| 词条 | The Ghost of Love |
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| name = The Ghost of Love | type = studio | artist = Robb Johnson and the Irregulars | cover = RJJTGOL.jpg | alt = | released = 30 November 2009 | recorded = 2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = Folk-rock | length = tbc | label = Irregular Records | producer = tbc | chronology = Robb Johnson | prev_title = Margaret Thatcher: My Part in her Downfall - Deluxe | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = | next_year = }} The Ghost of Love is an album released in November 2009 by English folk-rock singer Robb Johnson and his band The Irregulars. The album takes the form of a song cycle based on a woman called Mary and the events that occur in her life at Christmas over various years. ConceptA number of the songs had appeared sporadically on earlier albums by Johnson, dating back to Overnight in 1991, although the recordings presented on the album are all new. The songs were inspired by Johnson's memories of living in the London borough of Hounslow, where he was a resident for around fifty years, ranging from childhood memories of watching Brentford F.C. with his father to more modern incidents. One song, "Father Christmas Down Hounslow High Street" was inspired by a Christmas parade to which he took his own children, which featured Noddy and some "camp pirates".[1] The storyline of the album centres on Mary, from nearby Feltham, her children, and her on-off boyfriend Gary, a carpenter. Johnson based the character of Mary on a girl he had taught while working as a schoolteacher, who had a child at a young age.[1] Johnson and the band also toured in support of the album, combining the concert with a children's songs workshop.[2] Critical receptionWriting in The Guardian, Robin Denselow called the album "bleak but unexpectedly poignant" and "thoughtful [and] well-observed" and said it offered proof that Johnson was "an English original".[3] CreditsJohnson plays guitar on the album and sings, accompanied by John Forrester on bass guitar, Charlie Waygood on drums, Naomy Browton on cello, Tim Walker on brass, and Roger Watson on melodeon. Johnson's two young sons, Hari and Arvin, provided background vocals for the track "Poundshop Christmas".[1] Track listing
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2009/12/03/teacher-turned-musician-s-festive-ode-to-hounslow-109642-25323651/|title=Teacher-turned-musician's festive ode to Hounslow|first=Robert|last=Cumber|date=3 December 2009|accessdate=6 January 2010|work=Hounslow Chronicle}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost Of Love}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.robbjohnson.co.uk|title=A Break in the Clouds - Robb Johnson’s Official Website|accessdate=6 January 2010|publisher=Robb Johnson}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/dec/17/robb-johnson-and-the-irregulars|title=Robb Johnson and the Irregulars: The Ghost of Love|work=The Guardian|first=Robin|last=Denselow|date=17 December 2009|accessdate=6 January 2010}} 3 : 2009 albums|Robb Johnson albums|Concept albums |
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