One Plus One Is One
2004 studio album by Badly Drawn Boy
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One Plus One Is One is the fourth studio album by Badly Drawn Boy, released in 2004. It is his last album for XL Recordings.
Released21 June 2004
RecordedJune 2003
| One Plus One Is One | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 June 2004 | |||
| Recorded | June 2003 | |||
| Studio | Moolah Rouge Studio, Stockport, UK | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, indie folk | |||
| Length | 55:13 (61:37 U.S version) | |||
| Label | XL Recordings, Twisted Nerve Records | |||
| Producer | Badly Drawn Boy, Andy Votel | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Dotmusic | 8/10[3] |
| musicOMH | (favorable)[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 3/10[5] |
Track listing
- "One Plus One Is One" – 4:18
- "Easy Love" – 3:02
- "Summertime in Wintertime" – 3:02
- "This Is That New Song" – 4:07
- "Another Devil Dies" – 5:01
- "The Blossoms" – 2:01
- "Year of the Rat" – 4:43
- "Four Leaf Clover" – 4:19
- "Fewer Words" – 1:13
- "Logic of a Friend" – 4:38
- "Stockport" – 2:37
- "Life Turned Upside Down" – 3:24
- "Take the Glory" – 5:02
- "Holy Grail" – 8:13
- "Don't Ask Me I'm Only the President" (U.S. version only) – 1:36
- "Plan-B" (U.S. version only) – 4:47
Personnel
- Damon Gough – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, celeste, Clavinet, Wurlitzer Fun-Maker, Hammond organ, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes piano, glockenspiel, banjo
- Alex Thomas AKA Earl Shilton – drums, timpani, gong, bells, orchestral crash cymbal
- Sean McCann – bass
- Andy Votel – tubular bells, cymbals, cowbell, chimes, samples and effects
- Bob Marsh – trumpet on track 1&5
- Roger Wickham – flute on track 2,3,5,6,14
- Chris Worsey – cello on track 1,4,13; electric cello on track 14
- Oliver Heath – violin on track 1,4,13
- Charles Ashby – percussion on track 5
- Norman Mcleod – slide guitar on track 14
- Colin Mcleod – accordion on track 14
- Stockport Music Project (STOMP) – vocals on tracks 7 and 14
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 95 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 98 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 160 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 92 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] | 39 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 63 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 9 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 9 |