Hollow Meadows (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hollow Meadows
| type = Studio
| artist = Richard Hawley
| cover = Richard_Hawley_-_2015_-_Hollow_Meadows_Album_Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 11 September 2015
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Chamber pop, indie rock, alternative rock, folk
| length = 49:00
| label = Parlophone, Warner Bros.
| producer = Shez Sheridan, Richard Hawley
| prev_title = Standing at the Sky's Edge
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Further
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Hollow Meadows
| type = studio
| single1 = Heart of Oak
| single1date = 4 September 2015
| single2 = I Still Want You
| single2date = 6 October 2015
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 79/100{{cite web |title=Hollow Meadows |publisher= Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/hollow-meadows/richard-hawley |accessdate=10 November 2015}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hollow-meadows-mw0002860326/credits|publisher=AllMusic|last=Jurek|first=Thom|title=AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek}}
| rev2 = NME
| rev2Score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/richard-hawley/16250/|publisher=NME|last=Cooper|first=Leonie|title=Richard Hawley – 'Hollow Meadows'}}
| rev3 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev3Score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/richard-hawley-hollow-meadows|publisher=The Line of Best Fit|last=Oinonen|first=Janne|title=Sheffield’s master of romantic sincerity Richard Hawley gets back to basics on Hollow Meadows}}
| rev4 = WaxonTape
| rev4Score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|url=http://waxontape.tumblr.com/post/129284582246/richard-hawley-2015-hollow-meadows-9510|last=|first=|publisher=WaxonTape|title=Richard Hawley - 2015 - Hollow Meadows [10/10]}}
}}
Hollow Meadows is the eighth solo album by British singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, released on 11 September 2015. It is his second record on the Parlophone label. As with his previous albums, the title refers to an area of his native Sheffield; Hollow Meadows is a hamlet on the outskirts of the city.
Development
After promotion had completed on his previous record Standing at the Sky's Edge, Hawley worked on the soundtrack for the film Love is All. Hawley wrote much of the album while recovering from a broken leg and slipped disc. Hawley referred to the song "Sometimes I Feel" as a turning point during the album's sessions. Much of what ended up on the album are the raw demos, which Hawley says helped keep the record "small." The vocal tracks sound particularly weary and ragged in comparison to previous albums, Hawley's usual smooth baritone frequently breaking.
Track listing
{{Track listing
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| headline =
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| extra_column = Writer(s)
| all_writing = Richard Hawley, except where noted
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = I Still Want You
| length1 = 4:07
| extra1 = Hawley, Shez Sheridan
| title2 = The World Looks Down
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Which Way
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Serenade of Blue
| length4 = 4:08
| title5 = Long Time Down
| length5 = 5:39
| title6 = Nothing Like a Friend
| length6 = 5:04
| title7 = Sometimes I Feel
| length7 = 5:35
| title8 = Tuesday pm
| length8 = 3:30
| title9 = Welcome the Sun
| length9 = 6:17
| title10 = Heart of Oak
| length10 = 4:27
| title11 = What Love Means
| length11 = 3:41
| extra11 = Hawley, Sheridan
}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|3|artist=Richard Hawley|album=Hollow Meadows|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|23|artist=Richard Hawley|album=Hollow Meadows|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 April 2021}} |
| {{album chart|France|42|artist=Richard Hawley|album=Hollow Meadows|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|26|artist=Richard Hawley|album=Hollow Meadows|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|33|artist=Richard Hawley|album=Hollow Meadows|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2015}} |
| {{album chart|UK|9|artist=Richard Hawley|album=Hollow Meadows|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 November 2015}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2015|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=14 April 2021}}
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