Razorlight (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Razorlight
Type = Album
Artist = Razorlight

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Released = July 17, 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock, Post-punk revival, Pop
Length = 34:57
Label = Mercury, Vertigo
Producer = Razorlight, Chris Thomas
Certification = 3x Platinum (UK)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lfug6j7571t0 link]
*ARTISTdirect (7/10) [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3704882,00.html link]
* "Drowned In Sound" rating-10|5 [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/8023 link]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/razorlight/7977 link]
*"Pitchfork Media" (2.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/37489/Razorlight_Razorlight.html link]
* "Planet Sound" (9/10)
* "PopMatters" rating-10|3 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/5164/razorlight-razorlight/ link]
*"Q" Rating|5|5 (#241, Aug. 2006, p. 108)
* "Rolling Stone"Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11114206/review/11216372/razorlight/ link]
Last album = "Up All Night" (2004)
This album = "Razorlight" (2006)
Next album = |

"Razorlight" is the self-titled second album by Anglo-Swedish indie rock band Razorlight. The album was released on 17 July 2006 in the United Kingdom and debuted at #1 in the UK Albums Chart a week later (see 2006 in British music).

Tha band achieved their first #1 single from this album, with "America" peaking at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 2006. The album has a more mature sound than their debut, and received a mixed reception. Although it scored 8/10 in NME, it was nominated for the 'Worst Album' title at the 2007 NME Awards - award winner 'Rudebox by Robbie Williams also scored 8/10.cite journal|last=|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=And the Other Winners Are...|journal=NME|volume=|issue=|pages=46|publisher=IPC Media|date=2007-03-10|url=http://www.nme.com/awardswinners2007|doi=|id =|accessdate=2007-04-13]

Track listing

"All songs by Johnny Borrell/Razorlight, unless otherwise noted."
# "In the Morning" – 3:40
# "Who Needs Love?" – 3:30
# "Hold On" – 3:24
# "America" (Borrell, Andy Burrows/Razorlight) – 4:10
# "Before I Fall to Pieces" (Borrell, Burrows/Razorlight) – 3:21
# "I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got" (Borrell, Björn Ågren/Razorlight) – 3:26
# "Pop Song 2006" – 2:41
# "Kirby's House" – 2:50
# "Back to the Start" – 3:12
# "Los Angeles Waltz" – 4:40
# "Keep the Right Profile" - 3:28 (iTunes Store bonus track)
#* "Originally released as the B-side for the 2005 single "Somewhere Else"."

ingles

* "In the Morning" (July 3, 2006; UK #3)
* "America" (October 2, 2006; UK #1)
* "Before I Fall to Pieces" (December 18, 2006; UK #17)
* "I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got" (March 19, 2007; UK #44)
* "Hold On" (July 9, 2007; UK #80)

Credits

*Produced by Chris Thomas except "America" produced by Razorlight
*Engineered by Jamie Johnson except "America" engineered by Sean Miller
*Assisted by Richard Cooper
*Recorded at British Grove Studios, London
*Additional engineering by Chris Thomas
*Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley
*Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
*Management by Roger Morton
*Cover photography by Max Vadukul
*Other photography by Jill Furmanovsky

Release details

References

External links

* [http://www.razorlight.co.uk/ Razorlight - official website]
* [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/razorlight/razorlight Razorlight: Razorlight (2006): Reviews] at Metacritic.
* [http://lightbrigade.4.forumer.com/ Light Brigade - unofficial fan forum]
* [http://www.stumbleandfall.co.uk Razorlight fansite]

succession box
before = "Black Holes & Revelations" by Muse
title = UK number one album
years = July 23 2006 – August 5 2006
after = "Undiscovered" by James Morrison