Tales Told is British singer/songwriter Ian Broudie's debut release, staging a return to his roots with traditional instruments - real drums, acoustic guitars and fiddles with no studio trickery.

Tales Told
Studio album by
Released11 October 2004
GenreBritpop, folk rock
Length34:40
LabelDeltasonic
ProducerIan Broudie
Ian Broudie chronology
Tales Told
(2004)
Smoke Rings EP
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[3]

Track listing

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All songs on the album are written by Ian Broudie, except "Smoke Rings", which Broudie co-wrote with Terry Hall.

  1. "Song for No One"
  2. "Whenever I Do" (Ian Broudie, James Skelly)
  3. "He Sails Tonight" (Broudie, Skelly)
  4. "Smoke Rings" (Broudie, Terry Hall)
  5. "Got No Plans"
  6. "Always Knocking" (Broudie, Skelly)
  7. "Tales Told"
  8. "Lipstick"
  9. "Super Cinema"
  10. "Home from Home"
  11. "Something Street" (Broudie, Nick Power)
  12. "Broudie's Blues" (Secret track)

References

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  1. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Tales Told - Ian Broudie". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ Simpson, Dave (1 October 2004). "CD: Ian Broudie, Tales Told". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ Hogan, Marc (9 December 2004). "Ian Broudie: Tales Told Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 December 2019.