Those the Brokes

Those the Brokes is the second album from The Magic Numbers. The album was partly recorded in New York at Allaire Studios in Spring 2006, a venue which has also been used in the past by David Bowie, The Strokes and Ryan Adams, and was recorded and engineered by Richard Wilkinson.

Those the Brokes
Studio album by
The Magic Numbers
Released6 November 2006 (UK)
17 July 2007 (US)
RecordedAllaire Studios, New York City, United States
GenreAlternative rock
Length64:28
LabelHeavenly (UK)
EMI (U.S.)
ProducerRichard Wilkinson
The Magic Numbers chronology
The Magic Numbers
(2005)		 Those the Brokes
(2006)		 The Runaway
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100 link
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
The Guardian link
Pitchfork Media6.3/10 link
Twisted Ear link

Track listing

All songs written by Romeo Stodart, except where noted

UK:

  1. "This Is a Song" – 5:22
  2. "You Never Had It" – 2:58
  3. "Take a Chance" – 3:32
  4. "Carl's Song" – 5:30
  5. "Boy" – 4:01
  6. "Undecided" – 6:37
  7. "Slow Down (The Way It Goes)" – 6:56
  8. "Most of the Time" – 5:09
  9. "Take Me or Leave Me" (Michele Stodart) – 4:41
  10. "Let Somebody In" (The Magic Numbers) – 3:34
  11. "Runnin' Out" – 5:02
  12. "All I See" – 4:10
  13. "Goodnight" – 6:59

US:

  1. "This Is a Song"
  2. "You Never Had It"
  3. "Take a Chance"
  4. "Boy"
  5. "Undecided"
  6. "Slow Down (The Way It Goes)"
  7. "Keep It in the Pocket"
  8. "Take Me or Leave Me" (Michele Stodart)
  9. "Let Somebody In" (The Magic Numbers)
  10. "Runnin' Out"
  11. "Goodnight" / "All I See" (hidden track)

Personnel
The Magic Numbers

Chart positions
Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
scope="row"Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[1] 34
scope="row"Irish Albums (IRMA)[2] 25
scope="row"Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 41
scope="row"Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 3
scope="row"UK Albums (OCC)[5] 11
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References
  1. "Ultratop.be – The Magic Numbers – Those the Brokes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 45, 2006". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Magic Numbers – Those the Brokes" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. "Swedishcharts.com – The Magic Numbers – Those the Brokes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "Magic Numbers | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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