Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, on CD, on LP and as a 200 copy limited edition cassette. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the Brit Awards that week.[1] The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond.[2] The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer, based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow.[3]
The song "Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the Old Pine EP. A remix of the song by Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012.[4] The songs "The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the These Waters EP. The song "Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the Games in the Dark EP. The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7", each copy with different cover art.
The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix / Deck Nine game Life is Strange: Before the Storm's fourth, Bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.
The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize.[5]
Singles
- "The Wolves" is the first single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2011 and re-released on 23 February 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 70 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Keep Your Head Up" is the second single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 46 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "The Fear" is the third single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 58 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Only Love" is the fourth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 9 on the UK Singles Chart.
- "Old Pine" is the fifth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2012.
Track listing
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11. | "7 Bottles" | 4:39 |
Total length: | 54:44 |
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1. | "These Waters" | 4:08 |
2. | "Empty Corridors" (Live) | 5:26 |
3. | "Under the Same Sun" | 4:46 |
4. | "Bones" | 5:46 |
5. | "I Will Be Blessed" | 5:31 |
6. | "Move like You Want" (Live) | 8:21 |
Total length: | 33:58 |
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1. | "Old Pine" (Music Video) | 5:27 |
2. | "The Wolves" (Music Video) | 3:20 |
3. | "Keep Your Head Up" (Music Video) | 3:58 |
4. | "The Wolves" (Woodland Sessions) | 4:29 |
5. | "Old Pine" (Woodland Sessions) | 4:18 |
6. | "Everything" (Woodland Sessions) | 5:23 |
7. | "Highland Drifting" (Behind the Scenes) | 6:48 |
8. | "Making of a Record Cover" (Behind the Scenes) | 4:13 |
9. | "The Barn" (Behind the Scenes) | 5:55 |
Total length: | 43:52 |
Charts and certifications
References
- ↑ "Ben Howard wins best British breakthrough act and best male solo artist at Brit Awards 2013". The Independent. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ Clare Robinson (7 October 2011), "Howard's wave", Plymouth Evening Herald, p. 1, retrieved 8 November 2013
- ↑ Roddy Bow - Every Kingdom Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Old Pine (Everything Everything Remix)" at iTunes Store
- ↑ Mercury Prize - 2012 Albums of the Year Archived 15 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Every Kingdom - Ben Howard". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ↑ Hardy, Tony (April 9, 2012). "Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ↑ Carnwath, Ally. "Ben Howard: Every Kingdom – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ Ezell, Brice. "Ben Howard: Every Kingdom". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "BEN HOWARD - EVERY KINGDOM". Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Australian iTunes Chart". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- 1 2 "Belgian Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dutch Chart". MegaCharts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "French Chart". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "German Chart". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Irish Chart". Chart-Track. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Swiss Chart". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "UK Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2012&cat=a
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2013&cat=a
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ben Howard; 'Every Kingdom')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Every Kingdom in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ↑ http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-it-s-no-ye-as-the-greatest-showman-holds-off-kanye-west-at-albums-no-1/072767
- ↑ iTunes Store Every Kingdom at iTunes Store