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The Alternative to Love

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Released

March 14, 2005

Recorded

Le Grand Studio, Detroit, MI

Length

43:18

Lapalco
(2002)

The Alternative to Love
(2005)

My Old, Familiar Friend
(2009)

The Alternative to Love is the third album by American singer-songwriter Brendan Benson, released in 2005. The song Cold Hands (Warm Heart) was featured on the Bones episode A Boy in the Tree^[12] and the Smallville episode "Exposed". The song "What I'm Looking For" was sampled on an iPod Touch commercial, as well as in the film Ghost Town. This is the last solo album Benson released before beginning the project band The Raconteurs with fellow Detroit native Jack WhiteofThe White Stripes.

The track "Flesh And Bone" was used in series one of the E4 drama Skins.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Brendan Benson.

^ Dombal, Ryan (March 25, 2005). "Brendan Benson: The Alternative to Love". Entertainment Weekly. No. 812. p. 71.

^ Simpson, Dave (March 11, 2005). "Brendan Benson, The Alternative to Love". The Guardian. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

^ Trynka, Paul (April 2005). "Brendan Benson: The Alternative to Love". Mojo. No. 137. p. 88.

^ "Brendan Benson: The Alternative to Love". NME. March 12, 2005. p. 58.

^ Ubl, Sam (March 27, 2005). "Brendan Benson: The Alternative to Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

^ Fyfe, Andy (April 2005). "Brendan Benson: The Alternative to Love". Q. No. 225. p. 125.

^ Hiatt, Brian (March 24, 2005). "Brendan Benson: The Alternative To Love". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

^ Aaron, Charles; Dolan, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Gross, Joe (April 2005). "Breakdown". Spin. Vol. 21, no. 4. p. 108. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

^ Hughes, Rob (April 2005). "Brendan Benson – Alternative To Love". Uncut. No. 95. p. 110. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

^ "Bones Music Season 1". Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-11-03.

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