Noonday Dream

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Noonday Dream
BHoward NoondayDream.jpg
Studio album by
Ben Howard
Released1 June 2018
Genre
Length50:25
LabelIsland
Ben Howard chronology
I Forget Where We Were
(2014) 		Noonday Dream
(2018) 		Collections from the Whiteout
(2021)
Singles from Noonday Dream
  1. "A Boat to an Island on the Wall"
    Released: 5 April 2018
  2. "Towing the Line"
    Released: 17 April 2018
  3. "Nica Libres at Dusk"
    Released: 27 April 2018

Noonday Dream is the third album by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard, released on 1 June 2018.[2][3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[5]
The Independent5/5 stars[6]
DIY4/5 stars[7]
Uncut4/5 stars
Sputnikmusic5/5[8]
Mojo8/10
The Line of Best Fit7/10[9]
NME6/10[10]
Q Magazine4/5 stars

"Noonday Dream" has received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80 based on 11 reviews.[4]

Accolades[]

Publication Accolade Rank
Radio X Best Albums Of 2018 N/A[11]
The Independent The 40 best albums of 2018
11[12]

Commercial Performance[]

Noonday Dream has sold 42,207 copies in the UK, as of March 2021.[13]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Ben Howard, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nica Libres at Dusk" 6:34
2."Towing the Line" 3:55
3."A Boat to an Island on the Wall" 7:10
4."What the Moon Does" 5:21
5."Someone in the Doorway" 4:56
6."All Down the Mines (Interlude)" 0:47
7."The Defeat"
  • Howard
  • India Bourne
  • Kyle Keegan
  • Mickey Smith
  • Richard Thomas
  • Nat Wason
5:53
8."A Boat to an Island, Part II / Agatha's Song" 4:54
9."There's Your Man"
  • Howard
  • Smith
4:39
10."Murmurations"
  • Howard
  • Smith
6:16
Total length:50:25
Vinyl extra tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Bird on a Wing"5:10
12."Interlude"1:16

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[14]

Charts[]

References[]

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  5. ^ Monger, James. "Ben Howard – Noonday Dream". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. ^ Hardy, Tony (30 May 2018). "Ben Howard – Noonday Dream". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  7. ^ Richards, Will. "Ben Howard - Noonday Dream". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Ben Howard - Noonday Dream". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. ^ Peirson-Hagger, Ellen. "In Noonday Dream, Ben Howard has constructed us an oasis". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  10. ^ Mylrea, Hannah. "Ben Howard – 'Noonday Dream' review". NME. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Radio X's Best Albums Of 2018". Radio X. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "The 40 best albums of 2018: From Arctic Monkeys to Christine and the Queens, Kendrick Lamar to Janelle Monae". The Independent. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Ben Howard targets No.1 with Taylor Swift's Grammy-winning producer". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  14. ^ "AllMusic Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  15. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Ben Howard – Noonday Dream" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  20. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201823 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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  23. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 8 June 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  28. ^ "Ben Howard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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  30. ^ "Ben Howard Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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