Paley & Francis is a studio album by Paley & Francis (Reid Paley and Black Francis), recorded in Nashville in September 2010, and released in the UK & Europe on October 10, 2011 on Cooking Vinyl, and in North America on October 11, 2011 on Sonic Unyon.[7][8]

Paley & Francis
Studio album by
Paley & Francis (Black Francis and Reid Paley)
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
RecordedSeptember 2010
StudioHormone Studios, Nashville
GenreRock, roots rock, alternative rock
Length35:59
LabelCooking Vinyl, Sonic Unyon, Demon Music Group
ProducerJon Tiven
Black Francis chronology
Abbabubba
(2011)
Paley & Francis
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC−[3]
Popmatters[4]
Uncut[5]
Under the Radar5/10[6]

The album was produced by Jon Tiven, and features Reid Paley and Black Francis on guitars and vocals, accompanied by Muscle Shoals legends Spooner Oldham on piano and David Hood on bass.

Paley & Francis debuted live in early September 2011 with club performances in Albany NY, Buffalo NY, and Hamilton Ontario (unannounced), and as one of the headliners of Hamilton Ontario's Supercrawl Festival. The band for these performances consisted of Reid Paley & Black Francis on guitars and vocals, Eric Eble (of the Reid Paley Trio) on bass, and Dave Varriale on drums.

The Paley & Francis album was re-released as a vinyl LP in 2022 by Demon Music Group.[9]

Track listing

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All music written by Black Francis and Reid Paley, lyricists noted below

  1. "Curse" (Francis) – 3:45
  2. "On the Corner" (Paley) – 2:18
  3. "Magic Cup" (Francis) – 3:47
  4. "Ugly Life" (Paley) – 3:55
  5. "Seal" (Francis) – 4:29
  6. "The Last Song" (Paley) – 3:38
  7. "Crescent Moon" (Francis) – 3:26
  8. "Deconstructed" (Paley) – 3:44
  9. "Praise" (Francis) – 3:36
  10. "Happy Shoes" (Paley) – 3:22

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

Musicians
Technical
  • Jon Tiven – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Burns – mixing engineer
  • Jim Demain – mastering engineer
  • Myles Mangino – photography
  • Butch Belair – photography

References

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  1. ^ "Paley and Francis by Paley and Francis". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ Young, Alex (18 October 2011). "Paley & Francis – Paley and Francis". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ McManus, Liam (9 January 2012). "Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis". Popmatters. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis Review". Uncut: 95. October 2011.
  6. ^ "Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis". Under the Radar: 101. October 2011.
  7. ^ "Reid Paley & Black Francis: Paley & Francis". American Songwriter. 18 Oct 2011.
  8. ^ "Album Review: Paley & Francis – Paley and Francis". Consequence of Sound. 18 Oct 2011.
  9. ^ "Paley & Francis (140g Black Vinyl) Demon Music Group". Demon Music Group. 12 Dec 2021.
  10. ^ Paley & Francis (Liner notes). Paley & Francis. Cooking Vinyl. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)