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Things Are What They Used To Be is the third full-length studio album by British alternative rock / electronica band Zoot Woman. The album spawned five singles, videos were created for "We Won't Break", "Memory" and "Saturation".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adam Blake, Johnny Blake, and Stuart Price, except "Lonely By Your Side" written by Johnny Blake, Ingo Martens, Andre Winter and Sven Schumacher.

*Things Are What They Used To Be*
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Just A Friend Of Mine"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:09
2.	"Lonely By Your Side"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:24
3.	"More Than Ever"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:26
4.	"Saturation"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	6:11
5.	"Take You Higher"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:17
6.	"Witness"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:34
7.	"Lust Forever"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	2:46
8.	"Memory"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:28
9.	"We Won't Break"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:03
10.	"Things Are What They Used To Be"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	4:15
11.	"Blue Sea"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	3:34
12.	"Live In My Head"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	4:05
Total length:			42:52

*Things Are What They Used To Be* — iTunes edition (bonus track)
No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
13.	"Things Are What They Used To Be (Desire Mix)"	Adam Blake Johnny Blake Stuart Price	4:07

Personnel

All tracks written and produced by Adam Blake, Johnny Blake and Stuart Price, except "Lonely By Your Side" written by Johnny Blake, Ingo Martens, Andre Winter and Sven Schumacher.
Design and art direction: Haberdasherylondon
Additional layout: Jon Matthews
Image concept and photography: Matthias Krause and Norman Perke

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC Music	(mixed) ^[1]
The Guardian	^[2]
The Quietus	(favourable) ^[3]
Clash (magazine)	^[4]

Things Are What They Used To Be was met with positive, yet mixed reviews. While Neil Condron from Clash magazine argued that "they've reworked their own template," others claimed the exact opposite, for example Tom Hocknell from BBC Music, who said that their music "remains platitudinal electro."

References

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[1] BBC Music Review

[2] The Guardian Review

[3] The Quietus Review

[4] Clash Magazine Review

[5] "'Things Are What They Used To Be' in Discogs".

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@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 | Producer    = [[Stuart Price]]
 | Last album  = ''[[Zoot Woman (album)|Zoot Woman]]'' <br /> (2003)
-| This album  = '''''Things Are What They Used to Be''''' <br /> (2009)
+| This album  = ''[[Things Are What They Used To Be]]'' <br /> (2009)
-| Next album  = '''''Star Climbing''''' <br /> (2014)
+| Next album  = ''[[Star Climbing (album)|Star Climbing]]'' <br /> (2014)
 | Misc        = {{Singles
-  | Name           = Things Are What They Used to Be
+  | Name           = Things Are What They Used To Be
   | Type           = Studio
-  | single 1       = We Won't Break
+  | single 1       = [[We Won't Break (Zoot Woman song)|We Won't Break]]
   | single 1 date  = 5 December 2007
   | single 2       = Live in My Head
   | single 2 date  = 19 March 2008
-  | single 3       = We Won't Break/Saturation
+  | single 3       = [[We Won't Break (Zoot Woman song)|We Won't Break]]/[[Saturation (Zoot Woman song)|Saturation]]
   | single 3 date  = 30 May 2009
   | single 4       = Just a Friend of Mine
   | single 4 date  = 11 July 2009
-  | single 5       = Memory
+  | single 5       = [[Memory (Zoot Woman song)|Memory]]
   | single 5 date  = 18 September 2009
-  | single 6       = We Won't Break (Remixes EP)
+  | single 6       = [[We Won't Break (Zoot Woman song)|We Won't Break]] (Remixes EP)
   | single 6 date  = 18 December 2009
   | single 7       = More Than Ever
@@ Line 36: / Line 36: @@
 }}
-'''''Things Are What They Used to Be''''' is the third full-length studio album by British alternative rock / electronica band [[Zoot Woman]]. The album spawned five singles, videos were created for "We Won't Break," "Memory" and "Saturation."
+'''''Things Are What They Used To Be''''' is the third full-length studio album by British alternative rock / electronica band [[Zoot Woman]]. The album spawned five singles, videos were created for "[[We Won't Break (Zoot Woman song)|We Won't Break]]", "[[Memory (Zoot Woman song)|Memory]]" and "[[Saturation (Zoot Woman song)|Saturation]]".
-==Track listing==
+== Track listing ==
+{{Track listing
-#"Just A Friend of Mine" – 3:09
+| headline = ''Things Are What They Used To Be''
-#"Lonely By Your Side" – 3:24
+| all_writing = [[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]], [[Johnny Blake]], and [[Stuart Price]], except "Lonely By Your Side" written by [[Johnny Blake]], Ingo Martens, Andre Winter and Sven Schumacher.
-#"More Than Ever" – 3:26
+| total_length = {{duration|m=42|s=52}}
-#"Saturation" – 6:11
+| extra_column = Producer(s)
-#"Take You Higher" – 3:17
-#"Witness" – 3:34
+| title1   = [[Just A Friend Of Mine (Zoot Woman song)|Just A Friend Of Mine]]
-#"Lust Forever" - 2:46
+| extra1 = {{flat list|
-#"Memory" – 3:28
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
-#"We Won't Break" – 3:03
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
-#"Things Are What They Used To Be" – 4:15
+*[[Stuart Price]]
-#"Blue Sea" – 3:34
+}}
-#"Live In My Head" – 4:05
+| length1  = 3:09
-#"Things Are What They Used To Be (Desire Mix)" – 4:07
+| title2   = [[Lonely By Your Side (Zoot Woman song)|Lonely By Your Side]]
+| extra2 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length2  = 3:24
+| title3   = [[More Than Ever (Zoot Woman song)|More Than Ever]]
+| extra3 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length3  = 3:26
+| title4   = [[Saturation (Zoot Woman song)|Saturation]]
+| extra4 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length4  = 6:11
+| title5   = [[Take You Higher (Zoot Woman song)|Take You Higher]]
+| extra5 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length5  = 3:17
+| title6   = [[Witness (Zoot Woman song)|Witness]]
+| extra6 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length6  = 3:34
+| title7   = [[Lust Forever (Zoot Woman song)|Lust Forever]]
+| extra7 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length7  = 2:46
+| title8   = [[Memory (Zoot Woman song)|Memory]]
+| extra8 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length8  = 3:28
+| title9   = [[We Won't Break (Zoot Woman song)|We Won't Break]]
+| extra9 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length9  = 3:03
+| title10   = [[Things Are What They Used To Be (Zoot Woman song)|Things Are What They Used To Be]]
+| extra10 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length10  = 4:15
+| title11   = [[Blue Sea (Zoot Woman song)|Blue Sea]]
+| extra11 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length11  = 3:34
+| title12   = [[Live In My Head (Zoot Woman song)|Live In My Head]]
+| extra12 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length12  = 4:05
+}}
+{{Track listing
+| headline = ''Things Are What They Used To Be''&nbsp;— {{nobold|iTunes edition (bonus track)}}
+| collapsed        = no
+| title13   = [[Things Are What They Used To Be (Zoot Woman song)|Things Are What They Used To Be (Desire Mix)]]
+| extra13 = {{flat list|
+*[[Adam Blake (musician)|Adam Blake]]
+*[[Johnny Blake]]
+*[[Stuart Price]]
+}}
+| length13  = 4:07
+}}