Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar

{{Music ratings

| MC = 81/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar/robert-plant|title=Lullaby and...the Ceaseless Roar by Robert Plant |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=5 December 2017}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Robert Plant / Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-mw0002697183|website=AllMusic|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

| rev2 = The Guardian

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters: Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar – review

|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/04/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-review |work=The Guardian|date=5 September 2014|page=|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

| rev3 = Mojo

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=McNair|first=James|title=Black Country communion: Robert Plant Lullaby And … The Ceaseless Roar|url=|work=Mojo|date=October 2014|page=84}}

| rev4 = Paste

| rev4score = 9.3/10{{cite web|last=Gleason|first=Holly|title=Robert Plant: Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar Review|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/09/robert-plant-lullaby-andthe-ceaseless-roar-review.html|work=Paste|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork Media

| rev5score = 7.0/10{{cite web|last=Berman|first=Stuart|title=Robert Plant Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19655-robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar/|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

| rev6 = PopMatters

| rev6score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite magazine|last=Sweeney|first=Joe|title=Robert Plant: Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/185720-robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar/|magazine=PopMatters|date=22 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

| rev7 = Record Collector

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Staunton|first=Terry|title=Robert Plant – Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar

|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/lullaby-ceaseless-roar |work=Record Collector|date=October 2014|page=|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Hermes|first=Will|title=Robert Plant Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-20140909|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}

| rev9 = Uncut

| rev9score = 9/10{{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Neil|title=Robert Plant – Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/robert-plant/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-review|work=Uncut|date=October 2014|page=|accessdate=11 November 2014|archive-date=7 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007173950/http://www.uncut.co.uk/robert-plant/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-review|url-status=dead}}

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Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar received acclaim by the majority of music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from a selection of critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 23 reviews. The album was named one of the 50 best albums of 2014 by NPR Music.

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| title1 = Little Maggie

| writer1 = Traditional, arranged by Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam "Skin" Tyson

| length1 = 5:06

| title2 = Rainbow

| writer2 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson

| length2 = 4:18

| title3 = Pocketful of Golden

| writer3 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Juldeh Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson

| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = Embrace Another Fall

| writer4 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson

| length4 = 5:52

| title5 = Turn It Up

| writer5 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson

| length5 = 4:06

| title6 = A Stolen Kiss

| writer6 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson

| length6 = 5:15

| title7 = Somebody There

| writer7 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson

| length7 = 4:32

| title8 = Poor Howard

| note8 = {{Ref|1|‡}}

| writer8 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson

| length8 = 4:13

| title9 = House of Love

| writer9 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson

| length9 = 5:07

| title10 = Up on the Hollow Hill (Understanding Arthur)

| writer10 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson

| length10 = 4:35

| title11 = Arbaden (Maggie's Babby)

| writer11 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson

| length11 = 2:44

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:{{Note|1|‡}} – derived from the Lead Belly song "Po' Howard" (Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax); also incorporates lyrics and melody from "Wah Wah", from the album No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded.{{Cite web|date=2014-09-08|title=Robert Plant lullaby And…The Ceaseless Roar Review · paulsemel.com|url=https://paulsemel.com/robert-plant-lullaby-andthe-ceaseless-roar-review/|access-date=2021-12-25|website=paulsemel.com|language=en-US}}

Sources:{{cite news|url=http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2014/06/robert-plant-new-album-song-of-the-day/|title=Robert Plant: New Album & Song of the Day|publisher=Folk Radio UK|first=Alex|last=Gallacher|date=24 June 2014|accessdate=14 July 2014}}

;Musicians

• Robert Plant – vocals, production
• The Sensational Space Shifters (as backing band):
• Justin Adams – bendirs, djembe, guitars, tehardant, background vocals
• Liam "Skin" Tyson – banjo, guitar, background vocals.
• John Baggott – keyboards, loops, moog bass, piano, tabla, background vocals
• Juldeh Camara – kologo, ritti, Fulani vocals
• Billy Fuller – bass, drum programming, omnichord, upright bass
• Dave Smith – drum set
• Julie Murphy – vocals on "Embrace Another Fall"
• Nicola Powell – background vocals on "Poor Howard"

;Production

• Tim Oliver – recording, mixing
• Tim Holmes – recording
• Tchad Blake – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Brett Kilroe and Geoffrey Hanson – art direction

Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/robert-plant-to-release-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-in-september/|title=Robert Plant To Release 'Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar' In September|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=23 June 2014|accessdate=14 July 2014}}

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