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Between the Wars (Al Stewart album)

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Between the Wars
Studio album by
Released8 May 1995
RecordedNovember 1994–March 1995
StudioSign of the Scorpion, Studio City, CA
GenreFolk
Length48:44
LabelMesa (US), EMI (UK)
ProducerLaurence Juber
Al Stewart chronology
Famous Last Words
(1993)
Between the Wars
(1995)
Down in the Cellar
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Between the Wars is the thirteenth studio album by Al Stewart, recorded with Laurence Juber. Its major theme is the period "between the wars", from 1918 to 1939. When released it was a critical success but a commercial failure.[citation needed]

Track listing

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  1. "Night Train to Munich" – 4:25
  2. "The Age of Rhythm" – 4:00
  3. "Sampan" – 3:37
  4. "Lindy Comes to Town" – 4:24
  5. "Three Mules" – 5:37
  6. "A League of Notions" – 4:17
  7. "Life Between the Wars" – 2:47
  8. "Betty Boop's Birthday" – 2:05
  9. "Marion the Chatelaine" – 3:41
  10. "Joe the Georgian" – 3:31
  11. "Always the Cause" – 3:18
  12. "Laughing Into 1939" – 4:15
  13. "The Black Danube" – 2:47

The 2007 Collector's Choice re-release has the following additional tracks:

  1. "The Bear Farmers Of Birnam" - 3:29
  2. "Merry Monks" - 1:35

Historical references

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Musicians

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Notes

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