Truelove's Gutter

Truelove's Gutter
Studio album by Richard Hawley
Released	21 September 2009
Recorded	Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
Genre	Alternative pop
Length	51:05
Label	Mute
Producer	Richard Hawley and Colin Elliot
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Richard Hawley chronology
Lady's Bridge (2007) Truelove's Gutter (2009)

Truelove's Gutter is the sixth studio album from musician Richard Hawley, released on 21 September 2009. The album features some uncommon instrumentation, such as the waterphone, megabass, and cristal baschet. Thematically, Truelove's Gutter is Richard's darkest album to date. Richard told the BBC that the album was inspired by particularly dark periods in his life and those of others. The first single, "For Your Lover, Give Some Time," was released as a digital download on 10 August 2009. The album title refers to a location in Hawley's native Sheffield, which was named after 18th-century local innkeeper Thomas Truelove, who had a gutter that used to dump rubbish in the River Don.

Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Hawley.

1. "As the Dawn Breaks" – 4:35
   • Richard Hawley – vocals, Atkin acoustic parlour guitar
   • Shez Sheridan – mandola
   • Thomas Bloch – cristal baschet, glass harmonica
   • Colin Elliot – string organ
2. "Open Up Your Door" – 4:42
   • Richard Hawley – vocals, Gretsch Country Gentleman, Fender Musicmaster, Gibson ES-335, Danelectro baritone guitar, DeArmond "shadowtone" pedal
   • Dean Beresford – drums
   • Colin Elliot – Fender bass, glockenspiel
   • Shez Sheridan – Spanish guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, vibraphone
   • Jon Trier – piano
   • The Red Skies – string section
3. "Ashes on the Fire" – 4:24
   • Richard Hawley – vocals, Gretsch 6196, Atkin acoustic parlour guitar, Baldwin 12-string electric guitar
   • Dean Beresford – drums
   • Colin Elliot – Fender bass, piano, celeste
   • Shez Sheridan – harmony vocals, Spanish guitar, Gretsch "48" synchromatic acoustic guitar, Tremolo mandolas, 12-string guitars
4. "Remorse Code" – 9:51
   • Richard Hawley – vocals, Atkin acoustic parlour guitar, Atkin jumbo guitar, Gretsch 6196, Burns Nu-Sonic, cymbals
   • Dean Beresford – drums
   • Colin Elliot – Fender bass, the enchanted lyre
   • Shez Sheridan – tenor guitar, e-bow lap steel, feedback 12-string drones, dulcimer, Fisherman's lyre
   • Jon Trier – pipe organ
5. "Don't Get Hung Up in Your Soul" – 4:16
   • Richard Hawley – vocals, Atkin acoustic parlour guitar
   • David Coulter – musical saw
   • Colin Elliot – double bass
   • Shez Sheridan – Alpine concert zither
6. "Soldier On" – 6:50
   • Richard Hawley – vocals, Atkin acoustic parlour guitar, Atkin jumbo guitar, Gretsch clipper, Gretsch 12-string, Fender Jaguar, Fender Telecaster, Danelectro baritone, Gibson 120T
   • Dean Beresford – drums
   • Thomas Bloch – Ondes Martenot
   • Colin Elliot – Fender bass, double bass feedback, wind chimes, vibes, gong
   • Shez Sheridan – lap steel
   • The Red Skies – string section
7. "For Your Lover, Give Some Time" – 5:38
   • Richard Hawley – vocals
   • Colin Elliot – harpsichord, organ, celeste
   • Donald Grant – solo violin
   • Liz Hanks – solo cello
   • Shez Sheridan – Spanish guitar, Fisherman's lyre
   • The Red Skies – string section
8. "Don't You Cry" – 10:42
   • Richard Hawley – vocals, Atkin acoustic parlour guitar, Gretsch 6120w, Gretsch G6118T-LTV 125th, snare drum
   • Dean Beresford – drums and cymbals
   • Thomas Bloch – cristal baschet, glass harmonica, waterphone
   • David Coulter – musical saw, waterphone
   • Colin Elliot – Fender bass, hi-hat, harpsichord, glockenspiel, organ, synthesizer, steel drum, sleigh bells, Tibetan singing bowls, backing vocals
   • Shez Sheridan – acoustic 12-string guitar, Fisherman's lyre, Gretsch electric 12-string guitar, Baldwin electric 12-string guitar, Selmer lap steel, backing vocals
   • Jon Trier – celeste

Singles

• "For Your Lover, Give Some Time" (10 August 2009)
  • Digital download
• "Open Up Your Door" (30 November 2009)
  • Digital download
• False Lights from the Land EP (7 June 2010)
  • 10" vinyl (also includes CD copy of EP)
  1. "Remorse Code"
  2. "Shallow Brown"
  3. "The Ellan Vannin Tragedy"
  4. "There's a Storm a-Comin'"

Production credits

• Produced by Richard Hawley and Colin Elliot at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield
• Engineering and orchestral arrangements by Colin Elliot
• Red Skies string section recorded in Axis Studios, Sheffield; engineered by Mike Timm
• The Red Skies string section:
  • Violins – Donald Grant, Helena Smart, Catrin Morgan, Emma Wragg, Thea Spiers, Kirsty Mangan
  • Violas – Felix Tanner, Natalie Holt
  • Cellos – Lucy Payne, Liz Hanks
  • Double bass on "For Your Lover, Give Some Time" – Richard Pryce
• Mastered by Duncan Cowell at Soundmastering, London
• Sleeve design by Nick Phillips
• Cover and cloud photography by Steve Gullick
• Lyric photography by Julian Holtom