Weightlifting is the fourth album by Scottish

Scotland

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 Indie pop

Indie rock

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Jangle pop

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 The Trash Can Sinatras

The Trash Can Sinatras

The Trash Can Sinatras, now generally known as Trashcan Sinatras, are a Scottish band that was formed in Irvine, Scotland in 1986. The band's music makes frequent use of wordplay and pop harmonies.-Formation:...

. The album was released to positive critical review and as such was heralded as a great return to form for the band. Released on August 31, 2004 in the United States

United States

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, it is the first full studio album released by the band in eight years since the 1996 offering, A Happy Pocket.

A special double disc limited edition version of the album was released initially with a bonus DVD containing special content and videos of the band.

Track listing

(all tracks written by The Trash Can Sinatras

The Trash Can Sinatras

The Trash Can Sinatras, now generally known as Trashcan Sinatras, are a Scottish band that was formed in Irvine, Scotland in 1986. The band's music makes frequent use of wordplay and pop harmonies.-Formation:...

)

1. "Welcome Back" – 2:24
2. "Got Carried Away" – 3:48
3. "All the Dark Horses" – 4:10
4. "What Women Do to Men" – 4:04
5. "Freetime" – 2:26
6. "Usually" – 4:53
7. "It's a Miracle" – 3:09
8. "A Coda" – 2:44
9. "Trouble Sleeping" – 4:34
10. "Country Air" – 3:27
11. "Leave Me Alone" – 4:01
12. "Weightlifting" – 4:39

Personnel

• Andy Chase - mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• John Douglas - rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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  , vocals
• Stephen Douglas - drum
  Drum
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  s, vocals
• Davy Hughes - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Scott Hull - mastering
  Audio mastering
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• Greg Lawson - violin
  Violin
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  , string arrangements
• Paul Livingston - lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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• Stevie Mulhearn - Hammond organ
  Hammond organ
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  , moog synthesizer
• Wouter Raubenheimer - viola
  Viola
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• Francis Reader - rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  , vocals