The Pink & The Lily

Infobox Album
Name = The Pink & The Lily
Type = studio
Artist = Sandi Thom

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Released = flagicon|UK May 26, 2008 (UK)
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, folk, Pop rock, Country pop
Length =
Label = RCA
Producer = Jake Field, Duncan Thompson
Reviews =
*Sunday Express Rating|2|5 [http://www.express.co.uk/features/view/45474/Sandi-Thom-Pink-The-Lily Link]
*The Guardian Rating|2|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2281630,00.html Link]
*The Times Rating|2|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3924693.ece Link]
*The Mirror Rating|2|5 [http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/entertainment/music/2008/05/23/review-sandi-thom-89520-20426144/ Link]
*The Scotsman Rating|2|5 [http://living.scotsman.com/music/CD-of-the-week-.4115195.jp Link]

Last album = "Smile... It Confuses People" (2006)
This album = "The Pink & The Lily" (2008)

"The Pink & The Lily" is the second studio album by the Scottish singer Sandi Thom, released in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on May 26 2008 (see 2008 in music) by RCA Records. The album had been released on i tunes on the 24th May 2008. The album is a mix of pop and folk songs — written by Thom herself, alongside other writers including her boyfriend, Jake Field, and Tom Gilbert, and produced by Jake Field and Duncan Thompson, who work under the alias of The Mighty Vibrations.

Singles

The album's first single, "The Devil's Beat," was released on May 12 2008, and charted at #59 in the official UK singles chart on download sales; after the single's physical release on May 19 2008, it reached #58; it then dropped out of the chart. The second single, "Saturday Night", was released on August 25 2008, but failed to chart.

Chart Positions

The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #25, and then dropped to #65 before leaving the Top 75.After the chart-topping success of Smile... It Confuses People, this can be seen as an underperformance along with the unsuccessful singles "The Devils Beat" and "Saturday Night".

Name

The album's title is a reference to a pub in Lacey Green, Buckinghamshire, originally owned by two ex-employees of the local Hampden family, the butler Mr Pink and the chambermaid Miss Lilie. They had to flee after Miss Lilie fell pregnant and the family shunned them - their illegitimate son set up the pub and named it after her parents. Thom has said in interviews that the story inspired the title track of the album.

Thom says the album represents her wider music tastes, including Fleetwood Mac and country influences; it is notable that she is now routinely pictured with an electric guitar.

The album has received poor reviews; critics note that although a range of styles are attempted there are few memorable tracks.

Tracklisting

#"The Devil's Beat" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom) 2:22
#"Shape I'm In" (Craig Connet; Marcus Bonfanti; Sandi Thom) 4:00
#"Wounded Hearts" (Sandi Thom) 3:25
#"Saturday Night" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 3:16
#"Beatbox" (Sandi Thom, Tom Gilbert) 3:16
#"Remote Control Me" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom) 2:47
#"Success's Ladder" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 3:12
#"Mirrors" (R. Hadderall; Sandi Thom, Tom Gilbert) 3:59
#"Music in My Soul" (Rick Knowles; Sandi Thom) 4:10
#"The Pink and the Lily" (Sandi Thom, Tom Gilbert) 3:23
#"I'm A Human Being" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 3:01
#"The Last Picturehouse" (Jake Field; Sandi Thom) 4:30
#"My Ungrateful Heart" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom) 3:10
#"Speed of Life" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 2:48 *
#"The Ghost of Stevie Ray" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 3:49 *
#"The Monster's Called a Band" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 3:50 *

Japanese Bonus Tracks

Promotion

To promote the album Thom has travelled around her home country, Scotland, appearing in HMV branches in Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth and Edinburgh, performing tracks from her new album and signing records. This was followed by the Pink & Lily Tour to promote the new release, although the initial leg in Ireland has been cancelled. The UK tour of small venues failed to sell out but was enthusiastically received by those who attended. [http://www.sandithom.com/news/2008/06/23/tour_reviews] The German leg of the tour was cancelled, apart from a Munich festival appearance; the cancellation was announced on 18th June on Thom's German website, giving "studio commitments" as the reason. References to the German leg on the UK website were removed without explanation.The Edinburgh concert due to take place as part of the Fringe festival was also cancelled.

Release details

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