| Before Nightfall | ||||
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| Released | October 9, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 43:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy | |||
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Before Nightfall is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Robert Francis, released on October 9, 2009, by Atlantic Records. It was released in 2009 with " Junebug" as lead single, followed by "Keep On Running". Both were also released as video clips. Before Nightfall is Francis' first album on a major label. In an interview with Redefine magazine, Francis said that darkness was a major theme on the album. [1]
Critical reception
Andrew Leahey of AllMusic summarized it as a "grounded, no-frills album, sometimes sweeping in scope." [2] The A.V. Club's Marc Hawthorne found producer Sardy's presence intruding, writing, "he and [Sardy] have given his music a sheen that adds too much distance between performer and listener." [3] Michael Hann at The Guardian felt the album's contents artificial, commenting, "It's a pleasant haze of guitars, bass and drums, sliding by like midwestern plains viewed from a car window [...] but there's little of the sense of sincere connection that lifts the very best American heartland rock out of its homeland and makes it universal." [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darkness" | 2:54 |
| 2. | " Junebug" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Nightfall" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Climb a Mountain" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "I Like the Air" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Keep On Running" | 3:43 |
| 7. | " Mescaline" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Where You Came From" | 2:53 |
| 9. | "One By One" | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Hallways" | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Playground" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Do What I Can" | 3:35 |
References
- ^ "Robert Francis Redefine Magazine interview". Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Before Nightfall – Robert Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Hawthorne, Marc (October 27, 2009). "Robert Francis: Before Nightfall". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Hann, Michael (November 25, 2010). "Robert Francis: Before Nightfall – review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
| Before Nightfall | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 9, 2009 | |||
| Genre |
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| Length | 43:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy | |||
| Robert Francis chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Before Nightfall | ||||
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Before Nightfall is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Robert Francis, released on October 9, 2009, by Atlantic Records. It was released in 2009 with " Junebug" as lead single, followed by "Keep On Running". Both were also released as video clips. Before Nightfall is Francis' first album on a major label. In an interview with Redefine magazine, Francis said that darkness was a major theme on the album. [1]
Critical reception
Andrew Leahey of AllMusic summarized it as a "grounded, no-frills album, sometimes sweeping in scope." [2] The A.V. Club's Marc Hawthorne found producer Sardy's presence intruding, writing, "he and [Sardy] have given his music a sheen that adds too much distance between performer and listener." [3] Michael Hann at The Guardian felt the album's contents artificial, commenting, "It's a pleasant haze of guitars, bass and drums, sliding by like midwestern plains viewed from a car window [...] but there's little of the sense of sincere connection that lifts the very best American heartland rock out of its homeland and makes it universal." [4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darkness" | 2:54 |
| 2. | " Junebug" | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Nightfall" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Climb a Mountain" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "I Like the Air" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Keep On Running" | 3:43 |
| 7. | " Mescaline" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Where You Came From" | 2:53 |
| 9. | "One By One" | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Hallways" | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Playground" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Do What I Can" | 3:35 |
References
- ^ "Robert Francis Redefine Magazine interview". Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Before Nightfall – Robert Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Hawthorne, Marc (October 27, 2009). "Robert Francis: Before Nightfall". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Hann, Michael (November 25, 2010). "Robert Francis: Before Nightfall – review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 14, 2019.