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Mystic soul supernova, 'Based On A True Story' aka 'BOATS' is the debut studio album from Fat Freddy's Drop unleashed in May 2005. The 'BOATS' album features 10 fresh slices of future funk, with surprises, fakes & freaky sidesteps throughout. 'BOATS' is Aotearoa’s longest-charting album with 111 weeks in the Top 40, won eight NZ Music Awards and took out Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Music Awards in the UK.

On debut in Aotearoa, the independent released 'BOATS' debuted at #1 and went Gold on its first release day. The tracklist featured six completely new tracks, as well as reworked versions of previously released singles like 'This Room', 'Hope' & 'Ernie' [also known as 'Willow Tree'], alongside 'Flashback' 

TRACK LISTING

1. Ernie
2. Cay's Cray
3. This Room
4. Ray Ray
5. Dark Days
6. Flashback
7. Roady
8. Wandering Eye