Simpatico (The Charlatans album)

Simpatico
Studio album by The Charlatans
Released	17 April 2006
Recorded	Late 2005
Studio	Hook End Manor Studios, London
Genre	Alternative rock reggae rock
Length	44:35
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Jim Lowe The Charlatans
The Charlatans chronology
Up at the Lake (2004) Simpatico (2006) Forever: The Singles (2006)
Singles from Simpatico
"Blackened Blue Eyes" Released: 3 April 2006 "NYC (There's No Need to Stop)" Released: 3 July 2006

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	55/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
The Guardian	link
The Independent	link
Uncut	link
Pitchfork Media	(5.4/10) link

Simpatico is the ninth album by British band The Charlatans, released on 17 April 2006 everywhere but the U.S., where it was released on 2 May 2006. The album incorporates hints of dub and reggae into the band's traditional sound and debuted at #10 on the UK album chart.

The title 'Simpatico' means "Pleasing, likeable; congenial, understanding; sensitive, sympathetic" according to the Oxford English Dictionary [1].

Track listing

• All songs written by Blunt/Brookes/Burgess/M. Collins/Rogers.

1. "Blackened Blue Eyes" – 4:19
2. "NYC (There's No Need to Stop)" – 3:32
3. "For Your Entertainment" – 3:58
4. "Dead Man's Eye" – 4:21
5. "Muddy Ground" – 4:00
6. "City of the Dead" – 4:02
7. "Road to Paradise" – 4:32
8. "When the Lights Go Out in London" – 4:20
9. "The Architect" – 4:10
10. "Glory Glory" – 3:31
11. "Sunset & Vine" – 3:45
12. "Arise, Arise" – 4:03 (Japanese bonus track)
13. "Don't You Worry" – 3:39 (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

• Tim Burgess – lead vocals, melodica, harmonica
• Mark Collins – guitars
• Tony Rogers – keyboards, backing vocals
• Martin Blunt – bass
• Jon Brookes – drums

Additional

• Ged Lynch – percussion

References

• "Link". Official Charlatans website. Archived from the original on 7 February 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2006.

External links

• Simpatico at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)