The Blue God | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 12 May 2008 | |||
Genre | Trip-hop, electronic, rock, soul | |||
Label | Independiente | |||
Producer |
Martina Topley-Bird Danger Mouse | |||
Martina Topley-Bird chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
BBC.co.uk | (positive) [1] |
Hot Press | [2] |
Manchester Evening News | [3] |
musicOMH | [4] |
Pitchfork Media | 4.6/10 [5] |
Prefix Magazine | [6] |
The Times | [7] |
Twisted Ear | [8] |
The Blue God is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird, her first in five years. Released on 12 May 2008, [9] the album had been complete since at least September 2007. [10] Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website [11] and her MySpace page. [12] The Blue God was produced by Danger Mouse. The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on 3 March 2008. [13] "Poison," the second single, was released on 5 May 2008. The single's B-side, "Soldier Boy", is a collaboration with Gorillaz & Roots Manuva which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders". [12] The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on 7 September 2008. [14] [15]
The album reached number 88 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release. [16]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Phoenix" | Topley-Bird | 3:48 |
2. | "Carnies" | Topley-Bird | 3:09 |
3. | "April Grove" | James G. Barbour | 3:32 |
4. | "Something to Say" | Topley-Bird, | 3:26 |
5. | "Baby Blue" | Topley-Bird, | 2:27 |
6. | "Shangri La" | Topley-Bird, | 3:47 |
7. | "Snowman" | Topley-Bird, | 2:35 |
8. | "Da Da Da Da" | Topley-Bird, | 2:24 |
9. | "Valentine" | Topley-Bird | 3:36 |
10. | "Poison" | Topley-Bird, | 2:58 |
11. | "Razor Tongue" | Topley-Bird, | 3:54 |
12. | "Yesterday" | Topley-Bird | 3:41 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 88 |
French Albums Chart | 149 |
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The Blue God | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 12 May 2008 | |||
Genre | Trip-hop, electronic, rock, soul | |||
Label | Independiente | |||
Producer |
Martina Topley-Bird Danger Mouse | |||
Martina Topley-Bird chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
BBC.co.uk | (positive) [1] |
Hot Press | [2] |
Manchester Evening News | [3] |
musicOMH | [4] |
Pitchfork Media | 4.6/10 [5] |
Prefix Magazine | [6] |
The Times | [7] |
Twisted Ear | [8] |
The Blue God is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird, her first in five years. Released on 12 May 2008, [9] the album had been complete since at least September 2007. [10] Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website [11] and her MySpace page. [12] The Blue God was produced by Danger Mouse. The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on 3 March 2008. [13] "Poison," the second single, was released on 5 May 2008. The single's B-side, "Soldier Boy", is a collaboration with Gorillaz & Roots Manuva which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders". [12] The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on 7 September 2008. [14] [15]
The album reached number 88 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release. [16]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Phoenix" | Topley-Bird | 3:48 |
2. | "Carnies" | Topley-Bird | 3:09 |
3. | "April Grove" | James G. Barbour | 3:32 |
4. | "Something to Say" | Topley-Bird, | 3:26 |
5. | "Baby Blue" | Topley-Bird, | 2:27 |
6. | "Shangri La" | Topley-Bird, | 3:47 |
7. | "Snowman" | Topley-Bird, | 2:35 |
8. | "Da Da Da Da" | Topley-Bird, | 2:24 |
9. | "Valentine" | Topley-Bird | 3:36 |
10. | "Poison" | Topley-Bird, | 2:58 |
11. | "Razor Tongue" | Topley-Bird, | 3:54 |
12. | "Yesterday" | Topley-Bird | 3:41 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 88 |
French Albums Chart | 149 |
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