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词条 Razorlight (album)
释义

  1. Critical reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Personnel

  4. Charts and certifications

     Weekly charts  Singles  Certifications 

  5. Release history

  6. See also

  7. References

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| name = Razorlight
| type = Album
| artist = Razorlight
| cover = RazorlightSelftitled.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 July 2006
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = British Grove Studios, Chiswick, West London
| genre = Indie rock, post-punk revival
| length = 34:57
| label = Mercury, Vertigo
| producer = Razorlight, Chris Thomas
| prev_title = Up All Night
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Slipway Fires
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Razorlight
| type = Studio
| single1 = In the Morning
| single1date = 3 July 2006
| single2 = America
| single2date = 2 October 2006
| single3 = Before I Fall to Pieces
| single3date = 18 December 2006
| single4 = I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got
| single4date = 19 March 2007
| single5 = Hold On
| single5date = 9 July 2007
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Razorlight is the self-titled second studio album by English indie rock band Razorlight. The album was released on 17 July 2006 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart.

The band achieved their first and only number one hit from this album, with "America" peaking at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 2006. The song also peaked at number 6 in Ireland, number 9 in the Netherlands, number 10 in New Zealand, number 17 in Austria, number 21 in Belgium, number 22 in France, number 29 in Switzerland and number 38 in Germany. "Before I Fall to Pieces" was a UK Top 20 hit too, as was "In the Morning". "Hold On" was a minor hit.

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.[1]

Critical reception

{{Album ratings
|MC=60/100[2]
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[3]
|rev2 = The A.V. Club
|rev2score = B[4]
|rev3 = ARTISTdirect
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[5]
|rev4 = Drowned in Sound
|rev4score = 5/10[6]
|rev5 = MusicOMH
|rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}[7]
|rev6 = NME
|rev6score = 8/10[8]
|rev7 = Pitchfork
|rev7score = 2.8/10[9]
|rev8 = PopMatters
|rev8score = 3/10[10]
|rev9 = Rolling Stone
|rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}[11]
|rev10 = Stylus Magazine
|rev10score = F[12]
}}Razorlight received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 18 reviews.[2]

Paul Stokes of NME gave high praise to the album's production and lyrics for being larger than life and containing sincere romantic tales that come after various parties, concluding that "It's [also] a record that sees Razorlight comfortably leap the "difficult second album" trap. Now that calls for a party."[8] MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic praised the band's collaboration with producer Chris Thomas of being able to craft different genres into a unique sound with sharp musicianship that helps set them apart from their contemporaries, saying that "They make honest indie rock for those looking for a solid, good song. There's no frills, no fancy production, just the purity of these songs."[3] Doug Kamin of ARTISTdirect found the album's tight and polished sheen oft-putting and its latter tracks lacking replay value but praised the first four tracks for their strong production and energetic tone, concluding that "this is ultimately going to age very well for Razorlight as they become arena rock gods in the years to come."[5]

Paul Rees editor of Q magazine, gave the album an effusive 5 star review, referring to it as 'the best guitar album since definitely maybe.'

Dan Wale of Drowned in Sound felt disappointed with the album, saying that some decent tracks can't deviate listeners away from the band's attempt at maturity that comes across more sophomoric in its new sound, saying that "This is not a great album – that needs to be said while the dust is still settling. Though it's not bad, we have to disperse such a thick smokescreen before we can even start to ascertain its worth – any reward has already been bled out in the disparity between expectation and reality."[6] John Murphy of MusicOMH said that despite Björn Ågren's guitar work saving Johnny Borrell's subpar tales of romance and rock star glory, the album reveals poor musicianship and retreads from their debut album, saying that "It's not so much that much of Razorlight is bad exactly, it's just very ordinary. In deciding to ditch their more spiky side and go all out for commercial glory, the band have lost sight of what made them special in the first place."[7] Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone admired the band's basic three instrument formula to deliver catchy pop rock tracks but felt that "the overall feel still falls somewhere between sterile and silly."[11] Liz Colville of Stylus Magazine panned the album for recycling the same formula and influences found in the band's debut effort and delivering it under a studio polish that feels more self-satisfied than true artistic growth, saying that, "[T]he solipsism and trite accounts of benders from the first album are still there, but the music has gone exceedingly soft."[12]

Track listing

{{Tracklist
| all_lyrics = Johnny Borrell, except where noted.
| title1 = In the Morning
| length1 = 3:42
| title2 = Who Needs Love?
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Hold On
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = America
| writer4 = Borrell, Andy Burrows
| length4 = 4:10
| title5 = Before I Fall to Pieces
| writer5 = Borrell, Burrows
| length5 = 3:22
| title6 = I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got
| writer6 = Borrell, Björn Ågren
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = Pop Song 2006
| length7 = 2:41
| title8 = Kirby's House
| length8 = 2:51
| title9 = Back to the Start
| length9 = 3:12
| title10 = Los Angeles Waltz
| length10 = 4:39
| title11 = Keep the Right Profile
| note11 = iTunes Store bonus track
| length11 = 3:28
}}

Personnel

  • 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

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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Chart (2006)Peak
position

Singles

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

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|artist=Razorlight|title=Razorlight|autocat=yes|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2006|accessdate=14 January 2017}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Razorlight|title=Razorlight|autocat=yes|award=Platinum|number=5|salesamount=1,550,000|salesref=[13]|certyear=2013|relyear=2006|relmonth=7|accessdate=5 January 2016}}{{Certification Table Bottom}}

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan2006-07-12Universal InternationalCDUICR-1048
United Kingdom2006-07-17Mercury, Vertigo Records LP 6 02517 01090 1
CD 6 02517 01284 4
CD / DVD 6 02517 01290 5
United States2006-08-22Universal Motown, Vertigo Records CD B0007215-02 / 6 02517 03360 3
CD / DVD B0007430-10 / 6 02517 03795 3

See also

  • List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s

References

1. ^{{cite journal|last=|first=|authorlink=|title=And the Other Winners Are...|journal=NME|volume=|issue=|pages=46|publisher=IPC Media|date=10 March 2007|url=http://www.nme.com/awardswinners2007|doi=|id =|accessdate=13 April 2007}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/razorlight/razorlight|title=Reviews for Razorlight by Razorlight|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=4 July 2015}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/razorlight-mw0000577383|title=Razorlight – Razorlight|last=Wilson|first=MacKenzie|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=8 August 2011}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/dirty-pretty-things-razorlight-8171|title=Dirty Pretty Things / Razoright|last=Murray|first=Noel|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|date=12 September 2006|accessdate=6 January 2016}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3704882,00.html|title=Razoright by Razorlight|last=Kamin|first=Doug|publisher=ARTISTdirect|accessdate=8 August 2011}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8023/reviews/1083142-|title=Razorlight – Razorlight|last=Wale|first=Dan|publisher=Drowned In Sound|date=18 August 2006|accessdate=5 January 2016}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/razorlight-razorlight|title=Razorlight – Razorlight|last=Murphy|first=John|publisher=MusicOMH|date=17 July 2006|accessdate=6 January 2016}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/razorlight/7977|title=Razorlight: Razorlight|last=Stokes|first=Paul|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|date=17 July 2006|accessdate=8 August 2011}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9234-razorlight/|title=Razorlight: Razorlight|last=Moerder|first=Adam|work=Pitchfork|date=21 July 2006|accessdate=23 March 2013}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/razorlight-razorlight/|title=Razorlight: Razorlight|last=Lomas|first=Michael|work=PopMatters|date=29 September 2006|accessdate=5 January 2016}}
11. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11114206/review/11216372/razorlight/|title=Razorlight : Razorlight|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|date=21 August 2006|accessdate=8 August 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618012014/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11114206/review/11216372/razorlight|archivedate=18 June 2007|deadurl=yes|df=dmy }}
12. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/razorlight/razorlight.htm|title=Razorlight – Razorlight|last=Colville|first=Liz|publisher=Stylus Magazine|date=1 August 2006|accessdate=6 January 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330071529/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/razorlight/razorlight.htm|archivedate=30 March 2014|deadurl=yes|df=dmy }}
13. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/razorlight-announce-new-album-olympus-sleeping-and-release-four-new-songs__23741/|title=Razorlight announce first album in ten years, release four new songs|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=28 August 2018|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=28 August 2018}}
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