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Little Joy is the self-titled debut album by Brazilian/American rock band Little Joy. It was released on November 4, 2008.[11]

Little Joy
Studio album by Little Joy
Released	November 4, 2008
Genre	Soft rock, reggae, lo-fi[1]
Length	30:48
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Noah Georgeson Thom Monahan
Singles from Little Joy
"No One's Better Sake" Released: December 10, 2008 "The Next Time Around" Released: May 12, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Billboard	[3]
ChartAttack	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
NME	(7/10)[6]
Pitchfork	(7.2/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Next Time Around"	Rodrigo Amarante, Fabrizio Moretti	Moretti	2:35
2.	"Brand New Start"	Moretti	Moretti	3:05
3.	"Play the Part"	Amarante, Moretti, Shapiro	Amarante, Moretti, Binki Shapiro	2:57
4.	"No One's Better Sake"	Moretti	Moretti	2:51
5.	"Unattainable"	Moretti, Shapiro	Moretti, Shapiro	2:00
6.	"Shoulder to Shoulder"	Moretti	Amarante, Moretti	2:37
7.	"With Strangers"	Moretti	Amarante, Moretti	2:49
8.	"Keep Me in Mind"	Moretti	Amarante	2:22
9.	"How to Hang a Warhol"	Amarante, Moretti, Shapiro	Amarante	2:07
10.	"Don't Watch Me Dancing"	Moretti, Shapiro	Amarante, Moretti	3:33
11.	"Evaporar"	Amarante	Amarante	3:52
Total length:				30:48

Personnel

• Fabrizio Moretti – guitar, tenor guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion, melodica, backing vocals
• Binki Shapiro – vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, percussion, backing vocals
• Rodrigo Amarante – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, organ, Mellotron, percussion, backing vocals

Additional Personnel

• Andrew Balogh – baritone saxophone
• Samuel Pannell – tenor horn
• Ryan Duffy – violin
• Alison Lowell – oboe
• Maciej Sflif – bassoon
• Brendan Speltz – violin
• David Tuohy – backing vocals on "With Strangers"
• Keegan Wood – trombone
• Wen Yee – viola
• Amy Tatum – flute
• Loribeth Capella – backing vocals on "With Strangers"
• Mia Barcia-Colombo – cello
• Adam Green – backing vocals on "With Strangers"
• Andy Leonard – clarinet
• Nick Valensi – backing vocals on "With Strangers"
• Noah Georgeson – guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals on "Brand New Start", "No One's Better Sake", and "Keep Me in Mind"; mixing, production
• Mia Barcia Colombo – cello
• Mike Davis – trumpet, contractor
• Carlos Zetino – backing vocals, ambience
• Devendra Banhart – additional vocals on "Don't Watch Me Dancing"

References

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