Keys to the World
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| Studio album by Richard Ashcroft | ||||
| Released | 23 January 2006 | |||
| Recorded | State of the Ark, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Britpop, Folk rock | |||
| Length | 44:18 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Chris Potter, Richard Ashcroft | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 52 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| BBC | (unfavorable) [3] |
| Manchester Online | [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| Music Emissions | [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (2.0/10) [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| UNCUT | [10] |
| Yahoo Music |   [11] |
Keys to the World is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft. It was released 23 January 2006, reaching number 2 in the UK Albums Chart (see 2006 in British music). Ashcroft worked on the album at State of the Ark studios and Julian Kershaw wrote string arrangements for some of the songs later recorded by London Metropolitan Orchestra. Strings are featured on 8 songs on the album which also features electric viola on some tracks - played by Bruce White. The engineer/producer was Chris Potter.
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Release and Reception [edit]
The album received mixed reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 52/100, based on 19 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews. [12] The album was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, selling more than 300.000 copies.
Track listing [edit]
All songs written by Richard Ashcroft, except where noted.
- "Why Not Nothing?" – 4:09
- "Music Is Power" (Ashcroft, Curtis Mayfield) – 3:58
- "Break the Night with Colour" – 3:56
- "Words Just Get in the Way" – 4:53
- "Keys to the World" – 4:42
- "Sweet Brother Malcolm" – 4:51
- "Cry Til the Morning" – 5:04
- "Why Do Lovers?" – 4:45
- "Simple Song" – 4:05
- "World Keeps Turning" – 3:55
Bonus track (Japan) [edit]
- "75 Degrees" – 4:48
Bonus DVD (UK, US) [edit]
- "Keys to the World" (The Interview)
- "Break the Night With Colour" (live video)
- "Why Not Nothing?" (live video)
- "Words Just Get In the Way" (live video)
- "Break the Night With Colour" (video)
Release details [edit]
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | 12 January 2006 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | TOCP-66502 / 4988006838161 |
| United Kingdom | 23 January 2006 | Parlophone | CD | 3483732 / 0946 3 48373 2 3 |
| CD/DVD (CD) | 3545202 / 0946 3 54520 2 0 | |||
| CD/DVD (DVD) | 3503812 / 0946 3 50381 9 4 | |||
| Australia | 6 February 2006 | Capitol Records | Copy controlled CD | 3531382 / 0946 3 53138 2 6 |
| Canada | 7 February 2006 | Parlophone | CD | 0946 3 48373 2 3 |
| Argentina | 7 March 2006 | Copy controlled CD | 0946 3 53138 2 6 | |
| United States | 21 March 2006 | Virgin Records | CD/DVD | 0946 3 54523 2 7 |
External links [edit]
- Richard Ashcroft – official website
References [edit]
- ^ "Keys To The World Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r819702
- ^ "Music - Review of Richard Ashcroft - Keys To The World". BBC. 2002-11-20. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Mojo Review (147). Mojo. Feb 06. p. 289.
- ^ "Richard Ashcroft - Keys To The World Review from". Music Emissions. 2006-03-01. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Richard Ashcroft: Keys to the World". Pitchforkmedia.com. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ Q Review (235). Q. Feb 06. p. 99.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ UNCUT Review (105). UNCUT. Feb 06. p. 70.
- ^ "Richard Ashcroft Keys To The World Album Review, New album reviews and latest album releases on Yahoo! Music". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 2006-01-28. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Keys To The World". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
