The Blue God is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird, her first in five years. Released on 12 May 2008,[9] the album had been complete since at least September 2007.[10] Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website[11] and her MySpace page.[12] The Blue God was produced by Danger Mouse. The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on 3 March 2008.[13] "Poison," the second single, was released on 5 May 2008. The single's B-side, "Soldier Boy", is a collaboration with Gorillaz & Roots Manuva which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders".[12] The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on 7 September 2008.[14][15]
| The Blue God | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 May 2008 | |||
| Genre | Trip-hop, electronic, rock, soul | |||
| Label | Independiente | |||
| Producer | Martina Topley-Bird Danger Mouse | |||
| Martina Topley-Bird chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| BBC.co.uk | (positive)[1] |
| Hot Press |   [2] |
| Manchester Evening News | [3] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 4.6/10[5] |
| Prefix Magazine |   [6] |
| The Times | [7] |
| Twisted Ear |  [8] |
The album reached number 88 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release.[16]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Phoenix" | Topley-Bird | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Carnies" | Topley-Bird | 3:09 |
| 3. | "April Grove" | James G. Barbour | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Something to Say" | Topley-Bird, | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Baby Blue" | Topley-Bird, | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Shangri La" | Topley-Bird, | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Snowman" | Topley-Bird, | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Da Da Da Da" | Topley-Bird, | 2:24 |
| 9. | "Valentine" | Topley-Bird | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Poison" | Topley-Bird, | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Razor Tongue" | Topley-Bird, | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Yesterday" | Topley-Bird | 3:41 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 88 |
| French Albums Chart | 149 |
References
edit- ^ "BBC – Music – Review of Martina Topley-Bird – The Blue God". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Hot Press review
- ^ Administrator (19 April 2010). "Martina Topley Bird – The Blue God (Independiente)".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Colville, Liz. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Prefix Magazine review
- ^ "Login". The Times.[dead link]
- ^ "カラコンは女の子の味方". twistedear.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Independiente". independiente.co.uk.
- ^ "martinatopleybird.com".
- ^ "Martina Topley Bird". Martina Topley Bird. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ a b MySpace.com – Martina Topley-Bird
- ^ "martinatopleybird.com".
- ^ Martina Topley Bird – Baby Blue Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Baby Blue Single OUT NOW!". independiente.co.uk.
- ^ The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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