The North Star | ||||
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Released | 21 September 1998 | |||
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Length | 37:32 | |||
Label | Independiente | |||
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Roddy Frame chronology | ||||
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Singles from The North Star | ||||
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The North Star is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter Roddy Frame, released in September 1998 by Independiente. It features the single "Reason for Living", which peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Aztec Camera released their sixth studio album Frestonia in November 1995, marking the end of their contract with WEA. It became the band's least commercially successful release; frontman Roddy Frame opted to go solo and signed with Go! Discs. After a year of no activity, the label had been purchased by PolyGram, and its label head Andy McDonald formed a new label, Independiente. Frame subsequently transferred over to his new home.[2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Guardian wrote that Frame has "painted an autumnal landscape of ballads and guitar rockers (if rockers is the right word for these scaled-down little bruschettas of songs) whose attention to detail could be mistaken for blandness."[4]
All tracks are written by Roddy Frame[3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Back to the One" | 4:01 |
2. | "The North Star" | 4:04 |
3. | "Here Comes the Ocean" | 3:23 |
4. | "River of Brightness" | 4:22 |
5. | "Strings" | 4:10 |
6. | "Bigger Brighter Better" | 3:27 |
7. | "Autumn Flower" | 4:17 |
8. | "Reason for Living" | 3:16 |
9. | "Sister Shadow" | 3:38 |
10. | "Hymn to Grace" | 2:54 |
Technical
The North Star spent a total of two weeks in the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 55 on 3 October 1998.[5]
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart[5] | 55 |
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