Red (Guillemots album)

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Red
Guillemots red.jpg
Studio album by
Guillemots
Released24 March 2008 (UK)
GenreIndie rock
Length50:38
LabelPolydor
ProducerAdam Noble, Guillemots
Guillemots chronology
Through the Windowpane
(2006) 		Red
(2008) 		Walk the River
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars link
Digital Spy3/5 stars link
Drowned in Sound8/10 link
The Guardian2/5 stars Link
The Independent4/5 stars Link
NME4/10 link
The Observer3/5 stars link
Pitchfork Media5.8/10 link
The TelegraphPositive link[dead link]
The Times4/5 stars Link
This Is Fake DIY7/10 link

Red is the second album from British indie rock band Guillemots. It was released on 24 March 2008 in the United Kingdom and reached number 9 in the UK Album Charts. The album release was preceded by the single "Get Over It" on 17 March.

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Kriss Kross"4:24
2."Big Dog"3:50
3."Falling Out of Reach"4:54
4."Get Over It"4:19
5."Clarion"4:04
6."Last Kiss"3:26
7."Cockateels"4:31
8."Words"6:31
9."Standing on the Last Star"4:31
10."Don't Look Down"4:39
11."Take Me Home"5:36

Also included is the video to Get Over It.

Production[]

Ida Maria provided backing vocals on the track "Words".

Album art[]

The album cover and inner sleeve were inspired by the René Magritte paintings Le chambre d'écoute ("The Listening Room"; 1953) and Le tombeau des lutteurs ("The Tomb of the Wrestlers"; 1961).[1]

The image on the album cover was taken at Rockingham Motor Speedway in one of the circuit's pedestrian tunnels.

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom — 51,424[2]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.artrepublic.com/prints/9814-le-tombeau-des-lutteurs.html
  2. ^ "Key Releases". Music Week. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.



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