We Love the City
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We Love the City is the third album by British
United Kingdom
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 indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Hefner
Hefner (band)
Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....

. It was released by Too Pure
Too Pure
Too Pure is a London-based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox.-History:Too Pure started off as a small experimental label and had built their reputation by releasing primarily alternative/independent music which they felt was being ignored by the major...

 in two formats in 2000, the standard version and a second version with a disc featuring videos for "I Took Her Love for Granted
I Took Her Love for Granted
"I Took Her Love for Granted" is a single by British indie rock band Hefner. It was released in compact disc and 7" vinyl record formats by Too Pure in 1999, and was the third single from the band's album The Fidelity Wars....

" and "Good Fruit
Good Fruit
"Good Fruit" is a single by British indie rock band Hefner. Released in 2000 by Too Pure, it was the first single from their album We Love the City....

," as well as a John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...

 session. The entire John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...

 session was later released as the album Maida Vale. The album was reissued by Darren Hayman in 2009.

The album features vocals on a number of tracks by Amelia Fletcher
Amelia Fletcher
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, who is the vocalist for a number of bands (Marine Research
Marine Research
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, Heavenly
Heavenly (British band)
Heavenly were a 1990s twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher , Mathew Fletcher , Peter Momtchiloff and Robert Pursey had all been members of Talulah Gosh, a key member of the C86 scene.-History:Heavenly debuted with the 7" single "I Fell in Love Last...

, Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh
Talulah Gosh were a guitar-pop group from Oxford, England and one of the leading bands of the twee pop movement, taking their name from the headline of an NME interview with Clare Grogan. They supposedly formed when Amelia Fletcher and Elizabeth Price, both wearing Pastels badges, met at a club in...

).

Track listing

  1. "We Love The City"
  2. "The Greedy Ugly People
    The Greedy Ugly People
    "The Greedy Ugly People" is a single by British indie rock band Hefner. Released in 2000 by Too Pure, it was the second single from their album We Love the City....

    "
  3. "Good Fruit
    Good Fruit
    "Good Fruit" is a single by British indie rock band Hefner. Released in 2000 by Too Pure, it was the first single from their album We Love the City....

    "
  4. "Painting And Kissing"
  5. "Hold Me Closer"
  6. "Don't Go"
  7. "The Greater London Radio"
  8. "As Soon As You're Ready"
  9. "She Can't Sleep No More"
  10. "The Cure For Evil"
  11. "The Day That Thatcher Dies"
  12. "Your Head To Your Toes"


The limited edition disc featured a Peel Session with the following songs:
  1. "The Greedy Ugly People"
  2. "The Cure for Evil"
  3. "She Can't Sleep No More"
  4. "The Day That Thatcher Dies"

Track listing (2009 Reissue)

CD1
  1. We Love The City
  2. The Greedy Ugly People
  3. Good Fruit
  4. Painting And Kissing
  5. Hold Me Closer
  6. Don't Go
  7. The Greater London Radio
  8. As Soon As You're Ready
  9. She Can't Sleep No More
  10. The Cure For Evil
  11. The Day That Thatcher Dies
  12. Your Head To Your Toes
  13. Jubilee (b-side)
  14. Blackhorse Road (b-side)
  15. I Will Make Her Love Me (b-side)
  16. Seafaring (b-side)
  17. Christian Girls (Boxing Version)
  18. We Don't Care What They Say About Us (b-side)
  19. The Fear (b-side)
  20. The Greedy Ugly People (Electric Sound of Joy
    Electric Sound of Joy
    Electric Sound of Joy were a rock band formed in Chesterfield in 1994 They released an eponymous album in 1999 and also recorded a Peel Session.-History:...

    Remix)

CD2
  1. Lee Remick (Boxing Version)
  2. The Hymn For The Things We Didn't Do (Boxing Version)
  3. The Hymn For The Coffee (Boxing Version)
  4. Seafaring (Demo)
  5. Painting And Kissing (Demo)
  6. Your Head To Your Toes (Demo)
  7. Hold Me Closer (Demo)
  8. The Cure For Evil (Demo)
  9. Good Fruit (Demo)
  10. The Greedy Ugly People (Demo)
  11. Hymn For The Telephones (1st Version)
  12. Seafaring (4-Track Demo)
  13. Lee Remick (4-Track Demo)
  14. Painting And Kissing (Rehearsal Demo)
  15. China Crisis (4-Track Demo)
  16. Good Fruit (Wisdom Of Harry Remix)
  17. The Greedy Ugly People (Baxendale Remix)
  18. Painting And Kissing (Rob Lord Remix)
  19. Good Fruit (Piano Magic Remix)
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