Blaze Away is the ninth studio album by British band Morcheeba. It was released in June 2018 under Fly Agaric Records. It is the first Morcheeba album not to have involvement by Paul Godfrey, who left the band in 2014 after the release of the previous album Head Up High.[1]

Blaze Away
Studio album by
Released1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
Length35:15
LabelFly Agaric
Morcheeba chronology
Head Up High
(2013)
Blaze Away
(2018)
Blackest Blue
(2021)

It is the second collaboration of Skye Edwards, the vocalist and lyricist, and Ross Godfrey, the producer and multi-instrumentalist, without the involvement of Paul Godfrey, the first having been the album Skye | Ross, having been produced under the project Skye & Ross.[2][3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Undo"
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:45
2."Blaze Away" (featuring Roots Manuva)
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • Rodney Smith
  • Alex Watson
4:04
3."Love Dub"
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:49
4."It’s Summertime"
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • Kurt Wagner
3:38
5."Sweet L.A."
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • Costandia Costi
2:41
6."Paris sur Mer" (featuring Benjamin Biolay)
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • Bendjamin Biolay
4:33
7."Find Another Way"
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:30
8."Set Your Sails"
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:27
9."Free of Debris"
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
1:03
10."Mezcal Dream" (featuring Amanda Zamolo)
  • R. Godfrey
4:45
Total length:35:20
iTunes Deluxe Edition[4]
No.TitleLength
11."Free of Debris (Kelpe Remix)"5:14
12."Mezcal Dream (Brecon Remix)" (featuring Amanda Zamolo)5:49
13."Find Another Way (Djrum Remix)"6:15
14."Blaze Away (Throwing Snow Remix)"3:23
15."Set Your Sails (Faltydl Remix)"4:00
16."Never Undo (Yumino Remix)"4:44
17."Free of Debris (Folamour Remix)"4:40
18."Sweet L.A. (Da Lata Remix)"2:58
19."Love Dub (Merther Hum Remix)"3:44
20."Blaze Away (Gilligan Moss Remix)"5:10
21."It's Summertime (Little Mountain Remix)"3:39
22."It's Summetime (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas Remix)"8:00

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 83
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] 73[7]
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 38
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] 39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 16
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[11] 5[12]

References

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  1. ^ McDonald, Scott (3 September 2016). "Back for more (Cheeba)". www.pacificsandiego.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ Gourley, Bob (30 August 2016). "Skye Edwards interviewed about new project new project Skye & Ross". Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ Computer Music (19 October 2018). "Morcheeba's Ross Godfrey on the making of Blaze Away: "Can you imagine trying to make this album without Pro Tools?"". Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Blaze Away (Deluxe Version)". Apple iTunes. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Morcheeba – Blaze Away" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Morcheeba – Blaze Away". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Morcheeba - Blaze Away". lescharts.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Morcheeba – Blaze Away". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 23. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Morcheeba – Blaze Away". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Morcheeba Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Morcheeba". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021.