| Albion | ||||
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| Studio album by Ginger Wildheart | ||||
| Released | December 23, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Pen Y Lan studios, Meifod | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Cargo / Round Records | |||
| Producer | Kevin Vanbergen | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover used for the commercial release of the album | ||||
Albion is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Ginger Wildheart, frontman of rock band The Wildhearts. Albion was first released via the PledgeMusic platform as a 15-track LP. It came following the success of Ginger's 2012 album 555%.
A commercial ten-track version was later released via Cargo Records and Round Records. 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.
Critical reception
Classic Rock described Albion as "spinetingling" and gave it four out of five stars. Drowned in Sound gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, 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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drive" | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Cambria" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "The Road to Applecross" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "The Order of the Dog" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 6:23 |
| 5. | "Chill Motherfucker, Chill" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Burn This City Down" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 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 Hardwick) | 6:35 |
| 15. | "Albion" (Ginger, Jon Poole, Kevin Vanbergen, Victoria Liedtke) | 10:26 |
| Total length: | 1:11:29 | |
Commercial version
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drive" | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Cambria" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Grow a Pair" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Burn This City Down" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 4:27 |
| 5. | "The Order of the Dog" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 6:23 |
| 6. | "Body Parts" | 2:29 |
| 7. | "The Beat Goes On (Caledonia)" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "After All You Said About Cowboys" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Creepers" (Ginger, Ian Hardwick) | 6:35 |
| 10. | "Albion" (Ginger, Jon Poole, Kevin Vanbergen, Victoria Liedtke) | 10:26 |
| Total length: | 52:02 | |
Personnel
- Ginger Wildheart – vocals, guitars
- Chris Catalyst – vocals, guitars, percussion, bass, harmonium
- 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
- "Ginger Wildheart* - Albion". Discogs. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- "How Ginger Wildheart's shoestring album beat Rihanna". Evening Standard. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Ginger Wildheart 'Albion'". Cargo Records UK. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "GINGER WILDHEART New Album 'Albion' Released 31st March 2014 • WithGuitars". WithGuitars. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Practical Musician | Ginger Wildheart | Page 7". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- April 2014, Polly Glass 22. "Ginger Wildheart: Albion". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Album Review: Ginger Wildheart - Albion". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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