''The Camel's Back'' is the third album by

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. "The Monster Song" was released as the album's first single on 3 November 2008 in the UK. "I Want That" was released as the second single in the UK on 30 March 2009.

Track listing

Personnel

Psapp *Carim Clasmann *Galia Durant Additional personnel *Alessandro Antonio Palmitessa – saxophone, "I Want That" and "Marshrat" *Bekah Nelson – additional strings, "Part Like Waves"
The Elysium Quartett
– additional strings, "Part Like Waves" **Anna-Maria Smerd – violin **Jana Mishenina – violin **Gabrielle Kancachian – viola **Felicia Meric – cello *Chris Walmsley – additional percussion, "Fix It" and "Mister Ant" * Shawn Lee – unspecified noises, "Homicide" *Pete Norman – mastering

Alternate versions

*In addition to the bonus track listed above, the iTunes versions available in most regions outside of the United States include an exclusive 16-page booklet. *As with Psapp's

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, a two-disc promotional version was produced in the UK. The first disc is identical to the commercial release, while the second disc contains all of the album tracks with the vocals removed where applicable. Both discs are marked "Not for Sale."

Notes

*The first track from the album that Psapp made public on their MySpace page was "I Want That." It was later replaced by "Part Like Waves." *The first video to be released was "The Monster Song." The video was made in conjunction wit
Stephen Irwin
features artwork created by Durant, and can be see
here
*The title of "Mister Ant" was taken from an incident in which Durant's sister, a teacher, gave her name as "Miss Durant," to which a student replied, "Why are you called 'Mister Ant' when you're a woman?"Story recounted by Durant on

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'
28 November 2008
radio program on

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station *"Homicide" is essentially an extended version of the underlying sounds heard during the outro to Psapp's recording of

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and Psapp's "Sad Song."

References

External links

Psapp official websiteThe Camel's Back at Domino RecordsPsapp at Domino Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Camel's Back, The 2008 albums Experimental pop albums Domino Recording Company albums Psapp albums Electronica albums