Dirty Words is the debut album by British indie rock band the Departure, released in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2005.

Dirty Words
Studio album by
Released13 June 2005
Recorded2004–2005
GenreIndie rock
Length41:40
LabelParlophone
ProducerSteve Osborne, The Departure, Tom Stubbs, Cenzo Townsend
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
BBC(Positive)[1]
contactmusic.com(Positive)[2]
PopMatters(8/10)[3]
Stylus Magazine(F)[4]

Track listing

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All tracks written by David Jones, Sam Harvey, Ben Winton, Lee Irons, and Andy Hobson.

  1. "Just Like TV" – 4:42
  2. "Talkshow" – 3:06
  3. "Only Human" – 3:30
  4. "All Mapped Out" – 3:01
  5. "Arms Around Me" – 4:21
  6. "Lump in My Throat" – 3:20
  7. "Don't Come Any Closer" – 3:28
  8. "Changing Pilots" – 3:57
  9. "Be My Enemy" – 3:24
  10. "Time" – 4:25
  11. "Dirty Words" – 3:26

Bonus tracks

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  1. "The City Blurs Your Eyes" (Japan only bonus track, released in the UK as the B-side to the "Lump in My Throat" single)
  2. "This New Craze" (Japan only bonus track, released in the UK as the B-side to the "All Mapped Out" reissue single)

Release details

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The album has been released in various countries. At this time it is only available in North America via import.

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 1 June 2005 Toshiba-EMI CD TOCP 66400
United Kingdom 13 June 2005 Parlophone LP 7243 4 74953 1 1
CD 7243 4 74953 2 8
Australia 11 July 2005 Capitol Records CD 330 5912

References

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