Pretending 2 Run is the sixth studio album by American progressive rock band Tiles. It was released on April 15, 2016, through Laser's Edge.
Track listing
Disc One| Title | Lyrics | Music | 
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| 1. | "Pretending to Run" | Chris Herin | Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle | 7:10 | 
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| 2. | "Shelter in Place" | Herin | Herin | 3:53 | 
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| 3. | "Stonewall" | Herin | Herin | 6:50 | 
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| 4. | "Voir Dire" (instrumental) |  | Herin, Whittle | 4:37 | 
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| 5. | "Drops of Rain" | Herin | Herin | 5:02 | 
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| 6. | "Taken by Surprise" | Herin | Herin, Whittle, Mark Evans | 11:22 | 
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| 7. | "Refugium" (choral interlude) |  | Herin | 2:55 | 
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| 8. | "Small Fire Burning" | Herin | Herin, Whittle | 4:09 | 
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| Total length: | 45:58 | 
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Disc Two| Title | Lyrics | Music | 
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| 1. | "Midwinter" | Herin | Herin, Whittle | 4:32 | 
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| 2. | "Weightless" | Herin | Herin, Whittle | 9:16 | 
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| 3. | "Friend or Foe" | Herin | Herin | 6:16 | 
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| 4. | "Battle Weary" | Herin | Herin | 4:33 | 
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| 5. | "Meditatio" (choral interlude) |  | Herin | 1:37 | 
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| 6. | "Other Arrangements" (instrumental) |  | Adam Holzman | 2:17 | 
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| 7. | "The Disappearing Floor" | Herin | Herin, Evans | 5:43 | 
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| 8. | "Fait accompli" | Herin | Herin | 4:32 | 
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| 9. | "Pretending to Run (reprise 1)" | Herin | Herin | 1:40 | 
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| 10. | "Uneasy Truce" (instrumental) |  | Herin, Whittle | 4:19 | 
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| 11. | "Pretending to Run (reprise 2)" | Herin | Herin | 1:15 | 
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| 12. | "The View from Here" (instrumental) |  | Holzman | 1:28 | 
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| 13. | "Backsliding" | Herin | Herin | 3:03 | 
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| Total length: | 50:31 | 
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Personnel
All credits taken from the Pretending 2 Run liner notes.[1]
Tiles
- Mark Evans – drums and percussion
- Jeff Whittle – bass guitar, fretless bass, keyboards, vocals
- Chris Herin – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, trumpet, vocals
- Paul Rarick – lead and backing vocals
Guest musicians
- Ian Anderson – flute (Midwinter)
- Mike Portnoy – additional drums (Stonewall, Fait Accompli)
- Max Portnoy – additional drums (Fait Accompli)
- Adam Holzman (keyboardist) – keyboards
- Mike Stern – lead guitar (Taken by Surprise, The Disappearing Floor)
- Colin Edwin – programming & loops (Small Fire Burning, Friend or Foe)
- Kim Mitchell – lead guitar (Shelter in Place)
- Kevin Chown – additional bass (Stonewall, Drops of Rain, Friend or Foe, Fait Accompli)
Production
References
- ^ Pretending 2 Run Liner Notes. The Laser's Edge. 2016.
 
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