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... Because I Can
Studio album by Mice
Released	5 August 1996
Label	Permanent Records
Producer	Julianne Regan, Tim McTighe
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3.5/5) link
Mice chronology
.... Because I Can (1996) New And Improved (2001)

... Because I Can is the first (and only) studio album by Mice, and released through the Permanent Records label. Although a second album, New And Improved, was released, this was not a new album but rather an extended re-issue, released through the Jamtart label.

Mice were formed in 1995 by (then) ex-All About Eve lead singer Julianne Regan and ex-Powder bassist Tim McTighe. The band also featured former Levitiation guitarist Christian Hayes (aka Bic), as well as (ex-All About Eve) drummer Mark Price (at that point in time, Regan's brother-in-law). As well as these permanent members, Mice also featured many collaborations, including other former members of All About Eve, Marty Willson-Piper and Andy Cousin.

Mice released their first single Mat's Prozac in November 1995, a second single The Milkman in early 1996, a third and final single Dear Sir in July, and this album in August of that year. The band also extensively toured the country during 1996. Unfortunately (the somewhat mis-named) Permanent Records went bankrupt in 1997 owing the band a lot of money, and the album (despite having made the Indie Top 10 in the UK) and its singles were left hanging in the shops without replacement or support. Mice disbanded shortly afterwards.

Two versions of this album exist - a standard one disc version and a special edition two disc version, the second disc containing four songs from a BBC Radio 1 session.

1. Mat's Prozac
2. Star
3. Dear Sir
4. Bang Bang
5. The Milkman
6. Blue Sonic Boy
7. Julie Christie
8. Miss World
9. Trumpet Song
10. Battersea
11. Messed Up

On the special edition version, disc two contained live recordings of:

1. The Milkman
2. Mat's Prozac
3. Blue Sonic Boy
4. Dear Sir

The band were originally going to be called The Innocent, until a late change. However by this stage Permanent Records had got slightly confused, and thought the album was being called The Innocent instead. Some promo copies of the Mat's Prozac single state the forthcoming album to be The Innocent instead of ... Because I Can.

Battersea was a left-over demo that would have found its way onto the fifth All About Eve studio album had not the group disbanded in 1993. However, since the 1999 reformation of All About Eve, it has never been played as an All About Eve song.

Blue Sonic Boy and Miss World on the other hand have since been extensively played as All About Eve songs.