Strangers (Ed Harcourt album)
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Released | 13 September 2004 | |||
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Genre | British rock | |||
Length | 46:55 | |||
Label | Heavenly | |||
Producer | Jari Haapalainen, Hadrian Garrard, Ed Harcourt | |||
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Singles from Strangers | ||||
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Metacritic | 74/100 link |
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PopMatters | 9/10 link |
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Strangers is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt.
Track listing
[edit]- "The Storm Is Coming" – 4:51
- "Born in the '70s" – 3:15
- "This One's for You" – 4:49
- "Strangers" – 3:30
- "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down" – 4:19
- "Something to Live For" – 2:32
- "The Trapdoor" – 4:49
- "The Music Box" – 3:26
- "Loneliness" – 2:53
- "Open Book" – 4:39
- "Kids (Rise from the Ashes)" – 4:31
- "Black Dress" – 3:18
- Bonus tracks
Japan release
- "Every Night" – 2:49
- "Epitaph" – 2:04
US release
- "Only Happy When You're High" – 4:22
Singles
[edit]In the UK, there were three singles released:
- "This One's for You" (30 August 2004); CD, 7" vinyl
- B-sides: "Mysteriously" / "Deathsexmarch"
- "Born in the '70s" (1 November 2004); CD, DVD, 7" vinyl
- B-sides: "Only Happy When You're High" / "Breathe a Little Softer" / "Born in the '70s" (video) / "This One's for You" (video)
- "Loneliness" (14 February 2005); CD, 7" vinyl
- B-sides: "Epitaph" / "Every Night"
Personnel
[edit]All songs written by Ed Harcourt, except where stated.
- "The Storm Is Coming" (Ed Harcourt, Leo Abrahams)
- Andy Young – Drums
- Jari Haapalainen – Bass, percussion
- Ed Harcourt – Piano, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Leo Abrahams – Lead guitar
- The Bear – Maracas
- "Born in the '70s"
- Ed Harcourt – Acoustic guitar, bass, vocals, piano, clarinet
- Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, 12-string and 6-string acoustic guitar, bell
- Hadrian Garrard – Backing vocals
- "This One's for You"
- Hadrian Garrard – Trumpet
- Ed Harcourt – Piano, vocals, bass, Wurlitzer organ, electric tremolo guitar
- Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, electric guitar
- "Strangers"
- Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, handclaps
- Hadrian Garrard – Claps, triangle, handclaps
- Gita Langley – Violins, backing vocals
- Ed Harcourt – Wurlitzer organ, guitar, bass, handclaps, kazoo, lead vocals
- "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down"
- Ed Harcourt – Piano, guitars, bass, vocals
- Gita Langley – Violins
- Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion
- "Something to Live For"
- Hadrian Garrard – Chimes and bells
- Ed Harcourt – Pump organ, vocals
- "The Trapdoor"
- Ed Harcourt – Acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer organ, vocals
- Hadrian Garrard – Chimes and bells, timpani, megaphone, trumpet
- Jari Haapalainen – Lead guitar, feedback
- "The Music Box"
- Hadrian Garrard – Trumpets
- Jari Haapalinen – Drums, percussion
- Ed Harcourt – Piano, guitar, bass, clarinet, organ, vocals
- "Loneliness"
- Jari Haapalainen – Drums, 12 string electric guitar and 6 string acoustic guitar, percussion
- Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny) – Vocals
- Ed Harcourt – Vocals, piano, bass, Solina string machine
- "Open Book"
- Ed Harcourt – Piano, Hammond organ, vocals, snare drum, Wurlitzer organ
- Hadrian Garrard – Snare drum
- Jari Haapalainen – Snare drum
- "Kids (Rise From the Ashes)"
- Ed Harcourt – Piano, bass, Hammond organ, synthesiser, vocals
- Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion
- "Black Dress"
- Andy Young – Drums
- Ed Harcourt – Bass, piano, guitar, Hammond organ, vocals
- Hadrian Garrard – Trumpets
- Jari Haapalainen – Bass drum, hi hat, claves, maracas
Personnel
[edit]- Leo Abrahams – lead guitar
- The Bear – maracas
- Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, bells, chimes, backing vocals, megaphone, snare drum, timpani, triangle, handclaps
- Jari Haapalainen – percussion, drums, 6-string acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string electric guitar, lead guitar, bass, feedback, bass drum, snare drum, hi-bat, Bell, maracas, claves, handclaps
- Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, bass, guitar, Wurlitzer organ, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, lead vocals, Clavinet, backing vocals, electric tremolo guitar, organ, pump organ, synthesiser, Solina string machine, kazoo, snare drum, handclaps
- Gita Langley – violin, backing vocals
- Ellekari Larsson – vocals
- Andy Young – drums