How I Learned to Love the Bootboys

How I Learned to Love the Bootboys
Studio album by The Auteurs
Released	5 July 1999
Genre	Alternative rock, indie pop
Length	35:15
Label	Hut
Producer	Luke Haines, Pete Hofmann, Phil Vinall
The Auteurs chronology
After Murder Park (1996)After Murder Park1996 How I Learned to Love the Bootboys (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[2]
entertainment.ie	Favourable[3]
Louder Than War	Favourable[4]
musicOMH	Favourable[5]

How I Learned to Love the Bootboys is the fourth and final album by British alternative rock band The Auteurs. In 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released the album as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, rarities and live recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Haines, except where noted.^[6]

Original CD/LP (CDHUT53/HUTLP53)

1. "The Rubettes" (Luke Haines, John Moore, Bickerton, Waddington) - 3:27
2. "1967" - 2:42
3. "How I Learned to Love the Bootboys" - 3:05
4. "Your Gang, Our Gang" - 1:46
5. "Some Changes" - 3:19
6. "School" - 2:58
7. "Johnny and the Hurricanes" - 3:51
8. "The South Will Rise Again" - 2:24
9. "Asti Spumante" (Haines, S. Medway–Smith) - 3:27
10. "Sick of Hari Krisna" - 2:51
11. "Lights Out" - 2:10
12. "Future Generation" - 3:11

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[6]

The Auteurs

• Luke Haines – vocal, guitar, keyboards
• James Banbury – keyboards, programming, strings
• Alice Readman – bass guitar
• Barny C. Rockford – drums

Additional musicians

• Chris Wyles – drums on "The Rubettes" and "1967"
• Sarah Nixey – backing vocals on "The Rubettes"
• John Moore – backing vocals on "The Rubettes"
• Theresa Whipple – viola
• Abigail Trundle – cello
• Bern Davis – cello

Production

• Luke Haines – producer
• Pete Hofmann – producer (except for "Johnny and the Hurricanes"), mixing
• Phil Vinall – producer on "Johnny and the Hurricanes"
• Rip – portrait photograph

References

External links

• How I Learned to Love the Bootboys at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)