The Year of the Leopard

Infobox Album |
Name = The Year of the Leopard
Type = album
Artist = James Yorkston


Released = 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Folk
Length = 40:30
Label = Domino
Producer = Rustin Man
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6usqoalarijx link]
*Guardian Unlimited Rating|4|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1877524,00.html link]
*Music Box Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/jamesyorkston-yearoftheleopard.html link]
*The Skinny Rating|4|5 [http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/43643-james-yorkston-when-the-haar-rolls-in link]
*The Dwarf Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/the_year_of_the_leopard_james_yorkston link]
Last album = "Just Beyond the River" (2004)
This album = "The Year of the Leopard" (2006)
Next album =

Onesource|date=April 2008

"The Year of the Leopard" is an album by James Yorkston.

Released on September 25, 2006 in the UK, "The Year of the Leopard" is the third studio album by Yorkston, though the first to be credited without his band The Athletes. The album was released on double 10" vinyl and on CD, initial copies of the CD came with a 6 track CD of demo recordings. The album is due to be released in the USA on January 23, 2007.

Track listing

#"Summer Song"
#"Steady As She Goes"
#"The Year of the Leopard"
#"5 a.m."
#"Woozy With Cider"
#"I Awoke"
#"The Brussels Rambler"
#"Orgiva Song"
#"Don't Let Me Down"
#"Us Late Travellers"

Bonus acoustic demo CD

#"5.a.m."
#"Organ Song"
#"Steady As She Goes"
#"Thar She Blows"
#"Us Late Travellers"
#"The Year of the Leopard"

External links

* [http://www.dominorecordco.com/site/?page=releases&releaseID=666 Domino Records minisite]