Sleight of Heart
Studio album by Malcolm Middleton
Released	3 March 2008
Studio	Chem 19 ( Blantyre, South Lanarkshire)
Length	33:24
Label	Full Time Hobby
Malcolm Middleton chronology
A Brighter Beat (2007) Sleight of Heart (2008) Waxing Gibbous (2009)

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Drowned in Sound	[1]
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Sleight of Heart is the fourth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm Middleton, released on 3 March 2008 on Full Time Hobby. The album was recorded in the summer of 2007 at Chem 19 Studios in Blantyre.

Artwork

Behind the CD there is a photograph of Middleton sitting in a chair, playing guitar. This same chair appears in the artwork to Middleton's previous album, A Brighter Beat, only the chair is empty.

Track listing

Songs, lyrics and music by Malcolm Middleton except where mentioned.

1. "Week Off" – 3:33
2. "Blue Plastic Bags" – 3:25
3. "Total Belief" – 4:01
4. "Just Like Anything" – 2:36 ( Jackson C. Frank)
5. "Follow Robin Down" – 3:02
6. "Stay" – 4:02 ( Madonna/ Steve Bray)
7. "Marguerita Red" – 2:51 ( King Creosote)
8. "Love Comes in Waves" – 7:05
9. "Hey You" – 2:49

Personnel

• Malcolm Middleton – guitar, vocals
• Barry Burns – piano
• Jenny Reeve – violin, vocals
• Stevie Jones – double bass
• Paul Savage – drums, recording, mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering

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