United Nations of Sound (album)

United Nations of Sound is the debut album by British alternative rock band RPA & The United Nations of Sound, Richard Ashcroft's project, released on 19 July 2010 through Parlophone (see 2010 in British music). The album was released in the United States on 22 March 2011 under the name "Richard Ashcroft" through the record company Razor & Tie.

United Nations of Sound
Studio album by
RPA & The United Nations of Sound (Richard Ashcroft)
Released19 July 2010
Recorded2009 – 2010 in Los Angeles, New York and London
GenreAlternative rock
Length56:06
LabelParlophone
ProducerNo I.D.
Richard Ashcroft chronology
Keys to the World
(2006)		 United Nations of Sound
(2010)		 These People
(2016)
Singles from United Nations of Sound
  1. "Born Again"
    Released: 19 July 2010
  2. "Are You Ready?"
    Released: 15 October 2010 (US-only)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic39/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Spin[2]
Billboard[3]
Hot Press[4]
AllMusic[5]

United Nations of Sound received generally scathing reviews from critics on its initial release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 39, based on eight reviews, which indicates "Generally unfavorable reviews".[6] UK-based review aggregation website AnyDecentMusic? correlated 23 reviews with an ADM Rating of 4.5.[7] In the United States, Spin Magazine said the result a "fruitful collaboration" and Nylon Magazine called the new album "a commanding performance".[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Ready?"Richard Ashcroft/Maurice Gibb6:31
2."Born Again"Richard Ashcroft4:55
3."America"Richard Ashcroft4:17
4."This Thing Called Life"Richard Ashcroft5:25
5."Beatitudes"Richard Ashcroft4:23
6."Good Lovin'"Richard Ashcroft4:45
7."How Deep Is Your Man?"Richard Ashcroft/John Lee Hooker/E. Wilson/Kevin Randolph3:28
8."She Brings Me the Music"Richard Ashcroft4:15
9."Royal Highness"Richard Ashcroft4:13
10."Glory"Richard Ashcroft3:11
11."Life Can Be So Beautiful"Richard Ashcroft/David Axelrod/E. Wilson/Kevin Randolph5:28
12."Let My Soul Rest"Richard Ashcroft4:58
Total length:56:06
European iTunes edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Captain Rock"Richard Ashcroft5:04
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Third Eye"Richard Ashcroft4:53
RPA Fan Club Exclusive Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Third Eye"Richard Ashcroft4:53
14."Here We Go Again"Richard Ashcroft5:10
15."Lead the Way"Richard Ashcroft6:12
16."Screw You Screw Me"Richard Ashcroft6:19

Trivia
  • "Are You Ready?" is featured in the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta's commercial, it has been used in Fox Sports broadcasts of Major League Baseball's postseason games including the opening of the 2010 World Series,[9] and it was played in many ESPN promos during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[10] The song is also featured over the closing credits of the film The Adjustment Bureau in March 2011, along with "Future's Bright", a song written and performed specifically for the film's opening by Richard and ten-time Oscar-nominated composer Thomas Newman.[11]
  • "She Brings Me the Music" appears in an episode of Chuck, Season 4 Episode 4.[12]
  • "Are You Ready?" has an incorrect credit to Robin Gibb in the accompanying booklet. The sample used in the song is from the song "On Time" which is a song Maurice Gibb wrote and recorded in 1971 and issued as a B-side to Bee Gees' My World in January 1972.[13]

References
  1. "United Nations of Sound by RPA & the United Nations of Sound". Metacritic.
  2. "SPIN Review".
  3. "Billboard". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "United Nations of Sound". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Richard Ashcroft / RPA & the United Nations of Sound". Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. "United Nations of Sound by RPA & the United Nations of Sound". Metacritic.
  7. "United Nations of Sound by RPA and the United Nations of Sound reviews". Any Decent Music. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. "US release date & live shows". Richard Ashcroft official website. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010.
  9. "Watching game one of the World Series tonight? Listen for 'Are You Ready?' to kick off the series on Fox!". Facebook.
  10. "Are You Ready? from ESPN's World Cup coverage 2010". Richard Ashcroft official website.
  11. "Are You Ready? on The Adjustment Bureau". Razor & Tie official website (Richard Ashcroft BIO). Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  12. "Chuck, Season 4 Episode 4 (final part)". YouTube.
  13. "Are You Ready?". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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