{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Forced Witness | type = Studio | artist = Alex Cameron | cover = Forcedwitness alexcameron.jpg | alt = | released = 8 September 2017 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop<ref name="bf"/>|indie rock<ref name="fourohfive">{{cite web|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/review-alex-cameron-s-goofy-persona-is-more-fleshed-out-on-second-album-forced-witness-providing-humorous-and-enjoyable-throwback-pop-150|title=Review: Alex Cameron's goofy persona is more fleshed out on second album Forced Witness, providing humorous and enjoyable throwback pop|website=The 405|last=Watach|first=Nestor|date=14 September 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925183518/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/review-alex-cameron-s-goofy-persona-is-more-fleshed-out-on-second-album-forced-witness-providing-humorous-and-enjoyable-throwback-pop-150|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} | length = {{Duration|m=41|s=00}} | label = Secretly Canadian | producer = Alex Cameron, Jonathan Rado | prev_title = Jumping the Shark | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = Miami Memory | next_year = 2019 }} {{Album ratings |ADM=7.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/8926/Alex-Cameron-Forced-Witness.aspx|title=Forced Witness by Alex Cameron reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |MC=69/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/forced-witness/alex-cameron|title=Reviews and Tracks for Forced Witness by Alex Cameron|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev1=AllMusic |rev1Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/forced-witness-mw0003070968|title=Forced Witness – Alex Cameron|publisher=AllMusic|last=Phares|first=Heather|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev2=''Exclaim!'' |rev2Score=6/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alex_cameron-forced_witness|title=Alex Cameron: Forced Witness|work=Exclaim!|last=Forster|first=Tim|date=6 September 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev3=''FLOOD Magazine'' |rev3Score=9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://floodmagazine.com/46368/alex-cameron-forced-witness/|title=Alex Cameron, 'Forced Witness'|work=Flood Magazine|last=Pudzianowski|first=Lydia|date=14 September 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev4=''The Line of Best Fit'' |rev4Score=7.5/10<ref name="bf">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/alex-cameron-forced-witness|title=Alex Cameron discovers a sense of self-awareness on Forced Witness|work=The Line of Best Fit|last=Michalik|first=Timmy|date=30 August 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev5=''Loud and Quiet'' |rev5Score=9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/alex-cameron-forced-witness/|title=Alex Cameron – Forced Witness|work=Loud and Quiet|last=Redfern|first=Rachel|date=4 September 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev6=''Pitchfork'' |rev6Score=7.8/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/alex-cameron-forced-witness/|title=Alex Cameron: Forced Witness|work=Pitchfork|last=Berman|first=Stuart|date=9 September 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev7=''Q'' |rev7Score={{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Alex Cameron: Forced Witness|work=Q|issue=377|last=Oldham|first=James|date=October 2017|page=100}}</ref> |rev8=''Record Collector'' |rev8Score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/forced-witness|title=Alex Cameron – Forced Witness|work=Record Collector|issue=472|last=Harley|first=Kevin|date=November 2017|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev9=''Tiny Mix Tapes'' |rev9Score=3/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/alex-cameron-forced-witness|title=Alex Cameron – Forced Witness|work=Tiny Mix Tapes|last=Sawage|first=Rowan|accessdate=25 September 2019}}</ref> |rev10=''Uncut'' |rev10Score=8/10<ref>{{cite journal|title=Alex Cameron: Forced Witness|work=Uncut|issue=244|last=Watts|first=Peter|date=September 2017|page=24}}</ref> }} '''''Forced Witness''''' is the second studio album by Australian musician Alex Cameron. It was released by record label Secretly Canadian on 8 September 2017, and includes songs featuring Brandon Flowers and Angel Olsen.<ref name="Pitchfork"/><ref name="Allmusic"/> The album is defined by Cameron's characteristic 1980s instrumentation and first-person storytelling.<ref name="exclaim"/> It received moderately positive reviews from critics.<ref name="Metacritic"/>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | title1 = Candy May | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = Country Figs | length2 = 4:11 | title3 = Runnin' Outta Luck | length3 = 3:51 | note3 = featuring Brandon Flowers | title4 = Stranger's Kiss | length4 = 4:01 | note4 = featuring Angel Olsen | title5 = True Lies | length5 = 3:52 | title6 = Studmuffin96 | length6 = 3:15 | title7 = The Chihuahua | length7 = 4:06 | title8 = The Hacienda | length8 = 4:31 | title9 = Marlon Brando | length9 = 4:44 | title10 = Politics of Love | length10 = 4:31 | total_length = 41:00 }}
== Personnel == {{Col-float}} '''Performance''' * Alex Cameron - primary vocals, drums and percussion (1, 2, 3, 10), Korg M1 (9). * Roy Molloy - saxophone * Angel Olsen - featured artist '''Production''' * Jonathan Rado - producer, engineering * Brandon Flowers - engineering, featured artist * Joel Ford - additional production, engineering * Jacknife Lee - additional production, engineering * Robert Root - engineering * Marta Salogni - mixing * Richard Swift - mixing * Jacob Portrait - mixing * Christian Bader - mixing {{Col-float-break}} '''Design''' * Bryan McLeod - design * Nathaniel David Utesch - design * Britt McCamey - photography {{Col-float-end}}
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