Hand Built by Robots

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Hand Built by Robots
Hand Built by Robots cover
Studio album by Newton Faulkner
Released July 30, 2007
Genre Folk rock
Pop rock
Length 43:41
Label Ugly Truth Records
Producer Mike Spencer/Andy McKim
Professional reviews
Singles from Hand built by Robots
  1. "I Need Something"
  2. "Dream Catch Me"
  3. "All I Got"
  4. "Teardrop"
  5. "I Need Something (re-release)"

Hand Built by Robots is the debut album by guitarist/singer/songwriter Newton Faulkner. The album charted at #3 in the UK due to the massive success of the top ten single "Dream Catch Me", and a lot of advertising. The album climbed to #1 on August 26, 2007, on its fourth week in the charts. The album was soon after certified platinum. It reached #20 in the UK end of year chart, selling around 444,000 copies in the year 2007.

Four tracks on the album were co-written with former Longpigs vocalist Crispin Hunt and two were co-written by Adam Argyle, who is perhaps best-known for writing Next Best Superstar for Spice Girl Melanie C.

The album debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart for the week beginning Monday, March 17, 2008 at #26. It ascended 15 places the next week to #11, and the following week ascended another 3 places to #8. It rose another 3 spots to #5 the week after.[1] It has since been certified Gold on the ARIA charts.

The album will be released in Germany on April 18, 2008, in the United States and Canada on April 29, 2008, with the first single being Dream Catch Me.[2]

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Newton Faulkner, unless stated.

  1. "Intro" – 0:35
  2. "To the Light" – 2:40
  3. "I Need Something" – 2.57
  4. "All I Got" (Newton Faulkner/Crispin Hunt) – 3.21
  5. "Dream Catch Me" (Crispin Hunt/Newton Faulkner/Gordon Mills) – 3.57
  6. "Feels Like Home" – 3:12
  7. "Teardrop" (Originally by Massive Attack: Robert Del Naja/Grantley Marshall/Andrew Vowles/Elizabeth Fraser) – 3:09
  8. "Gone in the Morning" (Newton Faulkner/Toby Faulkner) – 2:21
  9. "Sitar-y Thing" – 1:19
  10. "Uncomfortably Slow" (Newton Faulkner/Adam Argyle) – 3:28
  11. "Straight Towards the Sun" (Newton Faulkner/Crispin Hunt) – 3:39
  12. "People Should Smile More" (Newton Faulkner/Adam Argyle/Crispin Hunt) – 3:29
  13. "She's Got the Time" (Newton Faulkner/Toby Faulkner) – 1:20
  14. "U.F.O" (Newton Faulkner/Toby Faulkner) – 2:36
  15. "Face (Her)" – 0:39
  16. "Ageing Superhero" – 3:22
  17. "Lullaby" – 1:37
  18. "Full Fat" – 2:50 (Exclusive to iTunes)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Top 50 Albums Chart Australian Record Industry Association, March 24, 2008, Retrieved March 24, 2008
  2. ^ Newton Faulkner Album Preview and Tour Dates, news.jamradio.org March 24, 2008, Retrieved March 24, 2008