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]

House Upon the Hill
EP by
Released24 November 2014
Recorded2014
Length19:26
LabelChicken Wire
ProducerAdam Sinclair
RJ Thompson chronology
The Cognitive Rules
(2011)
House Upon the Hill
(2014)
Live
(2016)
Singles from House Upon the Hill
  1. "The Numbers"
    Released: 1 June 2014

Tours

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To 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

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"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

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The 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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Man's Land"RJ ThompsonAdam Sinclair3:53
2."House Upon the Hill"RJ Thompson and Adam SinclairAdam Sinclair3:20
3."Born Alone"RJ ThompsonAdam Sinclair4:15
4."The Numbers"RJ ThompsonAdam Sinclair3:11
5."Cannery Row"RJ ThompsonAdam Sinclair4:47

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Wright Discography – Abbey Road Studios". Abbey Road Studios. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.
  2. ^ "RJ Thompson – Music". RJ Thompson Official Website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "O2 Apollo Manchester Listings". O2 Apollo Manchester.
  4. ^ "Jools Holland Tour Support List Winter 2014" (PDF). Jools Holland Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ "RJ Thompson Songkick Concert Listings". Songkick.
  6. ^ "Narc Magazine – RJ Thompson Interview". Narc Magazine.
  7. ^ "The Breeze – Playlist Search". Breeze Radio. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. ^ "RJ Thompson talks Taylor Guitars, Jools Holland and House Upon The Hill". Acoustic Magazine.