I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose

I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
Studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club
Released 3 July 2009
Recorded October—November 2008
Konk Studios, London
Genre Folk rock, indie rock
Length 47:53
Label Island
Producer Jim Abbiss
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
How We Are EP
(2007)		 I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
(2009)		 Flaws
(2010)
Singles from I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
  1. ""Evening/Morning""
    Released: 6 August 2008
  2. ""Always Like This""
    Released: 13 April 2009
  3. ""Dust on the Ground""
    Released: 29 June 2009
  4. ""Magnet""
    Released: 28 September 2009
  5. ""Always Like This" (re-release)"
    Released: 22 November 2009
  6. ""Evening/Morning" (re-release)"

I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose is the debut album by London alternative rock band, Bombay Bicycle Club released on 3 July 2009.[1] The band announced the title through MySpace and their official website on 31 March 2009.[2] The album was recorded during October—November 2008,[3] with long-term producer Jim Abbiss.[4] The title comes from a line in the song "After Hours" by A Tribe Called Quest, from their 1990 album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [6]
Artrocker (favourable)[7]
PopMatters [8]
BBC Music (favourable)[9]
Yahoo! Music (7/10)[10]
Drowned In Sound (4/10)[11]
The Fly [12]
The Guardian [13]
Gigwise [14]
NME (8/10)[15]

I Had the Blues... received a mixed reception from critics. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalized rating of 60, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".[16]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bombay Bicycle Club. 

No. Title Length
1. "Emergency Contraception Blues"   1:27
2. "Lamplight"   3:45
3. "Evening/Morning"   2:55
4. "Dust on the Ground"   4:24
5. "Ghost"   3:57
6. "Always Like This"   4:06
7. "Magnet"   4:51
8. "Cancel on Me"   5:29
9. "Autumn"   3:35
10. "The Hill"   3:57
11. "What If"   4:10
12. "The Giantess"   5:17

References

  1. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/i-had-blues-but-i-shook-them/id321538776
  2. ^ "I HAD THE BLUES BUT I SHOOK THEM LOOSE". Bombay Bicycle Club official website. 2009-03-31. http://www.bombaybicycleclubmusic.com/news.jsp. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  3. ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club Finish Debut Album". This Is Fake DIY. 2008-11-24. http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/news/bombay-bicycle-club-finish-debut-album. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  4. ^ "i had the blues but i shook them loose". Rough Trade. http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=315268&affiliateid=DRO111. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
  5. ^ Way, Matt (2010-02-19). "Redbrick - Bombay Bicycle Club". Redbrick. http://www.redbrickonline.co.uk/music/bombay-bicycle-club/. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  6. ^ Reges, Margaret. "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1617306/review. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  7. ^ Boyle, Martin (August 2009). I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose Review. Artrocker. p. 60. 
  8. ^ Smith, David (2009-08-11). "Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/109039-bombay-bicycle-club-i-had-the-blues-but-i-shook-them-loose/. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  9. ^ Wade, Ian (2009-06-29). "Review of Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose". BBC Music (BBC Online). http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g8n8. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  10. ^ Berry, James (2009-07-14). "Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose". Yahoo! Music. http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/090714/33/221hb.html. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  11. ^ Gibbs, Thom (2009-07-10). "Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14505/reviews/4137331. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  12. ^ Brolan, Stephen (2009-07-02). "Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club". The Fly. http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/album-reviews/5425/bombay-bicycle-clublink. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  13. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (2009-07-03). "Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose". The Guardian (guardian.co.uk). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/03/bombay-bicycle-club-blues-shook-loose. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  14. ^ Renshaw, David (2009-06-21). "Bombay Bicycle Club - 'I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose' (Island) 06/07/09". Gigwise.com. http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/51312/Bombay-Bicycle-Club---I-Had-The-Blues-But-I-Shook-Them-Loose-Island-060709. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  15. ^ Snapes, Laura (2009-07-08). "Album review: Bombay Bicycle Club - 'I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose'". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/bombay-bicycle-club/10626. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  16. ^ "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/bombaybicycleclub/ihadthebluesbutishookthemloose. Retrieved 2010-06-17. 
Bombay Bicycle Club
Jack Steadman • Jamie MacColl • Ed Nash • Suren de Saram
Albums
I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose (2009)  · Flaws (2010)  · A Different Kind of Fix (2011)
EPs
Singles
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