''How Ace Are Buildings'' is the debut album by British

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band A, released in 1997. The album was re-released in 1998, in cassette and Limited Edition 12" formats. Whereas the cassette featured the same tracks, the 12" album also included a bonus disc, featuring A remixes and live tracks. The vinyl edition was limited to 500 copies.

Track listing

# "Turn It Up" – 1:33 # "Foghorn" – 3:04 # "Cheeky Monkey" – 3:36 # "Number One" – 3:50 # "Bad Idea" – 2:21 # "Sing-A-Long" – 4:20 # "Winter of '96" – 5:28 # "Out of Tune" – 4:19 # "Fistral" – 3:59 # "House Under the Ground" – 4:01 # "Five in the Morning" – 3:14 # "Ender" – 18:07 * Contains a

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at 14:49 "Number One" features a portion of lyrics taken from

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's 1978 track "

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". Joel was name-checked in the credits as a result. The "borrowed" lyrics are:

:"Got a call from an old friend, used to be real close :Said he couldn't go on the American way :Sold his house, sold his car :Bought a ticket to the West Coast :Now he gives 'em a stand-up routine in L.A."

"Cheeky Monkey" features a sample of the actor/comedian John Thomson using the phrase "oh, you cheeky monkey" - this is taken from Thomson's appearance on '' Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge'' in character as Joe Beesley, an inept ventriloquist with a puppet monkey.

Bonus vinyl Track listing

# "Turn It Down" # "Number One (Happy Valley Ranch Mix)" # "Alright (Live)" # "Bad Idea (Live)" # "Sing-A-Long (Post Term Audit Mix)" # "Five in the Morning (DJ Mental Visuals Mix)" # "Foghorn (Live)" # "Barnyard" # "Demolished House" (b-side to foghorn, also remix of ''House Under The Ground'') # "Callhimin" # "Cheeky Monkey (Live)" # "Fistral (Major Threat Mix)" # "Out of Tune" (Live)

Singles

Five in the Morning (TYCD 1) # "Five in the Morning" - 3:13 # "8 Fingers" - 2:26 # "Almost Everything Is Great" - 5:29 House Under The Ground (TYCD 2) # "House Under The Ground" - 4:01 # "40" - 2:30 # "Demolished House" - 5:22 Bad Idea (TYCD 3) # "Bad Idea" – 2:16 # "Look What You Made Me Do" – 3:12 # "40" – 2:30 Number One (TYCD 4) # "Number One (Radio Edit)" - 3:22 # "Alright" - 2:41 # "Ouch!" - 4:00 # "Number One" - 3:50 Foghorn (TYCD 5) # "Foghorn" – 3:07 # "Last Girl" – 4:24 # "A Demolished House" – 5:22 Number One *CD1　(TYCD 6): # "Number One" – 3:21 # "Good Idea" – 2:18 # "Alright" – 2:41 # "Sasquatch" – 2:52 *CD2 (TYCDP 6): # "Number One" – 3:51 (+30) # "Ouch" – 4:02 # "Number One" – 6:15 (Happy Valley Ranch Mix) # "Foghorn" – 3:06 # "Foghorn" (Video) Sing-A-Long *CD1 (TYCD 7): # "Sing-A-Long (Radio Edit)" - 3:41 # "I'm Over It" - 1:47 # "Callhimin" - 5:02 # "Photo Finger" - 3:58 *CD2 (TYCDP 7): # "Sing-A-Long" – 4:19 # "Sing-A-Long" – 4:22 (Post Team Audit Mix) # "Singing Out of Tune" – 3:49 (In A Castle) # "Number One" – 3:22 (Radio Edit) # "Number One" (Video)

References

{{Authority control A (band) albums 1997 debut albums