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2007 studio album by The Orchids
Good to be a Stranger
Studio album by The Orchids
ReleasedMarch 2007
RecordedGlasgow, August–December 2006
GenreIndie pop, jangle pop, twee pop
LabelSiesta Records
ProducerThe Orchids
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Good to be a Stranger is an album by The Orchids, released in 2007. It was recorded by the group when they reunited in 2006 with new members Ronnie Borland and Keith Sharp.

"Good to Be a Stranger is buttoned-down guitar pop at its most shuffling, but when you consider where these lads have been (and just as important, where they're from), it takes this release beyond your standard reunion fare. However, their fans will notice that creative dotage and standard rust hasn't eroded the Orchids' ability to craft toothsome pop delightfully belying their gritty background. "The Last Thing (On Your Mind)" tingles with its bits of flute, while the opening horns on "I Need You to Believe in Me" and the silvery strings on the choruses of "Do It for Yourself" add requisite passion. "Xylophone Song" and "You Could Do Something to Me" feature softhearted, circular melodies reminiscent of anything the band ever released on Sarah."

This was the group's fourth album. Remixes of "Another Saturday Night" and "I Need You to Believe in Me" by Ian Carmichael, who produced the earlier albums, were released later.

Track listing

  1. "Good to Be a Stranger"
  2. "Take My Hand"
  3. "Xylophone Song"
  4. "I Need You to Believe in Me"
  5. "The Last Thing (on your mind)"
  6. "Another Saturday Night"
  7. "Down to the Ocean"
  8. "Feel the Magic"
  9. "Do It for Yourself"
  10. "You Could Do Something to Me"

References

  1. "Ryan Foley, 2007-04-09". Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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