Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied

Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied is the fourth album by Scottish rock band The Fratellis. The album was revealed on 1 June 2015, alongside the first track "Me and the Devil" (which was given away for free from the bands website), and released on 21 August 2015.^[1] The album was written and recorded in Los Angeles, California^[2] during November 2014 with Tony Hoffer, who also produced the band's debut album Costello Music and Jon Fratelli's solo album Psycho Jukebox.

Recording

After the release of The Soul Crush EP in September 2014, and the band's first shows in Russia, it was announced the band would be heading to LA to record the follow up to We Need Medicine. During the tour for that album, the band debuted new songs "All the Livelong Day", which later became "Impostors (Little By Little)" and "Too Much Wine". They went to record the new album during January 2014, and after various attempts they aborted the effort and decided to get Tony Hoffer back on board. During that session, "Me and the Devil" was the third song to make it on the record. Every other song was discarded for now.

"Rosanna" uses the same melody as a track released for free on Codeine Velvet Club's website called "Mellotron Boogie No 3", Jon stated at the time it would probably find its place somewhere one day. The title of the album comes from the bonus track "Medusa In Chains".

Track listing

All tracks written by Jon Fratelli.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Me and the Devil"	5:37
2.	"Impostors (Little by Little)"	3:38
3.	"Baby Don't You Lie to Me"	3:47
4.	"Desperate Guy"	3:38
5.	"Thief"	3:27
6.	"Dogtown"	3:43
7.	"Rosanna"	3:31
8.	"Slow"	4:41
9.	"Getting Surreal"	3:52
10.	"Too Much Wine"	4:02
11.	"Moonshine"	3:41

Deluxe version bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Down the Road and Back... Again"	3:16
13.	"Medusa in Chains"	3:13
14.	"Imposters (Little by Little)" (acoustic version)	3:50
15.	"Desperate Guy" (acoustic version)	3:40
16.	"Rosanna" (acoustic version)	4:09
17.	"Slow" (acoustic version)	4:48
18.	"Moonshine" (acoustic version)	3:34
19.	"Boy Scout to the End" (iTunes bonus track only)	3:53

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
20.	"I Know Your Kind"	4:23
21.	"I'm Gonna Be Your Elvis"	3:44

Personnel

Band

Jon Fratelli – Guitar and vocals, piano
Barry Fratelli – Bass guitar and backing vocals (Tracks 1-13, 19-21)
Mince Fratelli – Drums and backing vocals (Tracks 1-13, 19-21)

Additional musicians

Will Foster - Piano and Keys on "I Know Your Kind" and "I'm Gonna Be Your Elvis"

Production (Tracks 1-13)

Tony Hoffer - Producer
Tony Hoffer - Mixer
Cameron Lister - Engineer
Dave Cooley - Mastering
Recorded at Sunset Sound, LA in the United States

Production (Tracks 14-21)

Stuart McCredie - Producer and Mixing
Dean Honer - Mastering (Tracks 14-18)
Callum Malcolm - Mastering (Tracks 19-21)

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[3]	16

References

↑ http://thefratellis.com/
↑ "The Fratellis announce new album 'Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied' and new shows". Never Enough Notes. Never Enough Notes. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

The Fratellis

Jon Fratelli Barry Fratelli Mince Fratelli

Studio albums	Costello Music (2006) Here We Stand (2008) We Need Medicine (2013) Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied (2015)

EPs	The Fratellis EP (UK) Flathead EP (US) Ole Black 'n' Blue Eyes EP The Soul Crush EP

Singles	"Henrietta" "Chelsea Dagger" "Whistle for the Choir" "Flathead" "Baby Fratelli" "Ole Black 'n' Blue Eyes" "Mistress Mabel" "Look Out Sunshine!" "A Heady Tale" "Seven Nights, Seven Days" "She's Not Gone Yet But She's Leaving" "Baby Don't You Lie to Me!"

DVD	Edgy In Brixton (2007) Here We Stand (2008)

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