Lady's Bridge (album)

Lady's Bridge
Studio album by Richard Hawley
Released	20 August 2007 (UK) October 9, 2007 (US)
Recorded	Yellow Arch Studios; Axis Studios, Sheffield
Genre	Alternative pop, chamber pop
Length	48:24
Label	Mute (STUMM 278)
Producer	Richard Hawley, Colin Elliot, Mike Timm
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Richard Hawley chronology
Coles Corner (2005) Lady's Bridge (2007) Truelove's Gutter (2009)

Lady's Bridge is the fifth studio album from musician Richard Hawley, released in August 2007 in the UK. The album follows his 2005 Mercury Music Prize-nominated album Coles Corner. Lady's Bridge is a landmark location in Hawley's hometown of Sheffield. The song "Dark Road" originally appeared as a B-side to Hawley's "Born Under a Bad Sign" single. "Roll River Roll" is used as the theme song for the dark British sitcom Getting On. A special edition of the album with a bonus DVD was also released.

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Hawley.

CD:

1. "Valentine" – 4:27
2. "Roll River Roll" – 5:11
3. "Serious" – 3:24
4. "Tonight the Streets Are Ours" – 3:40
5. "Lady Solitude" – 5:32
6. "Dark Road" – 3:58
7. "The Sea Calls" – 5:54
8. "Lady's Bridge" – 4:00
9. "I'm Looking for Someone to Find Me" – 3:18
10. "Our Darkness" – 4:08
11. "The Sun Refused to Shine" – 4:57

Special edition bonus DVD:

1. "Now Then: A Short Film" – 34:30
2. "Tonight the Streets Are Ours" (video) – 3:42

Singles

• "Tonight the Streets Are Ours" (6 August 2007) - # 40 UK
  • CD1 (CD MUTE 382) b/w: "Vickers Road"
  • CD2 (LCD MUTE 382) b/w: "I Sleep Alone" (Live at Sheffield City Hall) / "Coming Home" (Live at Sheffield City Hall)
  • 7" vinyl (MUTE 382) b/w: "Vickers Road"
• "Serious" (15 October 2007) - # 83 UK
  • CD1 (CD MUTE 385) b/w: "Poor Boy"
  • CD2 (LCD MUTE 385) b/w: "Water Boy" / "Let It Come Slowly Towards You" / "Serious" (enhanced video)
  • 7" vinyl (MUTE 385) b/w: "Poor Boy"
• "Valentine" (28 January 2008) - # 134 UK
  • CD (CD MUTE 388) b/w: "Sheffield on Sea" / "Roll River Roll" (Acoustic) / "Valentine" (enhanced video)
  • 7" vinyl (MUTE 388) b/w: "Lonesome Town"
• Lady's Bridge EP (26 May 2008)
  • Digital download: "Lady's Bridge" / "The Sea Calls" (Live in Sheffield) / "Roll River Roll" (Live in Sheffield) / "Rockabilly Radio"