How I Learned to Love the Bootboys

How I Learned to Love the Bootboys
Studio album by The Auteurs
Released	5 July 1999
Genre	Alternative rock, indie pop
Length	35:15
Label	Hut
Producer	Luke Haines, Pete Hofmann, Phil Vinall
The Auteurs chronology
After Murder Park (1996) How I Learned to Love the Bootboys (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[2]
entertainment.ie	Favourable[3]
Louder Than War	Favourable[4]
musicOMH	Favourable[5]

How I Learned to Love the Bootboys is the fourth and final album by British alternative rock band The Auteurs. In 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released the album as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, rarities and live recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Haines, except where noted.^[6]

Original CD/LP (CDHUT53/HUTLP53)

1. "The Rubettes" (Luke Haines, John Moore, Bickerton, Waddington) - 3:27
2. "1967" - 2:42
3. "How I Learned to Love the Bootboys" - 3:05
4. "Your Gang, Our Gang" - 1:46
5. "Some Changes" - 3:19
6. "School" - 2:58
7. "Johnny and the Hurricanes" - 3:51
8. "The South Will Rise Again" - 2:24
9. "Asti Spumante" (Haines, S. Medway–Smith) - 3:27
10. "Sick of Hari Krisna" - 2:51
11. "Lights Out" - 2:10
12. "Future Generation" - 3:11

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[6]

The Auteurs

• Luke Haines – vocal, guitar, keyboards
• James Banbury – keyboards, programming, strings
• Alice Readman – bass guitar
• Barny C. Rockford – drums

Additional musicians

• Chris Wyles – drums on "The Rubettes" and "1967"
• Sarah Nixey – backing vocals on "The Rubettes"
• John Moore – backing vocals on "The Rubettes"
• Theresa Whipple – viola
• Abigail Trundle – cello
• Bern Davis – cello

Production

• Luke Haines – producer
• Pete Hofmann – producer (except for "Johnny and the Hurricanes"), mixing
• Phil Vinall – producer on "Johnny and the Hurricanes"
• Rip – portrait photograph

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Tudor, Alexander (14 January 2009). "The Auteurs and their part in Britpop's downfall". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
3. entertainment.ie review
4. Louder Than War review
5. musicOMH review
6. How I Learned to Love the Bootboys (Booklet). The Auteurs. Hut Recordings/Virgin. 1999. CDHUT53/7243 8 47577 2 4.

External links

• How I Learned to Love the Bootboys at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)