House Upon the Hill is a 2014 EP by British singer-songwriter RJ Thompson. It was released on 24 November 2014 and serves as the follow-up to his 2011 EP The Cognitive Rules. The EP was recorded at Blast Recording and Loft Music Studios in Newcastle upon Tyne, and mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios.[1][2]
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| Released | 24 November 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Length | 19:26 | |||
| Label | Chicken Wire | |||
| Producer | Adam Sinclair | |||
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| Singles from House Upon the Hill | ||||
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Tours
editTo promote the EP, Thompson went on tour as the support act to Jools Holland. The tour consisted of five dates including the Royal Albert Hall, London, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, O2 Apollo, Manchester,[3] and Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.[4][5][6]
Singles
edit"The Numbers" was released as a single on 1 June 2014, later appearing on the House Upon the Hill EP when it was released on 24 November 2014.
Reception
editThe title track from the EP received airplay on dozens of UK radio stations, and was playlisted on The Breeze network of stations (covering 15 different regions of the UK).[7]
"No Man's Land", one of the songs on the EP, was featured on the cover CD for UK music magazine Acoustic Magazine in January 2015.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "No Man's Land" | RJ Thompson | Adam Sinclair | 3:53 |
| 2. | "House Upon the Hill" | RJ Thompson and Adam Sinclair | Adam Sinclair | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Born Alone" | RJ Thompson | Adam Sinclair | 4:15 |
| 4. | "The Numbers" | RJ Thompson | Adam Sinclair | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Cannery Row" | RJ Thompson | Adam Sinclair | 4:47 |
References
edit- ^ "Christian Wright Discography – Abbey Road Studios". Abbey Road Studios. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.
- ^ "RJ Thompson – Music". RJ Thompson Official Website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "O2 Apollo Manchester Listings". O2 Apollo Manchester.
- ^ "Jools Holland Tour Support List Winter 2014" (PDF). Jools Holland Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014.
- ^ "RJ Thompson Songkick Concert Listings". Songkick.
- ^ "Narc Magazine – RJ Thompson Interview". Narc Magazine.
- ^ "The Breeze – Playlist Search". Breeze Radio. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "RJ Thompson talks Taylor Guitars, Jools Holland and House Upon The Hill". Acoustic Magazine.