The Runaway (album) explained

The Runaway
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Magic Numbers
Cover:	MagicNumbers_Runaway2.jpg
Recorded:	Metropolis Studios and Konk Studios
Genre:	Alternative rock
Label:	Heavenly
Producer:	Romeo Stodart and Valgeir Sigurðsson
Prev Title:	Those the Brokes
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Alias
Next Year:	2014

The Runaway is the third album from London indie-rock band The Magic Numbers. The Stodart and Gannon siblings reveal a rather upbeat side on this offering, compared to their 2006 release Those the Brokes. The album features string arrangements by Robert Kirby (Nick Drake, Elvis Costello), who died in 2009, with The Runaway ultimately proving to be his final piece of work.

Track listing

All songs written by Romeo Stodart and Michele Stodart, except where noted.

1. "The Pulse" (R. Stodart)
2. "Hurt So Good" (R. Stodart)
3. "Why Did You Call?"
4. "Once I Had"
5. "A Start With No Ending" (R. Stodart)
6. "Throwing My Heart Away"
7. "Restless River"
8. "Only Seventeen"
9. "Sound of Something"
10. "The Song That No One Knows" (R. Stodart)
11. "Dreams of a Revelation"
12. "I’m Sorry"

Personnel

The Magic Numbers

• Angela Gannon – melodica, percussion, Vocals, design
• Sean Gannon – drums, design
• Michele Stodart – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals, design
• Romeo Stodart – guitar, piano, vocals, production, design

Singles

The first single "The Pulse" was released on 12 April 2010

Release details

A limited-edition of the album was released with an exclusive 4-track live EP which the band recorded at Wiltons Music Hall in London in January 2010.