Record (Tracey Thorn album)
2018 studio album by Tracey Thorn
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Record is the fifth solo studio album by English singer and songwriter Tracey Thorn. It was recorded by Thorn with producer Ewan Pearson and a number of backing musicians, including singers Shura and Corinne Bailey Rae, drummer Stella Mozgawa, bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg, and guitarist Jono Ma. The album released by Merge Records on 2 March 2018 to mostly positive reviews from critics.[1]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 March 2018 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Ewan Pearson | |||
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[12] |
Writing for Pitchfork, music journalist Laura Snapes described Record as "one of the defining albums of [Thorn's] 38-year career",[9] while Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield said "Thorn's Synth-Pop 'Record' Delivers Sisterly Passion, Wry Wisdom".[11] Robert Christgau wrote in his review for Vice: "Calm, deliberate, undemonstrative, Thorn is a singer some find magical and others prosaic. I've always tended other, but when a 55-year-old wife and mother claims she's recorded 'nine feminist bangers,' I pay attention. And these definitely work up some fairy dust. The beats evoke without mimicking the subtle electro-dance of Thorn and her beatmaking husband Ben Watt's 20th-century band, Everything but the Girl, and in her undemonstrative way, she sequences the catchiest tracks last ['Face' and 'Dancefloor']".[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tracey Thorn.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Queen" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Air" (featuring Shura) | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Guitar" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Smoke" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Sister" (featuring Corinne Bailey Rae) | 8:32 |
| 6. | "Go" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Babies" | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Face" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Dancefloor" | 2:57 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Sister (Andrew Weatherall Remix)" | 9:36 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 100 |
| Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[14] | 50 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 100 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[16] | 15 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] | 11 |