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Computers and Blues 
Studio album by The Streets Released 7 February 2011 (UK) Recorded 2009–2010 Genre UK garage
Alternative hip hop
ElectronicaLength 43:23 Label Atlantic Producer Mike Skinner The Streets chronology Cyberspace and Reds
(2011)Computers and Blues
(2011)Singles from Computers and Blues - "Going Through Hell"
Released: 30 January 2011 - "OMG"
Released: 17 April 2011
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]BBC (Positive)[2] The Guardian [3]Consequence of Sound 
[4]The Daily Telegraph [5]Metro [6]Virgin Media [7]The Independent [8]musicOMH [9]The A.V Club (B-) [10] Pitchfork Media (5.7/10.0)[11] NME 
[12]Clash [13]PopMatters [14]Computers and Blues is the fifth album by The Streets and the final one Mike Skinner plans to release under this alias, officially released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2011. It contains 14 songs, including an appearance from British singer-songwriter Clare Maguire. Rob Harvey of The Music worked closely with Skinner on the album and features on several songs. The cover photo is a close-up of the Norfolk Terrace halls of residence at the University of East Anglia designed by architect Denys Lasdun.
Contents
Tracklisting
No. Title Length 1. "Outside Inside" 3:02 2. "Going Through Hell" (featuring Robert Harvey of The Music) 3:08 3. "Roof of Your Car" 3:12 4. "Puzzled By People" 3:08 5. "Without Thinking" (featuring Sharlene Hector) 3:18 6. "Blip on a Screen" 3:34 7. "Those That Don't Know" 2:54 8. "Soldiers" (featuring Robert Harvey of The Music) 3:37 9. "We Can Never Be Friends" (featuring Robert Harvey of The Music) 3:37 10. "ABC" 1:12 11. "OMG" (featuring Laura Vane of Laura Vane and The Vipertones) 3:27 12. "Trying to Kill M.E." (featuring Laura Vane) 3:58 13. "Trust Me" 2:16 14. "Lock the Locks" (featuring Clare Maguire) 3:08 Chart performance
On 10 February 2011, Computers and Blues debuted at number 22 on the Irish Albums Chart. On 13 February 2011 the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 8.
Chart (2011) Peak
positionAustralian Albums Chart[15] 49 Irish Albums Chart[16] 22 New Zealand Albums Chart[17] 32 UK Albums Chart[18] 8 Danish Albums Chart[19] 11 Release history
The album was released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2011, but was made available to Spotify Premium subscribers on 2 February.[20] A stream of the album has been made available by Guardian News and Media on 3 February 2011.[21]
Region Date Label United Kingdom 7 February 2011[22] Atlantic Records References
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z8wx Review
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/03/streets-computers-and-blues-review Review
- ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/02/album-review-the-streets-%E2%80%93-computers-and-blues/
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopreviews/8304147/The-Streets-Computers-and-Blues-CD-review.html Review
- ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/music/reviews/854770-computer-and-blues-highlights-the-more-mature-side-of-the-streets
- ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/the-streets-computers-and-blues.php
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-streets-computers-and-blues-679-2203484.html Review
- ^ http://www.musicomh.com/albums/streets-5_0211.htm
- ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-streets-computers-and-blues,51831/
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-streets/11832 Review
- ^ http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-streets-computers-and-blues
- ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/136854-the-streets-computers-and-blues/ Review
- ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Computers+And+Blues&cat=a
- ^ http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=6
- ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Computers+And+Blues&cat=a
- ^ http://acharts.us/album/61029
- ^ http://www.hitlisterne.dk/default.asp?w=6&y=2011&list=a40
- ^ http://spotify-playlists.eu/2011/02/02/spotify-premium-the-streets-final-album-computers-and-blues/
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/feb/03/streets-computers-blues-album-stream Hear the Streets' Computers and Blues – Album Stream
- ^ http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/10297399/Computers-And-Blues/Product.html
The Streets Mike Skinner • Johny Drum Machine • Kevin Mark Trail
Morgan Nicholls • Wayne Vibes • Chris Brown • Magic MikeStudio albums Original Pirate Material (2002) · A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004) · The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006) · Everything Is Borrowed (2008) · Cyberspace and Reds (2011) · Computers and Blues (2011)Extended plays All Got Our Runnins (2003)Singles "Has It Come to This?" · "Let's Push Things Forward" · "Weak Become Heroes" · "The Irony of It All" · "Don't Mug Yourself" · "Fit But You Know It" · "Dry Your Eyes" · "Blinded by the Lights" · "Could Well Be In" · "When You Wasn't Famous" · "Never Went to Church" · "Prangin' Out" · "Everything Is Borrowed" · "Going Through Hell"Other songs "Fake Streets Hats" · "Empty Cans" · "Who Knows Who" (with Muse) · "The Escapist" · "Heaven for the Weather"Related articles Categories:- 2011 albums
- 679 Artists albums
- Albums produced by Mike Skinner
- English-language albums
- The Streets albums
- "Going Through Hell"
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