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James Bay – Hold Back the River | Track profile | Dork

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James Bay
Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Version)
Hold Back the River

TRACK

Hold Back the River

From Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Version)

Track 2

4:00

Singer/Songwriter Music Rock

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About This Track

"Hold Back the River" is a track by James Bay, from the album Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Version). The track is 4:00 long. Dork has published 1 article about James Bay.

About the Artist

James Bay

James Bay

Track details

From Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Version)

4:00

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Album

Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Version)

23rd March 2015

Track number

2

1Craving
3:48
2Hold Back the River
4:00
3Let It Go
4:23
4If You Ever Want to Be in Love
4:01
5Best Fake Smile
3:27
6When We Were on Fire
3:59
7Move Together
4:37
8Scars
4:34
9Collide
3:25
10Get Out While You Can
4:42
11Need the Sun to Break
3:46
12Incomplete
3:42
13Running
14Clocks Go Forward
4:11
15Stealing Cars
3:43
16Scars (Live at iTunes Festival / 2014)
4:43
—Craving
3:48
—Let It Go
4:21
—Hold Back The River
3:59
—If You Ever Want To Be In Love
3:59

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