The Trick to Life is the debut album by London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 indie pop

Indie pop

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 band The Hoosiers

The Hoosiers

The Hoosiers are an English pop/rock band, consisting of members Irwin Sparkes , Martin Skarendahl and Alan Sharland ....

. It was released in the UK on October 22, 2007. Four singles were released from the album - "Worried About Ray

Worried About Ray

"Worried About Ray" is the debut single by London pop rock band The Hoosiers, noted for its resemblance to The Turtles' 1967 hit "Happy Together". The resemblance was enough to ensure that Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner, the writers of "Happy Together", are credited as co-writers.It was the first...

", "Goodbye Mr A

Goodbye Mr A

"Goodbye Mr A" is the second single by UK pop rock band The Hoosiers from their debut album The Trick to Life. The song, released on 8 October 2007, has been noted by Digital Spy’s Alex Fletcher for its similarities to Electric Light Orchestra's single "Mr. Blue Sky"...

", "Worst Case Scenario

Worst Case Scenario

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" and "Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers (song)

"Cops and Robbers" is a single by the UK Indie Band The Hoosiers. It was their fourth single to be released from their debut album, The Trick to Life. It was first made available to download through the album which was released on 22 October 2007. The single was physically released on 21 April 2008...

". The album was released with four different colours to the front cover. A special version of the album including two bonus tracks was released on the iTunes Store

ITunes Store

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 with a purple cover and the 2008 Japanese release contained two bonus tracks and had a multicoloured cover. The album reached #1 on the UK Charts. The album charted at #98 in the UK end of year album chart, selling around 95,900 copies in 2007.

Track listing

1. "Worried About Ray
   Worried About Ray
   "Worried About Ray" is the debut single by London pop rock band The Hoosiers, noted for its resemblance to The Turtles' 1967 hit "Happy Together". The resemblance was enough to ensure that Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner, the writers of "Happy Together", are credited as co-writers.It was the first...
   
   " – 2:46
2. "Worst Case Scenario
   Worst Case Scenario (song)
   "Worst Case Scenario" is the third single by the English indie band The Hoosiers from their 2007 #1 album The Trick to Life. It has been admitted by lead man Irwin on the bands website that it is one of the bands favourite songs.-History:...
   
   " – 2:35
3. "Run Rabbit Run" – 3:13
4. "Goodbye Mr A
   Goodbye Mr A
   "Goodbye Mr A" is the second single by UK pop rock band The Hoosiers from their debut album The Trick to Life. The song, released on 8 October 2007, has been noted by Digital Spy’s Alex Fletcher for its similarities to Electric Light Orchestra's single "Mr. Blue Sky"...
   
   " – 4:27
5. "A Sadness Runs Through Him" – 3:13
6. "Clinging on for Life" – 2:39
7. "Cops and Robbers
   Cops and Robbers (song)
   "Cops and Robbers" is a single by the UK Indie Band The Hoosiers. It was their fourth single to be released from their debut album, The Trick to Life. It was first made available to download through the album which was released on 22 October 2007. The single was physically released on 21 April 2008...
   
   " – 4:00
8. "Everything Goes Dark" – 3:37
9. "Killer" – 3:49
10. "The Trick to Life" – 2:49
11. "Money to Be Made" – 2:01
12. "The Feeling You Get When" (Hidden track
    Hidden track
    In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
    
    ) – 4:17

iTunes bonus tracks

1. "Rules" - 4:29
2. "Worried About Ray (Stripped Live 06-03-07)" - 2:45

2008 Japanese Issue bonus tracks

1. "Ruby Blue" - 2:38
2. "Rules" - 4:29

Charts

Charts (2007)	Peak position
Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...	43
Swiss Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	65
French Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	82
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	1
Japan Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Chart	64