''Teenager'' is the third album from Irish band

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. It was released on 22 July 2007 in Ireland and three days later in Europe. The first single from the album was " Nothing Changes Around Here". The second release taken from the album was "The Midnight Choir" which was released as a download-only single. ''Teenager'' reached No. 48 on the

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. The album was demoed and written in Ireland, with the band recording and mixing the album in Vancouver and California. The Thrills were dropped by

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after the poor sales performance of ''Teenager''.Lauria, Peter and Garrity, Brian (15 January 2008).
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Track listing

# " The Midnight Choir" – 3:41 # "This Year" – 2:55 # " Nothing Changes Around Here" – 4:12 # "Restaurant" – 3:27 # "I Came All This Way" – 3:40 # "Long Forgotten Song" – 3:16 # "I'm So Sorry" – 2:52 # "No More Empty Words" – 3:23 # "Teenager" – 3:25 # "Should've Known Better" – 3:30 # "There's Joy to Be Found … The Boy Who Caught All the Breaks" – 6:34 ;Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks #

"The End of Innocence" – 3:24

# "Suzanne" – 3:07 # " One Horse Town" – 3:14

Personnel

Musicians

*Conor Deasy (Vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar) *Daniel Ryan (Guitars, Bass, Mandolin, Banjo, Backing Vocals) *Pádraic McMahon (Bass, Guitars, Backing Vocals) *Kevin Horan (Piano, Organs, Backing Vocals) *Ben Carrigan (Drums and Percussion)

Mixing and production

Tony Hoffer Tony Hoffer is an American record producer, songwriter, and music mixer. Career Hoffer is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums including The Kooks, The Thrills, Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes and Air. His records have been ...

(who produced ''

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'') produced and mixed the entire album except for Track 3, which was mixed by Bob Clearmountain.

Release history

References

{{Authority control The Thrills albums 2007 albums Albums produced by Tony Hoffer Virgin Records albums