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Track Listings
| 1. Born Innocent |
| 2. Should Have Been Loved |
| 3. Blood On Your Hands |
| 4. Unguarded Moments |
| 5. Hate My Love / Redeemed |
| 6. You Meant It Then |
| 7. Five O’Clock World |
| 8. He’s Just Like Me |
| 9. Role Model |
| 10. No Witness |
| 11. Dear Deidre |
| 12. There’s No Doubt |
Born Innocent adds to a remarkably productive 21st century for the Reid brothers, coming only a year after a career-spanning compilation, and just two years since the Proclaimers' last proper album (2001's Persevere). Throughout the 1980s and 90s, they released albums at such infrequent intervals that the births of three-headed white rhinoceroses seemed mundane by comparison. As Born Innocent demonstrates, their glacial work-rate was both a shame, in that you can never have too many records this passionate and this beautifully sung, and a mystery, in that however slowly or quickly the Reids make an album, it still ends up sounding much the same as the others.
There's nothing wrong with this--indeed, much of the Proclaimers' appeal lies in their obstinate refusal to be anything other than what they are (it would be ridiculous, at this point, for them to unveil a bold new trip-hop direction). Born Innocent, then, is more of the same. The songs are built from the most basic chord structures, embellished with twanging lead guitar and delivered with the Reids' trademark harmonies; particular highlights this time round are the gleefully bitter and twisted "Hate My Love", a cover of the ancient Vogues hit "Five O'Clock World", and "There's No Doubt", a supremely graceful acceptance of middle age almost worthy of being thought of as a companion piece to "Sunshine on Leith". --Andrew Mueller
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'Born Innocent' is the fifth album for brothers Charlie andCraig Reed AKA The Proclaimers. Produced by Edwyn Collins the album sees the brothers continue with their semi-acousticrock topped with their distinctive Scottish vocals.