Ash Wednesday (album)

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Ash Wednesday
Studio album by Elvis Perkins
Released	February 20, 2007 (U.S.) July 9, 2007 (UK)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Folk-rock
Length	50:52
Label	XL Recordings
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Ash Wednesday is the debut album from singer songwriter Elvis Perkins. It was released in February 2007. It is a chronologically sequenced album of songs written before (Tracks 1 to 6) and after (Tracks 7 to 11) his mother's death, who died on 9/11. "All the Night Without Love" was the lead single off the album but "Moon Woman II" appears on the Fast Food Nation soundtrack, and "While You Were Sleeping" was featured in a season 4 episode of The O.C.. The album was released on XL Records.

[edit] Track listing

1. "While You Were Sleeping"
2. "All The Night Without Love"
3. "May Day!"
4. "Moon Woman II"
5. "It's Only Me"
6. "Emile's Vietnam in the Sky"
7. "Ash Wednesday"
8. "The Night & The Liquor"
9. "It's A Sad World After All"
10. "Sleep Sandwich"
11. "Good Friday"