Carry Fire
Appearance
Carry Fire | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 13 October 2017[1][2][3] | |||
Recorded | The Attic Studio, Bristol The Bee Barn, Bala Billy Fuller's Home Studio, Bristol Black Earth Studios, Bath Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 49:05 | |||
Label | Nonesuch/Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Robert Plant[3] | |||
Robert Plant chronology | ||||
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Singles from Carry Fire | ||||
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Carry Fire is the eleventh solo studio album by English rock singer, songwriter and musician Robert Plant, released on 13 October 2017 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records.[4][5][6] It was also Plant's second studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters,[1][2][3] although the band is not credited on the front cover.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 84/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
American Songwriter | [9] |
Clash | 8/10[10] |
Classic Rock | [11] |
Exclaim! | 7/10[12] |
The Independent | [13] |
The Observer | [14] |
Paste | 7.8/10[15] |
PopMatters | [16] |
Record Collector | [17] |
Slant Magazine | [18] |
Under the Radar | [19] |
Carry Fire received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 84/100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7] The album was selected as the 37th best album of 2017 by Rolling Stone magazine.[20] The album was honoured as the best selling UK Americana album at the 2018 UK Americana Awards.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The May Queen" | Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam Tyson | 4:14 |
2. | "New World..." | Plant, Baggott, Fuller, Dave Smith, Tyson | 3:29 |
3. | "Season's Song" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson | 4:19 |
4. | "Dance with You Tonight" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 4:48 |
5. | "Carving up the World Again... A Wall and Not a Fence" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson | 3:55 |
6. | "A Way with Words" | Plant, Adams, Baggott | 5:18 |
7. | "Carry Fire" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 5:28 |
8. | "Bones of Saints" | Plant, Adams, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 3:47 |
9. | "Keep It Hid" | Plant, Adams, Baggott | 4:07 |
10. | "Bluebirds over the Mountain" (featuring Chrissie Hynde[3]) | Ersel Hickey | 4:58 |
11. | "Heaven Sent" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 4:39 |
Total length: | 49:05 |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Robert Plant – vocals, production[3]
- The Sensational Space Shifters (as backing band):
- Justin Adams - guitar, oud
- Liam "Skin" Tyson - guitar
- John Baggott - keyboards
- Billy Fuller - bass guitar
- Dave Smith - drums
- Seth Lakeman – viola, fiddle[3]
- Redi Hasa – cello[3]
- Chrissie Hynde - vocals
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Robert Plant Releasing 'Carry Fire' Album in October, Listen to 'The May Queen' Now". billboard.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant Announces New Album, 'Carry Fire'". NPR.org. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant Details New LP 'Carry Fire,' Hear 'May Queen'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant announces new album 'Carry Fire' and UK tour". NME. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Carry Fire by Robert Plant Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Carry Fire - Robert Plant". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Carry Fire". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant - Carry Fire". Clash. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant - Carry Fire album review". Classic Rock. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant Carry Fire". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Album reviews: St. Vincent - Masseduction, Robert Plant - Carry Fire, Beck - Colors". The Independent. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Carry Fire review - more of a good thing". The Observer. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Carry Fire Review". Paste. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Carry Fire". PopMatters. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Carry Fire". Record Collector. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Carry Fire". Slant Magazine. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Carry Fire (Nonesuch/Warner Bros) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "50 Best Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. 27 November 2017.
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- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 42, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 20 October 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Slovak Albums". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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External links
[edit]- Robert Plant – Carry Fire at Discogs (list of releases)