''The Convincer'' is a 2001 studio album by British singer-songwriter
Nick Lowe
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Yep Roc Records
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in the United States.
Track listing
All songs by Nick Lowe, except where noted.
#"Homewrecker"
#" Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart" ( Norman Bergen, Shelly Coburn)
#"Lately I've Let Things Slide"
#"She's Got Soul"
#"Cupid Must Be Angry"
#"Indian Queens"
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Johnny Rivers
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Lou Adler
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#"I'm a Mess"
#"Between Dark and Dawn"
#"Bygones (Won't Go)"
#"Has She Got a Friend?"
#"Let's Stay In and Make Love"
Copies of the album sold by
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included a 3-inch bonus CD-EP:
#"There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)" (
Eugene Record
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Barbara Acklin
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Luther Dixon
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Willie Denson
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In 2021, Yep Roc reissued the album on vinyl for its 20th anniversary, including a 7" single with these three tracks.
Personnel
*Nick Lowe – rhythm guitar, bass guitar, vocals
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Geraint Watkins
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– organ, piano
* Robert Treherne – drums
*Steve Donnelly – lead guitar