Natural Rebel

Natural Rebel is the fifth studio album by English singer and musician, Richard Ashcroft. The album was released on 19 October 2018 through Righteous Phonographic Association and BMG Rights Management. This is the first Ashcroft album not produced by longtime producer Chris Potter, instead by Jon Kelly and Emre Ramazanoglu.

Natural Rebel
Studio album by
Richard Ashcroft
Released19 October 2018
Recorded2017–2018
GenreAlternative rock, pop rock
Length46:23
Label
  • BMG
  • Righteous Phonographic Association
Producer
Richard Ashcroft chronology
These People
(2016)		 Natural Rebel
(2018)
Singles from Natural Rebel
  1. "Surprised by the Joy"
    Released: 10 September 2018
  2. "Born to Be Strangers"
    Released: 26 September 2018
  3. "That's When I Feel It"
    Released: 10 October 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Daily Telegraph[2]
The Guardian[3]
AllMusic[4]
MusicOMH[5]
Drowned in Sound[6]
Mojo[7]
Q Magazine[8]
Under the Radar[9]
Indierocks[10]
Mondo Sonoro[11]
Long Live Vinyl[12]

Release and promotion

The album was announced on 15 August 2018 through his social media, along with Ashcroft's UK tour.[13] The first single from the album, "Surprised by the Joy", was released on 10 September 2018. The second single, "Born to Be Strangers", was released on 26 September 2018. The third single, "That's When I Feel It", was released on 10 October 2018.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Ashcroft.

No.TitleLength
1."All My Dreams"4:27
2."Birds Fly"3:57
3."Surprised by the Joy"5:37
4."That's How Strong"4:44
5."Born to Be Strangers"4:13
6."That's When I Feel It"4:02
7."We All Bleed"3:58
8."A Man in Motion"5:03
9."Streets of Amsterdam"5:20
10."Money Money"5:02
Total length:46:23
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Rare Vibration"6:08
12."Guilded Halls"4:08
Total length:56:39
Digital released track
No.TitleLength
13."Hey Columbo"1:57
Total length:58:36

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 105
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 82
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 18
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 42
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 62
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 47
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] 36
US Top Alternative Album Sales (Billboard)[27] 24
US Top Rock Album Sales (Billboard)[28] 49

References
  1. Metacritic
  2. McCormick, Neil (October 19, 2018). "Natural Rebel, Richard Ashcroft, review: a return to the heartfelt intensity of The Verve". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  3. Hann, Michael (October 19, 2018). "Richard Ashcroft: Natural Rebel review – roots rocking for car journeys everywhere". Theguardian.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  5. Dowden, Neil (October 22, 2018). "MusicOMH Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  6. Gourlay, Dave (October 16, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  7. https://www.mojo4music.com/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.qthemusic.com//. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/richard_ashcroft_natural_rebel/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://www.indierocks.mx/musica/resenas/richard-ashcroft-natural-rebel//. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.mondosonoro.com/criticas/discos-musica/richard-ashcroft-natural-rebel///. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://www.longlivevinyl.net/review-richard-ashcroft-natural-rebel////. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. Richard Ashcroft Announces New Solo Album
  14. "Austriancharts.at – Richard Ashcroft – Natural Rebel" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Richard Ashcroft – Natural Rebel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Richard Ashcroft – Natural Rebel" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Richard Ashcroft – Natural Rebel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  18. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Richard Ashcroft". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  19. "Italiancharts.com – Richard Ashcroft – Natural Rebel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  21. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 19.10.2018 al 25.10.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  22. "Swisscharts.com – Richard Ashcroft – Natural Rebel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  23. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  24. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  25. "Richard Ashcroft Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  26. "Richard Ashcroft Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  27. "Alternative Album Sales". Billboard.biz. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  28. "Rock Album Sales". Billboard.biz. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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