Back in the Circus

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{{Infobox album

| name = Back in the Circus

| type = studio

| artist = Jonatha Brooke

| cover = JB BackInTheCircus.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2004|2|24}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk rock

| length =

| label = Bad Dog/Verve

| producer = Jonatha Brooke

| prev_title = Steady Pull

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Careful What You Wish For

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1=AllMusic|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-in-the-circus-mw0000324648|title=Allmusic review|author=Johnny Loftus|accessdate=2020-01-13}}

|rev2=PopMatters|rev2score=(Mixed){{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/brookejonatha-backinthecircus-2495852011.html|title=Popmatters review|author=Andy Hermann|publisher=Popmatters|date=2004-02-23|accessdate=2020-01-13}}

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Back in the Circus (2004) is the fourth studio album released by Jonatha Brooke.

The track "Less Than Love Is Nothing", written with Eric Bazilian, is the first co-written song Brooke has included on a solo album. Additionally, this is her first album to feature cover version of other bands' songs: "Fire and Rain", "God Only Knows", and "Eye in the Sky".

Track listing

All songs written by Jonatha Brooke unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Back in the Circus" – 4:21
  2. "Better After All" – 2:43
  3. "It Matters Now" – 3:59
  4. "Sleeping with the Light On" – 3:12
  5. "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor cover) – 4:13
  6. "Everything I Wanted" – 4:11
  7. "God Only Knows" (The Beach Boys cover) – 3:00
  8. "Less Than Love Is Nothing" (Brooke/Bazilian) – 3:47
  9. "Sally" – 3:57
  10. "No Net Below" – 3:05
  11. "Eye in the Sky" (The Alan Parsons Project cover) – 4:53

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Category:2004 albums

Category:Jonatha Brooke albums

Category:Bad Dog Records albums

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