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Cherry Ghost Cherry Ghost were an English music group which began in 2006, first as an alias for singer-songwriter Simon Aldred as a solo artist, before morphing into a full band. Their debut album, ''Thirst for Romance'', was released in July 2007 and ente ...

's top 10 debut album ''

Thirst for Romance ''Thirst for Romance'' is the debut album by Cherry Ghost, released on 9 July 2007 in the UK. The album was made available on CD, digital download, and double vinyl LP. It was recorded at Ape Studios in Cheshire and Moolah Rouge Studios in Stock ...

''. Available on CD and 7" vinyl on September 24, 2007 as well as a digital download on 8 October 2007, the single follows the top 30 single "

People Help the People "People Help the People" is the second single taken from Cherry Ghost's début album, '' Thirst for Romance''. It was made available to download on 11 June 2007, and followed two weeks later on CD and 7-inch vinyl. The band played the song liv ...

" and debut single "

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." The 7" vinyl single features an original demo of "Mary on the Mend," which bears little resemblance to the album version. Although previous single "People Help the People" entered the UK singles chart at #27, "4 AM" failed to make the top 100 (entering at #128). Promotion for the album began to subside shortly thereafter. A music video was produced for the song, being the first video to feature the entire band.

Track listings

''All songs written by Simon Aldred.'' Promo CD (HVN171CDRP): * Released in August 2007 # "4 AM" (Edit) – 3:06 # "4 AM" (Instrumental) – 3:42 CD (HVN171CD) & digital download ''(UK iTunes only)'': # "4 AM" – 3:42 # "Creature of Moderation" – 3:03 7" vinyl (HVN171): # "4 AM" – 3:42 # "Mary" (Demo) – 4:40

References

External links

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"4 AM" single review, musicOMH.com
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