''Red'' is the second album from

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band Guillemots. It was released on 24 March 2008 in the

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and reached number 9 in the

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. The album release was preceded by the single "Get Over It" on 17 March.

Track listing

Also included is the video to ''Get Over It''.

Production

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provided backing vocals on the track "Words".

Album art

The album cover and inner sleeve were inspired by the

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paintings '' Le chambre d'écoute'' ("The Listening Room"; 1953) and ''Le tombeau des lutteurs'' ("The Tomb of the Wrestlers"; 1961). The image on the album cover was taken at

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in one of the circuit's pedestrian tunnels.

Certifications

References

2008 albums Guillemots (band) albums Polydor Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub