Simpatico (The Charlatans album)
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Released | 17 April 2006 | |||
Recorded | Late 2005 | |||
Studio | Hook End Manor Studios, London | |||
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Length | 44:35 | |||
Label | Sanctuary | |||
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Metacritic | 55/100 link |
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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.
- "Blackened Blue Eyes" – 4:19
- "NYC (There's No Need to Stop)" – 3:32
- "For Your Entertainment" – 3:58
- "Dead Man's Eye" – 4:21
- "Muddy Ground" – 4:00
- "City of the Dead" – 4:02
- "Road to Paradise" – 4:32
- "When the Lights Go Out in London" – 4:20
- "The Architect" – 4:10
- "Glory Glory" – 3:31
- "Sunset & Vine" – 3:45
- "Arise, Arise" – 4:03 (Japanese bonus track)
- "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
References
- "Link". Official Charlatans website. Archived from the original on 7 February 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2006.