''Worlds Apart'' is a 7" vinyl EP by the Australian indie group

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, was one of the songs which failed to make it on to the album, ''

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, you know, the sort of person who writes about their children. It's a scary area. But I think its done quite well." Note: nlineversion has limited functionality. Similarly, "Ashes on the Lawn" was intended to be included on the band's eighth studio album, ''

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'', but also failed to make the final list. Pickvance describes it as being "quite a as a Go-Betweens song. It was a Go-Betweens song because you can hear it's Robert and

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singing. But music-wise it was a bit of a shock... the way it was structured, or recorded, it was really a stadium-rock song."

Track listing

7" vinyl release

Digital download

Credits

Musicians

;Go-Betweens *

– vocals, guitar, piano,

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Grant McLennan Grant William McLennan (12 February 19586 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977. In addition to his work with the Go-Betweens (1977–89, ...

– vocals, guitar * Adele Pickvance – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals ("Finding You", "Sleeping Giant") * Glenn Thompson – drums, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals ("Finding You", "Sleeping Giant") ;Additional musicians * Dave Ruffy – keyboards, percussion ("Finding You")

Production

* Recording, mixing – Colin McGeoh, Ronan Breslin ("City of Light") * Producer – Dave Ruffy ("Finding You") * Producer – Mark Wallis ("Finding You") * Producer – The Go-Betweens ("Sleeping Giant") * Producer – Sushil K. Dade ("City of Light")

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Worlds Apart Ep The Go-Betweens albums 2005 EPs