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Idlewild – Hope Is Important (1998) | Album profile | Dork

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Hope Is Important

ALBUM

Hope Is Important

Release date: 9th September 1998

Food

About This Album

"Hope Is Important" is an album by Idlewild, released 9th September 1998 via Food. It features 12 tracks, including "You've Lost Your Way", "A Film For the Future", and "Paint Nothing". The album is filed under Rock.

About the Artist

Idlewild

Idlewild

Release profile

Record details & tracklist

Rock199812 tracksMusicAlternative

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Label

Food

Release year

1998

Primary genre

Rock

Copyright

℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company

1You've Lost Your Way Lyrics
1:30
2A Film For the Future Lyrics
3:28
3Paint Nothing Lyrics
3:12
4When I Argue I See Shapes Lyrics
4:24
54 People Do Good Lyrics
2:00
6I'm Happy To Be Here Tonight Lyrics
3:13
7Everyone Says You're So Fragile Lyrics
2:19
8I'm a Message Lyrics
2:28
9You Don't Have the Heart Lyrics
2:08
10Close the Door Lyrics
2:20
11Safe and Sound Lyrics
3:15
12Low Light Lyrics
5:32

Idlewild — Paint Nothing

Idlewild

Paint Nothing

Idlewild — A Film for the Future

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Idlewild — You've Lost Your Way

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You've Lost Your Way

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Paul Tipler

Pressings & releases

Hope Is Important — release variants

Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

CD · Album
Main
Country UKYear 1998
Food · FOOD CD 28
Barcode: 7 24349 71322 2
Vinyl · LP · Album
Country UKYear 1998
Food · FOOD LP 28
Barcode: 7 24349 71321 5
CD · Album
Country USYear 1998
Food · ODN 1704 6 9504 2 8
Barcode: 0 1704-6-9504-2 8
CD · Album
Country GermanyYear 1998
Alternation (2) · INT 8 22634 2
Barcode: 7 24382 26342 5
CD · Album · Promo
Country UKYear 1998
Food · CDPP 078