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Introduction 2003

ballad 49 min 13 tracks Polydor

Introduction is Alex Parks' debut album, released on 24 November 2003. Recorded and released within only two weeks of Parks winning the BBC's Fame Academy, it included seven original compositions, mostly co-written with songwriters Helen Boulding, Gary Clark and Boo Hewerdine, as well as six cover songs from John Lennon, Tears for Fears, R.E.M., Christina Aguilera, Eurythmics and Coldplay.

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Tracks

1Maybe That’s What It Takes3:55
2Cry3:50
3Dirty Pretty Words3:10
4Imagine3:14
5Not Your Average Kind of Girl3:38
6Mad World3:03
7Everybody Hurts5:44
8Beautiful3:60
9Stones & Feathers3:07
10Here Comes the Rain Again3:20
11Yellow4:30
12Wandering Soul3:32
13Over Conscious3:38

13 tracks, 49 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Alex Parks
Label: Polydor
Released: 2003
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: GB

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