The Alternative to Love is the third album by American

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 singer-songwriter Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson is an American musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs....

, released in 2005. The song Cold Hands (Warm Heart) was featured on the Bones

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episode A Boy in the Tree

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 and the Smallville

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 episode "Exposed". The song "What I'm Looking For" was sampled on an iPod touch

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 commercial

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, as well as in the film Ghost Town

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. This is the last solo album Benson released before beginning the project band The Raconteurs

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 with fellow Detroit native Jack White

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 of The White Stripes

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The track "Flesh And Bone" was used in series one of the E4 drama

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 Skins

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Track listing

All songs on the record written by Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson

Brendan Benson is an American musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs....

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1. "Spit It Out" – 3:20
2. "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" – 3:25
3. "Feel Like Myself" – 4:16
4. "Alternative to Love" – 4:35
5. "The Pledge" – 2:55
6. "Them and Me" – 4:00
7. "Biggest Fan" – 3:45
8. "Flesh and Bone" – 2:55
9. "Get It Together" – 3:32
10. "Gold into Straw" – 3:43
11. "What I'm Looking For" – 3:31
12. "Between Us" – 3:12