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69 Love Songs, Volume 2 1999

electronic, indie pop, indie rock, rock 60 min 23 tracks Merge Records

69 Love Songs is the sixth studio album by American indie pop band the Magnetic Fields, released on September 7, 1999, by Merge Records. As its title indicates, 69 Love Songs is a three-volume concept album composed of 69 love songs, all written by Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt.

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Tracks

1Roses0:28
2Love Is Like Jazz2:57
3When My Boy Walks Down the Street2:38
4Time Enough for Rocking When We’re Old2:04
5Very Funny1:27
6Grand Canyon2:28
7No One Will Ever Love You3:14
8If You Don’t Cry3:07
9You’re My Only Home2:18
10(Crazy for You but) Not That Crazy2:19
11My Only Friend2:01
12Promises of Eternity3:46
13World Love3:07
14Washington, D.C.1:53
15Long‐Forgotten Fairytale3:37
16Kiss Me Like You Mean It2:01
17Papa Was a Rodeo5:02
18Epitaph for My Heart2:50
19Asleep and Dreaming1:53
20The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing2:46
21The Way You Say Good‐Night2:45
22Abigail, Belle of Kilronan2:01
23I Shatter3:09

23 tracks, 60 minutes.

About the album

Artist: The Magnetic Fields
Label: Merge Records
Released: September 7, 1999
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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