''I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat'' is the debut album of the British electronic act the Brighton Port Authority. It was released on Southern Fried on 6 January 2009 exclusively on
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, with a regular release on 3 February.
The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician Norman Cook, better known as
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, and his longtime engineer, Simon Thornton. The album features collaborations with DJ Danger Mouse, Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby),
Justin Robertson
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,
Ashley Beedle
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Bee ...
Martha Wainwright
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,
Dizzee Rascal
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,
Iggy Pop
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, Olly Hite,
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,
Pete York
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, Jack Peñate and Emmy the Great.
The album's title is a popular misquotation of "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat" from the 1975
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movie '' Jaws''.
The track "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" from the album, featuring Ashley Beedle, is featured in the soundtrack of ''
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.
Track listing
Collaborators for each track are listed after the length.
# "He's Frank (Slight Return)" – 3:16 (
Iggy Pop
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)
#*Cover of a song by
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# "Dirty Sheets" – 3:23 (
Pete York
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)
# "Jumps the Fence" – 3:33 (
Connan Mockasin
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)
# "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" – 2:29 (
Ashley Beedle
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Bee ...
)
# "Island" – 4:26 (
Justin Robertson
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Martha Wainwright
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David Byrne
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and
Dizzee Rascal
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)
# " So It Goes" – 3:37 (Olly Hite)
#*Cover of a song by
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# "So Fukt" – 3:28 ( Lateef)