Beautiful Curse is the seventh studio album by

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band

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, released in 2013.

Release and promotion

The Quireboys announced plans for a new album in March 2013 after signing with Off Yer Rocka Records in January. "Too Much of a Good Thing" was released as the album's lead single on 15 May 2013. The album followed on 24 June. "Diamonds and Dirty Stones" followed as the second single on 24 August 2013. "Mother Mary" was released as the album's third and final single on 15 December 2013. The band embarked on a UK tour in support of the album in October 2013.

Critical reception

In ''

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'' magazine, Kris Needs likened ''Beautiful Curse'' to

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, and described the album as "a welcome blast of smoky air". Martin Haslam of ''

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'' opined that ''Beautiful Curse'' is "a more balanced album" than its predecessor, '' Homewreckers & Heartbreakers'', commending them on their commitment to

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Track listing

#Too Much of a Good Thing # Chain Smokin’ #Talk of the Town #Mother Mary #King of Fools #Homewreckers and Heartbreakers #Diamonds and Dirty Stones #Beautiful Curse #Don’t Fight It #For Crying Out Loud #Twenty Seven Years # I Died Laughing

Charts

Personnel

* Jonathan "Spike" Gray –

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* Guy Griffin –

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* Paul Guerin –

* Keith Weir – keyboards,

* Dave McCluskey –

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* Nick Malling –

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References

2013 albums The Quireboys albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub