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Strangers (Ed Harcourt album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Strangers

| type = Album

| artist = Ed Harcourt

| cover = Strangers (album).jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = 13 September 2004

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = *The Aerosol Grey Machine, Skåne County, Sweden

| genre = British rock

| length = 46:55

| label = Heavenly

| producer = Jari Haapalainen, Hadrian Garrard, Ed Harcourt

| prev_title = From Every Sphere

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Elephant's Graveyard

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Strangers

| type = studio

| single1 = This One's for You

| single1date = 30 August 2004

| single2 = Born in the '70s

| single2date = 1 November 2004

| single3 = Loneliness

| single3date = 14 February 2005

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 74/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/strangers/ed-harcourt link]

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r714821|pure_url=yes}} link]

|rev2=PopMatters |rev2Score=9/10 [http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/h/harcourted-strangers.shtml link]

|rev3=Rolling Stone|rev3Score= {{Rating|3|5}} link}}

Strangers is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt.

Track listing

  1. "The Storm Is Coming" – 4:51
  2. "Born in the '70s" – 3:15
  3. "This One's for You" – 4:49
  4. "Strangers" – 3:30
  5. "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down" – 4:19
  6. "Something to Live For" – 2:32
  7. "The Trapdoor" – 4:49
  8. "The Music Box" – 3:26
  9. "Loneliness" – 2:53
  10. "Open Book" – 4:39
  11. "Kids (Rise from the Ashes)" – 4:31
  12. "Black Dress" – 3:18

;Bonus tracks

Japan release

  2. "Every Night" – 2:49
  3. "Epitaph" – 2:04

US release

  2. "Only Happy When You're High" – 4:22

Singles

In the UK, there were three singles released:

  • "This One's for You" (30 August 2004); CD, 7" vinyl
  • B-sides: "Mysteriously" / "Deathsexmarch"
  • "Born in the '70s" (1 November 2004); CD, DVD, 7" vinyl
  • B-sides: "Only Happy When You're High" / "Breathe a Little Softer" / "Born in the '70s" (video) / "This One's for You" (video)
  • "Loneliness" (14 February 2005); CD, 7" vinyl
  • B-sides: "Epitaph" / "Every Night"

Personnel

All songs written by Ed Harcourt, except where stated.

  1. "The Storm Is Coming" (Ed Harcourt, Leo Abrahams)
  2. *Andy Young – Drums
  3. *Jari Haapalainen – Bass, percussion
  4. *Ed Harcourt – Piano, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
  5. *Leo Abrahams – Lead guitar
  6. *The Bear – Maracas
  7. "Born in the '70s"
  8. *Ed Harcourt – Acoustic guitar, bass, vocals, piano, clarinet
  9. *Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, 12-string and 6-string acoustic guitar, bell
  10. *Hadrian Garrard – Backing vocals
  11. "This One's for You"
  12. *Hadrian Garrard – Trumpet
  13. *Ed Harcourt – Piano, vocals, bass, Wurlitzer organ, electric tremolo guitar
  14. *Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, electric guitar
  15. "Strangers"
  16. *Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, handclaps
  17. *Hadrian Garrard – Claps, triangle, handclaps
  18. *Gita Langley – Violins, backing vocals
  19. *Ed Harcourt – Wurlitzer organ, guitar, bass, handclaps, kazoo, lead vocals
  20. "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down"
  21. *Ed Harcourt – Piano, guitars, bass, vocals
  22. *Gita Langley – Violins
  23. *Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion
  24. "Something to Live For"
  25. *Hadrian Garrard – Chimes and bells
  26. *Ed Harcourt – Pump organ, vocals
  27. "The Trapdoor"
  28. *Ed Harcourt – Acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer organ, vocals
  29. *Hadrian Garrard – Chimes and bells, timpani, megaphone, trumpet
  30. *Jari Haapalainen – Lead guitar, feedback
  31. "The Music Box"
  32. *Hadrian Garrard – Trumpets
  33. *Jari Haapalinen – Drums, percussion
  34. *Ed Harcourt – Piano, guitar, bass, clarinet, organ, vocals
  35. "Loneliness"
  36. *Jari Haapalainen – Drums, 12 string electric guitar and 6 string acoustic guitar, percussion
  37. *Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny) – Vocals
  38. *Ed Harcourt – Vocals, piano, bass, Solina string machine
  39. "Open Book"
  40. *Ed Harcourt – Piano, Hammond organ, vocals, snare drum, Wurlitzer organ
  41. *Hadrian Garrard – Snare drum
  42. *Jari Haapalainen – Snare drum
  43. "Kids (Rise From the Ashes)"
  44. *Ed Harcourt – Piano, bass, Hammond organ, synthesiser, vocals
  45. *Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion
  46. "Black Dress"
  47. *Andy Young – Drums
  48. *Ed Harcourt – Bass, piano, guitar, Hammond organ, vocals
  49. *Hadrian Garrard – Trumpets
  50. *Jari Haapalainen – Bass drum, hi hat, claves, maracas

Personnel

  • Leo Abrahams – lead guitar
  • The Bear – maracas
  • Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, bells, chimes, backing vocals, megaphone, snare drum, timpani, triangle, handclaps
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion, drums, 6-string acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string electric guitar, lead guitar, bass, feedback, bass drum, snare drum, hi-bat, Bell, maracas, claves, handclaps
  • Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, bass, guitar, Wurlitzer organ, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, lead vocals, Clavinet, backing vocals, electric tremolo guitar, organ, pump organ, synthesiser, Solina string machine, kazoo, snare drum, handclaps
  • Gita Langley – violin, backing vocals
  • Ellekari Larsson – vocals
  • Andy Young – drums

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