Albion (Ginger Wildheart album)

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Albion
Studio album by
Ginger Wildheart
Released2013
VenuePen Y Lan studios, Meifod
GenreRock
LabelCargo / Round Records
ProducerKevin Vanbergen
Ginger Wildheart chronology
555%
(2012) 		Albion
(2013)
(2014-2015)

Albion is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Ginger Wildheart, frontman of rock band The Wildhearts.[1] Albion was first released via the PledgeMusic platform as a 15-track LP. It came following the success of Ginger's 2012 album 555%.[2]

A commercial ten-track version was later released via Cargo Records[3] and Round Records.[4] The album, which was originally going to be titled Practical Musician, was recorded in 2013, and a blog of the album sessions was published online.[5]

Critical reception[]

Classic Rock described Albion as "spinetingling" and gave it four out of five stars.[6]

Drowned in Sound gave the album 7 out of 10 stars,[7] calling it "another step on Ginger’s loveably tumultuous, often volatile, refreshingly bittersweet and often transcendental musical journey."

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Ginger, except where noted.

Pledge edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drive" 4:52
2."Cambria" 4:25
3."The Road to Applecross" 3:46
4."The Order of the Dog"Ginger, Chris Catalyst6:23
5."Chill Mothefucker, Chill" 4:18
6."Burn This City Down" 4:27
7."Body Parts" 2:29
8."The Beat Goes On (Caledonia)" 4:16
9."After All You Said About Cowboys" 3:46
10."Grow a Pair" 4:22
11."I Need You" 5:17
12."Capital Anxiety" 1:58
13."Into This" 4:07
14."Creepers"Ginger, Ian Hardwick6:35
15."Albion"Ginger, Jon Poole, Kevin Vanbergen, Victoria Liedtke10:26

Commercial version

No.TitleLength
1."Drive" 
2."Cambria" 
3."Grow a Pair" 
4."Burn This City Down" 
5."The Order of the Dog" 
6."Body Parts" 
7."The Beat Goes On (Caledonia)" 
8."After All You Said About Cowboys" 
9."Creepers" 
10."Albion" 

Personnel[]

  • Ginger Wildheart – vocals, guitars
  • Chris Catalyst – vocals, guitars, percussion, bass, harmoniium
  • Denzel – drums
  • Rich Jones – guitars, vocals
  • Victoria Liedtke – vocals
  • Random Jon Poole – bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards
  • Bryan Scary – piano, harmonium, vocals and string arrangements

References[]

  1. ^ "Ginger Wildheart* - Albion". Discogs. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ "How Ginger Wildheart's shoestring album beat Rihanna". Evening Standard. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Ginger Wildheart 'Albion'". Cargo Records UK. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ "GINGER WILDHEART New Album 'Albion' Released 31st March 2014 • WithGuitars". WithGuitars. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Practical Musician | Ginger Wildheart | Page 7". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ April 2014, Polly Glass 22. "Ginger Wildheart: Albion". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Album Review: Ginger Wildheart - Albion". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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