Red Kite (album)
Appearance
Red Kite | ||||
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Released | June 2015 | |||
Genre | pop, baroque pop[1] | |||
Length | 37:03 | |||
Label | Cherry Red Records | |||
Producer | Carwyn Ellis, Seb Lewsley, Mason Neely | |||
Sarah Cracknell chronology | ||||
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Red Kite is the second solo album from British singer-songwriter and Saint Etienne lead singer Sarah Cracknell.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
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Pitchfork | 7.1/10[6] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Red Kite received an average score of 78% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "On the Swings" | Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis | 3:51 |
2. | "Nothing Left to Talk About" (Special guest vocal: Nicky Wire) | Sarah Cracknell, Lawrence Oakley, Mark Waterfield | 2:52 |
3. | "In the Dark" | Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell | 3:53 |
4. | "Ragdoll" | Sarah Cracknell, Robin Bennett | 3:02 |
5. | "Underneath the Stars" | Sarah Cracknell, Noah Kelly | 3:15 |
6. | "Hearts Are For Breaking" | Sarah Cracknell , Oakley, Waterfield | 3:00 |
7. | "Take the Silver" (featuring The Rails) | Sarah Cracknell, Robin Bennett | 2:32 |
8. | "The Mutineer" | Ian McCutcheon | 3:25 |
9. | "I Close My Eyes" | Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis, Pete Wiggs | 3:05 |
10. | "It’s Never Too Late" | Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell | 2:46 |
11. | "I Am Not Your Enemy" | Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell | 3:11 |
12. | "Favourite Chair" | Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis | 2:11 |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 49 |
References
- ^ "Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell Announces New Album Red Kite, Shares "On the Swings" - Pitchfork". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Red Kite by Sarah Cracknell". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet (11 June 2015). "Pop and rock Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite review – chic whimsy with a heavy heart". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Murphy, John (11 June 2015). "Sarah Cracknell – Red Kite". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Mardles, Paul (14 June 2015). "Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite review – like a 1960s gem unearthed in a junk shop". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (15 June 2015). "Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Sarah Cracknell | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2015.