Albion (Ginger Wildheart album)

2013 studio album by Ginger Wildheart

Albion

Studio album by

Ginger Wildheart

Released| December 23, 2013
Venue| Pen Y Lan studios, Meifod
Genre| Rock
Label| Cargo / Round Records
Producer| Kevin Vanbergen
Ginger Wildheart chronology
| 555%
(2012)  | Albion
(2013)  | Year of the Fanclub
(2015)

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Alternative cover

Cover used for the commercial release of the album

Albion is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Ginger Wildheart, frontman of rock band The Wildhearts.[1] Albion was first released via the PledgeMusic platform as a 15-track LP. It came following the success of Ginger's 2012 album 555%.[2]

A commercial ten-track version was later released via Cargo Records[3] and Round Records.[4] The album, which was originally going to be titled Practical Musician, was recorded in 2013, and a blog of the album sessions was published online.[5]

## Critical reception[edit]

Classic Rock described Albion as "spinetingling" and gave it four out of five stars.[6] Drowned in Sound gave the album 7 out of 10 stars,[7] calling it "another step on Ginger’s loveably tumultuous, often volatile, refreshingly bittersweet and often transcendental musical journey."

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Ginger, except where noted

Pledge editionNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Drive"| 4:52
2.| "Cambria"| 4:25
3.| "The Road to Applecross"| 3:46
4.| "The Order of the Dog" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst)| 6:23
5.| "Chill Mothefucker, Chill"| 4:18
6.| "Burn This City Down"| 4:27
7.| "Body Parts"| 2:29
8.| "The Beat Goes On (Caledonia)"| 4:16
9.| "After All You Said About Cowboys"| 3:46
10.| "Grow a Pair"| 4:22
11.| "I Need You"| 5:17
12.| "Capital Anxiety"| 1:58
13.| "Into This"| 4:07
14.| "Creepers" (Ginger, Ian Hardwick)| 6:35
15.| "Albion" (Ginger, Jon Poole, Kevin Vanbergen, Victoria Liedtke)| 10:26
Total length:| 1:11:29

Commercial version

No.| Title| Length

|
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1.| "Drive"| 4:52
2.| "Cambria"| 4:25
3.| "Grow a Pair"| 4:22
4.| "Burn This City Down"| 4:27
5.| "The Order of the Dog" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst)| 6:23
6.| "Body Parts"| 2:29
7.| "The Beat Goes On (Caledonia)"| 4:16
8.| "After All You Said About Cowboys"| 3:46
9.| "Creepers" (Ginger, Ian Hardwick)| 6:35
10.| "Albion" (Ginger, Jon Poole, Kevin Vanbergen, Victoria Liedtke)| 10:26
Total length:| 52:02

## Personnel[edit]

* Ginger Wildheart – vocals, guitars
* Chris Catalyst – vocals, guitars, percussion, bass, harmonium
* Denzel – drums
* Rich Jones – guitars, vocals
* Victoria Liedtke – vocals
* Random Jon Poole – bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards
* Bryan Scary – piano, harmonium, vocals and string arrangements

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ginger Wildheart* - Albion". Discogs. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
2. ^ "How Ginger Wildheart's shoestring album beat Rihanna". Evening Standard. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
3. ^ "Ginger Wildheart 'Albion'". Cargo Records UK. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. ^ "GINGER WILDHEART New Album 'Albion' Released 31st March 2014 • WithGuitars". WithGuitars. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
5. ^ "Practical Musician | Ginger Wildheart | Page 7". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
6. ^ April 2014, Polly Glass 22. "Ginger Wildheart: Albion". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. ^ "Album Review: Ginger Wildheart - Albion". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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Ginger Wildheart

Albums|

* Valor Del Corazon (2005)
* Yoni (2007)
* Market Harbour (2008)
* 555% (2012)
* Albion (2013)

Live albums|

* Grevious Acoustic Behaviour (2001)
* The Great White Monkey (2004)
* Potatoes & You (2005)
* Live Begins at 40 (2005)

Compilation albums|

* A Break in the Weather (2005)
* 10 (2010)

Related articles|

* Ginger & The Sonic Circus
* Silver Ginger 5
* Black Leather Mojo
* The Wildhearts

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