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Ghosts
Studio album by
Released25 June 2007
Recorded2005–2007
Barneville-Carteret, France
GenreElectropop, trip hop, dream pop
Length42:31
LabelParlophone Records
ProducerJames Sanger, Marius de Vries
Siobhán Donaghy chronology
Revolution in Me
(2003)
Ghosts
(2007)
Singles from Ghosts
  1. "Don't Give It Up"
    Released: 16 April 2007
  2. "So You Say"
    Released: 18 June 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBC Online(favourable)[2]
Digital Spy[3]
Marie Claire[4]
Neu!(9/10)[5]
NME(7/10)[6]
StylusB−[7]
The Scotsman[8]
The Times[9]
Yahoo! Music(7/10)[10]

Ghosts is the second (and final) studio album by singer Siobhán Donaghy. Released on 25 June 2007, the album peaked at #92 on the UK Albums Chart.[11] This album received more media attention than her debut album, but was overall a commercial failure despite receiving excellent critical reviews. The album spawned two singles, "Don't Give It Up" and "So You Say", which were both moderately successful. This is Donaghy's only studio album with Parlophone, as she parted ways with the label in August 2008.

Manufacturing error

The album was the subject of a manufacturing error just prior to its release, with Donaghy later confirming, "When Ghosts came out, it didn't go on a new release shelf in any shop because it got delivered and there'd been a mistake on the production line. I've never heard the music that was on the CDs, but it wasn't my album. When the stores were told about it, the album was lifted off the shelves and taken back. By the time it was ready, a lot of the stores didn't take it back because they were pissed off."[12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Give It Up"Siobhán Donaghy, James SangerSanger3:12
2."So You Say"Donaghy, SangerSanger, Marius de Vries4:19
3."There's a Place"Donaghy, Sanger, Carl McIntoshSanger3:25
4."Sometimes"Donaghy, Sanger, Charles LucySanger3:22
5."12 Bar Acid Blues"Donaghy, Sanger, Ben RaynardSanger3:55
6."Make It Right"Donaghy, SangerSanger3:44
7."Coming Up for Air"Donaghy, Jony Rockstar, Paul Huttonde Vries4:13
8."Goldfish"Donaghy, SangerSanger4:09
9."Medevac"Donaghy, SangerSanger3:58
10."Halcyon Days"Donaghy, SangerSanger4:18
11."Ghosts"Donaghy, Sanger, Alan CrosthwaiteSanger3:55
iTunes pre-order bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Man on a Mission"Donaghy, Cameron McVey, Preetesh HirjiMcVey3:54
13."Re-Offend"Donaghy, Cameron McVey, Preetesh HirjiMcVey1:49

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[14] 92

Sources

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ BBC Online review
  3. ^ Digital Spy review
  4. ^ "Marie Claire review". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  5. ^ Neu! review
  6. ^ NME review
  7. ^ Stylus review
  8. ^ The Scotsman review
  9. ^ The Times review
  10. ^ Yahoo! Music review
  11. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: D - My Vitriol". Zobbel. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  12. ^ "Siobhan Donaghy - The one that got away" www.denden.co.uk. Access date: January 25, 2012.
  13. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ghosts/id263438550
  14. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: D - My Vitriol". Zobbel. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2011.