Razorlight (album)

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Razorlight
Razorlight cover
Studio album by Razorlight
Released 2006-07-17
Genre Indie Rock, Post-punk revival, Pop
Length 34:57
Label Mercury, Vertigo
Producer Razorlight, Chris Thomas
Professional reviews
Razorlight chronology
Up All Night
(2004)		 Razorlight
(2006)

Razorlight is the self-titled second album by Anglo-Swedish indie rock band Razorlight. The album was released on 17 July 2006 in the United Kingdom and debuted at #1 in the UK Albums Chart a week later (see 2006 in British music).

Tha band achieved their first #1 single from this album, with "America" peaking at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 2006. For the 2007 NME Awards, the album was nominated in the Worst Album category, becoming the highest rated album by the magazine, along with the eventual winner "Rudebox" by Robbie Williams, to be nominated in that category. Both albums received 8/10.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Johnny Borrell/Razorlight, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "In the Morning" – 3:40
  2. "Who Needs Love?" – 3:30
  3. "Hold On" – 3:24
  4. "America" (Borrell, Andy Burrows/Razorlight) – 4:10
  5. "Before I Fall to Pieces" (Borrell, Burrows/Razorlight) – 3:21
  6. "I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got" (Borrell, Björn Ågren/Razorlight) – 3:26
  7. "Pop Song 2006" – 2:41
  8. "Kirby's House" – 2:50
  9. "Back to the Start" – 3:12
  10. "Los Angeles Waltz" – 4:40
  11. "Keep the Right Profile" - 3:28 (iTunes Store bonus track)

[edit] Singles

[edit] Credits

  • Produced by Chris Thomas except "America" produced by Razorlight
  • Engineered by Jamie Johnson except "America" engineered by Sean Miller
  • Assisted by Richard Cooper
  • Recorded at British Grove Studios, London
  • Additional engineering by Chris Thomas
  • Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley
  • Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
  • Management by Roger Morton
  • Cover photography by Max Vadukul
  • Other photography by Jill Furmanovsky

[edit] Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 2006-07-12 Universal International CD UICR-1048
United Kingdom 2006-07-17 Mercury, Vertigo Records LP 6 02517 01090 1
CD 6 02517 01284 4
CD / DVD 6 02517 01290 5
United States 2006-08-22 Universal Motown, Vertigo Records CD B0007215-02 / 6 02517 03360 3
CD / DVD B0007430-10 / 6 02517 03795 3

[edit] References

  1. ^ "And the Other Winners Are..." (2007-03-10). NME: 46. IPC Media. 

[edit] External links

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Razorlight
Johnny Borrell | Björn Ågren | Carl Dalemo | Andy Burrows
Albums
Up All Night | Razorlight
Singles