Curious Ruminant
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Curious Ruminant
| type = studio
| artist = Jethro Tull
| cover = Jethro Tull - Curious Ruminant.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2025|3|7|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Progressive rock, Folk rock
| length = 50:31
| label = InsideOut
| producer = Ian Anderson
| prev_title = RökFlöte
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| type = studio
| single1 = Curious Ruminant
| single1date = 10 January 2025
| single2 = The Tipu House
| single2date = 6 February 2025
}}
}}
Curious Ruminant is the 24th studio album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 7 March 2025.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2025-01-10 |title=New Jethro Tull album Curious Ruminant coming 7 March 2025 |url=https://jethrotull.com/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Jethro Tull |language=en-US}}
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Ian Anderson.
{{Track listing
| headline = Curious Ruminant track listing
| title1 = Puppet and the Puppet Master
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = Curious Ruminant
| length2 = 5:56
| title3 = Dunsinane Hill
| length3 = 4:14
| title4 = The Tipu House
| length4 = 3:29
| title5 = Savannah of Paddington Green
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = Stygian Hand
| length6 = 4:13
| title7 = Over Jerusalem
| length7 = 5:54
| title8 = Drink from the Same Well
| length8 = 16:39
| title9 = Interim Sleep
| length9 = 2:27
}}
Personnel
=Jethro Tull=
- Ian Anderson – flutes, vocals, acoustic guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin, production, mixing, artwork photography, artwork concept
- David Goodier – bass guitar
- John O'Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion
- Jack Clark – electric guitar
- Scott Hammond – drums
=Guest musicians=
- James Duncan – drums, cajón, percussion
- Andrew Giddings – piano, keyboards, accordion
=Additional contributors=
- Nick Watson – mastering
- Bruce Soord – surround mixing, alternative stereo mixing
- Steve Kitch – surround mastering
- Mike Downs – engineering (tracks 1–3, 7)
- James Anderson – engineering (tracks 4–6)
- Thomas Ewerhard – artwork layout, design
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Curious Ruminant ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|Austria|4|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|38|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
{{album chart|Wallonia|38|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
scope="row"| Croatian International Albums (HDU){{cite web |url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-24-tjedan-2021/ |title=Lista prodaje 11. tjedan 2025 |date=16 March 2025 |trans-title=Sales list Week 11 2025 |publisher=HDU |language=hr |access-date=29 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326131654/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-11-tjedan-2025/|archive-date=26 March 2025}}
| 6 |
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{{album chart|Netherlands|42|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
{{album chart|France|135|M|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=11|title=Top Albums (Week 11, 2025)|publisher=SNEP|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|2|id=547739|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
scope="row"| Portuguese Albums (AFP){{cite web |url=https://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2025-03-20-12-35-18.pdf |title=Top AFP/Audiogest Top 200 Álbuns: Semana 11 de 2025 – 7/3/2025 até 13/3/2025 |publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa |access-date=23 March 2025 |lang=pt-pt}}
| 40 |
{{album chart|Spain|31|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2025&dspp=11|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 11, 2025|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=30 March 2025}}
| 58 |
{{album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Curious Ruminant|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |
{{album chart|UK2|25|date=20250314|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2025}} |