Friends is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band White Lies, released in 2016.
Background Friends was released by BMG on 7 October 2016 on digital download, vinyl LP and CD. A special box set was also issued via the band's website and official store containing two coloured cassettes, the first containing the album and the second with four bonus tracks on side C and four demos on side D. The box set also contained a download code on a "credit card" and a cheque-book style booklet with photos, lyrics and maze games.
The first four bonus tracks from the cassette box set edition were also released on CD in Japan and later released digitally in February 2017.
Track listing
Personnel Harry McVeigh – lead vocals, guitar Charles Cave – bass guitar, backing vocals Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums Richard Wilkinson, White Lies - producer Phil Parsons - engineer John Davis - mastering David Wrench, Marta Salogni - mixing Markus Bagå – art direction, design Big Active - creative director Steve Gullick - photography James Brown - recorded by
Charts Chart (2016) Peak positionAustralia (ARIA Hitseekers)19 French Albums (SNEP) 194 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) 10 UK Independent Albums Chart (Official Charts) 4
Release history + Release dates and formats for Friends Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Catalogue No. United Kingdom & Europe7 October 2016 CD 538225502 LP 538225511 United Kingdom LP (Picture disc) 538230441 2×Cassette (Box set) 583230202Japan CD HSE-3678United Kingdom & Europe 16 February 2017 BMG Digital download (Deluxe edition)
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