Thirst for Romance

Infobox Album | Name = Thirst For Romance
Type = Album
Artist = Cherry Ghost


Released = flagicon|UK July 9, 2007 flagicon|Japan October 31, 2007
Recorded = Ape Studios, Cheshire; Moolah Rouge Studios, Stockport
Genre = Britpop, Indie rock
Length = 69:10 (UK) 77:35 (Japan)
Label = Heavenly Records, EMI
Producer = Simon Aldred, Dan Austin
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:knfrxze5ld6e link]
* BBC.co.uk (favorable rating) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/jxzf/ link]
* Channel 4 rating-10|10 [http://www.channel4.com/music/albums/index.html link]
* Guardian Unlimited Rating|2|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2119345,00.html link]
* Manchester Evening News Rating|4|5 [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/music/album_reviews/s/1011/1011186_cherry_ghost__thirst_for_romance_heavenly_.html link]
* musicOMH.com Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/cherry-ghost_0707.htm link]
* "NME" rating-10|4 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/cherry-ghost/8778 link]
* Q Magazine Rating|4|5
*Rocklouder Rating|4|5 [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/3620/Cherry-Ghost---Thirst-For-Romance.html link]
* Times Online Rating|3|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2032326.ece link]
* Uncut Rating|3|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/cherry_ghost/reviews/9958 link]
* Yahoo Music UK rating-10|7 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070713/33/21e5e.html link]
Last album =
This album = "Thirst For Romance" (2007)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Thirst For Romance
Type = studio
single 1 = Mathematics
single 2 = People Help the People
single 3 = 4 AM
single 1 date = April 9, 2007
single 2 date = June 25, 2007
single 3 date = September 24, 2007

"Thirst for Romance" is the debut album by Cherry Ghost. It was recorded at Ape Studios in Cheshire and Moolah Rouge Studios in Stockport. The first single, "Mathematics," was released on April 9, 2007; the second single "People Help the People" was released on June 25, 2007, just two weeks ahead of the album's release date; and the third single is "4 AM," released on September 24, 2007. "Roses" was an iTunes "single of the week" for the week that the album was released. The album is available on CD, digital download, and double vinyl LP (released July 30, 2007). "Thirst For Romance" was co-produced by Simon Aldred and Dan Austin (programmer on Massive Attack's "Collected" bonus disc). The album leaked in its entirety on P2P websites at the end of June 2007.

Jimi Goodwin of the band Doves plays drums on "People Help the People" and "Mathematics." In December 2005, when Jimi Goodwin was acting as a guest host on a BBC Radio 1 show, he featured the then-up-and-coming Cherry Ghost. Simon performed two tracks live and acoustic in the studio: "Dead Man's Suit" and "People Help the People."

The hidden track "The Same God" appears roughly 14 minutes after "Mathematics" has ended. The track starts at run time 18:53, first beginning with an orchestral interlude and then moving into "The Same God."

"Thirst For Romance" entered the UK albums chart at an impressive #7 upon its first week. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003611963 Rihanna's 'Umbrella' Nearing U.K. Chart History, July 16, 2007] ]

Critical response was generally positive, with Q Magazine giving the album 4 stars and Channel 4 awarding the album a full 10 out of 10 stars. However, publications such as NME and Allmusic were less than favorable; the latter declared Cherry Ghost "...yet another one of those indie rock bands..." and of the album noting "..."Thirst for Romance" hit number seven in its first week, showing that there was a reasonable market for this type of angst, but within six weeks it had vanished from the chart entirely." [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:knfrxze5ld6e allmusic ((( Thirst for Romance > Overview )))] ]

flagicon|UK UK Track listing

# "Thirst for Romance" - 3:54
# "4 AM" - 3:39
# "Mountain Bird" - 3:58
# "People Help the People" - 3:59
# "Roses" - 3:48
# "Dead Man's Suit" - 5:42
# "False Alarm" - 3:53
# "Alfred the Great" - 3:29
# "Here Come the Romans" - 4:00
# "Mary on the Mend" - 7:50
# "Mathematics" / "The Same God" (Hidden Track) - 24:53

* The vinyl pressing of the album places "False Alarm" at track 9 and shifts "Alfred the Great" and "Here Come the Romans" to 7 and 8 respectively. The vinyl does not feature the hidden track.

flagicon|Japan Japan Track listing

# "Thirst for Romance" - 3:54
# "4 AM" - 3:39
# "Mountain Bird" - 3:58
# "People Help the People" - 3:59
# "Roses" - 3:48
# "Dead Man's Suit" - 5:42
# "False Alarm" - 3:53
# "Alfred the Great" - 3:29
# "Here Come the Romans" - 4:00
# "Mary on the Mend" - 7:50
# "Mathematics" - 4:34
# "Throw Me To The Dogs" (Bonus Track) - 3:44
# "Four Eyes" (Bonus Track) / "The Same God" (Hidden Track) - 25:07

Credits

* The band:
** Simon Aldred - vocals, guitars
** Jim Rhodes - guitar
** Ben Parsons - keyboards, string arrangements
** Edgar Jones - bass
** Phill Anderson - bass
** Grenville Harrop - drums
** Jimi Goodwin - drums
** Norman McLeod - pedal steel
** Colin McLeod - Hammond organ

* All songs written by Simon Aldred, except "Alfred the Great" and "Here Come the Romans," written by Simon Aldred, Jim Rhodes, and Ben Parsons.
* Produced by Simon Aldred and Dan Austin at Ape Studios, Little Neston, Cheshire. Additional production by Ben Parsons.
* "Dead Man's Suit" and "False Alarm" recorded at Moolah Rouge Studios, Stockport.
* Engineered and mixed by Dan Austin at Moles Studios, Bath. Assisted by Dan Hulme and Nick Joplin.
* Mastered by Miles Showell at Metropolis Studios.
* Design by storeylondondesign.co.uk (website: [http://www.storeylondondesign.co.uk/ link] ).

References

External links

* [http://www.cherryghost.co.uk Cherry Ghost's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/cherryghostband Cherry Ghost's MySpace page]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXi6hg90LUU "4 AM" music video]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYGOLzMgI88 "People Help the People" music video]