albums Albums produced by Jerry Harrison Albums produced by Gil Norton