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<i>Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future</i>

Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future

2009 studio album by The Bird and the Bee

Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future is the second studio album by American indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee, released on January 27, 2009, by Blue Note Records. The album contains the two lead-off tracks from the duo's last two studio EPs: "Polite Dance Song" from Please Clap Your Hands and "Birthday" from One Too Many Hearts.

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Track listing

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All tracks are written by Greg Kurstin and Inara George, except where noted.

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Personnel

Credits for Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future adapted from liner notes.[17]

The Bird and the Bee
  • Greg Kurstin – bass, engineer, guitar, keyboards, mixing, percussion, producer, programming (all tracks); backing vocals (3, 4, 5)
  • Inara George – vocals
Additional personnel
  • Mike Andrews – guitar (4)
  • Autumn de Wilde – photography
  • Megan Geer-Alsop – backing vocals (10)
  • Willow Geer-Alsop – backing vocals (4, 6, 10, 14)
  • Perry Greenfield – artist development management
  • Gordon H. Jee – creative director
  • Keith Karwelies – A&R administration
  • Carla Leighton – art direction, design
  • Alex Lilly – backing vocals (4, 6, 10, 14)
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Gus Seyffert – guitar (10)
  • Kazumi Someya – translation (6)
  • Joey Waronker – drums (1, 9, 10)
  • Eli Wolf – A&R

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