Payola (The Cribs album)

Payola, 2002 - 2012
Payola, 2002 - 2012
Compilation album by The Cribs
Released	11 March 2013
Recorded	Tarbox Road, New York City; Electrical Audio, Chicago
Genre	Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock
Label	Wichita Recordings
Producer	The Cribs, Ed Deegan, Edwyn Collins, Bernard Butler, Alex Kapranos, Nick Launay, Dave Fridmann, Steve Albini, Lee Smith, Jamie Lockhart, Will Jackson
The Cribs chronology

Released11 March 2013

RecordedTarbox Road, New York City
Electrical Audio, Chicago

GenreIndie rock, punk rock, alternative rock

Label

Wichita Recordings

Payola: 2002 - 2012 is a greatest hits compilation album by UK indie rock band, The Cribs. The album was scheduled for release on 25 February 2013, however; due to manufacturing complications, the release date was pushed back a further two weeks to 11 March 2013. The album features the previously unreleased single "Leather Jacket Love Song" - the last song recorded with erstwhile guitarist Johnny Marr.^[1]

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Source	Rating
DIY	^[2]
Mojo
Drowned in Sound	^[3]
The Quietus	^[4]
Clash	^[5]
Uncut	^[6]

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Another Number"	2:52
2.	"Come On, Be a No-One"	2:37
3.	"I'm a Realist"	3:05
4.	"Hey Scenesters!"	3:14
5.	"We Share the Same Skies"	3:14
6.	"You were Always the One"	2:31
7.	"Anna"	3:04
8.	"Cheat on Me"	3:24
9.	"Back to the Bolthole"	4:48
10.	"We Were Aborted"	3:09
11.	"Our Bovine Public"	2:18
12.	"I've Tried Everything"	2:47
13.	"Direction"	3:31
14.	"Glitters Like Gold"	4:16
15.	"Be Safe" (also written by Lee Ranaldo)	5:55
16.	"Mirror Kisses"	3:37
17.	"Men's Needs"	3:18
18.	"We Can No Longer Cheat You"	3:04
19.	"Chi-Town"	3:20
20.	"The Wrong Way to Be"	3:47
21.	"City of Bugs"	6:22
22.	"Leather Jacket Love Song"	3:06
Total length:		1:14:19

Payola (The Cribs album)

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