The North Star (Roddy Frame album)

The North Star
Studio album by Roddy Frame
Released	21 September 1998
Studio	Mayfair Studios, London Metropolis Studios, London
Length	37:32
Label	Independiente
Producer	Roddy Frame Simon Dawson
Roddy Frame chronology
The North Star (1998) Surf (2002)
Singles from The North Star
"Reason for Living" Released: September 1998

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The North Star is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Roddy Frame, released in September 1998 by Independiente. It features the single "Reason for Living", which peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roddy Frame

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Back to the One"	4:01
2.	"The North Star"	4:04
3.	"Here Comes the Ocean"	3:23
4.	"River of Brightness"	4:22
5.	"Strings"	4:10
6.	"Bigger Brighter Better"	3:27
7.	"Autumn Flower"	4:17
8.	"Reason for Living"	3:16
9.	"Sister Shadow"	3:38
10.	"Hymn to Grace"	2:54

Personnel

• Roddy Frame – vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin
• Andy Claine – backing vocals
• Yolanda Charles – bass
• Claire Kenny – bass
• Jeremy Stacey – drums
• Mark Edwards – keyboards, piano, organ
• Luis Jardim – percussion
• Barriemore Barlow – percussion

Technical

• Simon Dawson – engineer, record producer
• Matt Lawrence – assistant engineer
• Gerard Navarro – assistant engineer
• Jon Kelly – mixer
• Andy Green – assistant mixer
• Ellen Nolan – photography

Chart performance

The North Star spent a total of two weeks in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 55 on 3 October 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	55