Love Is Here
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| Released | 8 October 2001 | |||
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| Length | 57:19 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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Love Is Here is the debut studio album by indie rock band Starsailor, released on 8 October 2001. In 2002, Love Is Here was certified as platinum in the UK.[1]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Alternative Press | 8/10[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 5.7/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Slant Magazine | [11] |
| Uncut |  [12] |
Upon its release, Love Is Here received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 72, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] The album sold 58,424 copies on its opening week of release, charting at No.2 in the UK album charts.
Q listed Love Is Here as one of the best 50 albums of 2001,[13] while NME rated it as the fifth best album of the year.[14]
Track listing
All songs written by Ben Byrne, James Stelfox, James Walsh and Barry Westhead.
- "Tie Up My Hands" – 5:46
- "Poor Misguided Fool" – 3:51
- "Alcoholic" – 2:56
- "Lullaby" – 4:13
- "Way to Fall" – 4:30
- "Fever" – 4:03
- "She Just Wept" – 4:12
- "Talk Her Down" – 4:11
- "Love Is Here" – 4:41
- "Good Souls" – 4:53
- "Coming Down" – 14:30 (song ends at 3:07)
The album also includes a hidden track at 13:35 of the track "Coming Down", consisting of under a minute of humming from the band members. The humming is an alternate take of background accompaniment for the song "Coming Down.
Chart position
| Country | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
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| Italy[15] | 20 | - | - |
| United Kingdom | 2 | Platinum | 550000+ |
Personnel
- Ben Byrne – drums
- James "Stel" Stelfox – bass guitar
- James Walsh – vocals, guitar
- Barry Westhead – keyboards
In popular culture
- The song "Way to Fall" is played during the ending credits of the 2004 video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Director Hideo Kojima hand-picked the song for the game's soundtrack, apparently having discovered the group by accident while looking for another group.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Starsailor Awards :: Music - For Your Information :: Starsailor Awards @ Mfyi.com
- ^ a b "Reviews for Love Is Here by Starsailor". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Love Is Here – Starsailor". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Starsailor: Love Is Here". Alternative Press (163): 80. February 2002.
- ^ Browne, David (18 January 2002). "Love Is Here". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Aizlewood, John (5 October 2001). "Starsailor: Love Is Here (Chrysalis)". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Segal, Victoria (2 October 2001). "Starsailor : Love Is Here". NME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Dare, Christopher (21 January 2002). "Starsailor: Love Is Here". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Starsailor: Love Is Here". Q (183). November 2001.
- ^ Eliscu, Jenny (17 January 2002). "Starsailor: Love Is Here". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (31 December 2002). "Starsailor: Love Is Here". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Starsailor: Love Is Here". Uncut (54): 112. November 2001.
- ^ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. No. 184. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
- ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2001". NME. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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