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''Underachievers Please Try Harder'' is the second LP from the
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, released in 2003. The album was released in Australia by Popfrenzy.


Reception

Writing for
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, critic Tim Sendra praised the album, again comparing the group to Belle and Sebastian and writing that "the band manages the rare feat of sounding full and rich without jamming every possible frequency with sound. It also throws in loads of imaginative little hooks that keep things lively". Scott Plagenhoef of ''
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'' wrote "Their honest, wide, and adult approach to heartbreak, romantic liaisons, and escapism is extended to the subtle range of influence — most of which is shown off on the tracks sung by John Henderson".


Track listing


US edition bonus tracks

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  • "I Don't Want to See You" # "Footloose and Fancy Free"


    Australian edition bonus tracks

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  • "San Francisco Song" # "Amigo Mio"


    Japanese edition bonus tracks

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  • "I Don't Want to See You" # "Footloose and Fancy Free" # "SF Song" # "Amigo Mio"


    Personnel

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    Tracyanne Campbell Tracyanne Campbell (born 18 May 1974) is a Scottish singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the Glasgow-based indie pop band Camera Obscura. Born in Glasgow, Campbell founded Camera Obscura alongside John Henderson and Gavin Dunbar in 19 ...
    – vocals, guitar *Carey Lander – organ, piano, vocals *Kenny McKeeve – vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin *John Henderson – vocals, percussion *Gavin Dunbar – bass *Lee Thomson – drums *Nigel Baillie – trumpet *Geoff Allan – percussion, Stylophone Production notes: *Camera Obscura – producer *Geoff Allan – producer, engineer *Frank Arkwright – mastering * Stuart Murdoch – photography


    References

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