The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager

The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager is the first album by singer-songwriter Sam Duckworth, alias Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. Recorded mostly in his bedroom studio in Essex, it was released on 18 September 2006 on Atlantic Records.

The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager
Studio album by
Released18 September 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreFolktronica, folk rock, indie
Length39:34
LabelAtlantic
ProducerSam Duckworth
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly chronology
The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager
(2006)
Searching for the Hows and Whys
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian [1]
NME(8/10) (Magazine Dated: 16 September 2006, p.37)
Punktastic[2]

While The Guardian complained that "Duckworth's style can get a little samey",[3] allmusic.com's review said that he "is not particularly different from the other vaguely introspective young singer/songwriters out there.... with his plaintive, often monotonous and sometimes whiny vocals" and that his "simple acoustic guitar chords can get a little repetitive".[4] The album is certified as Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.[5]

"I-Spy", "Call Me Ishmael", "The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One)" and "War of the Worlds" were all released as singles, the first two as a double A-side.

The Track "If I Had £1 for Every Stale Song Title I'd Be 30 Short of Getting Out of this Mess" was originally titled "The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part Four)”.

In 2021, the album was re-released on gold heavyweight vinyl to celebrate the record's 15th anniversary. A subsequent tour, due to celebrate the reissue in Autumn 2021, was postponed until 2022 over insurance fears relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Track listing

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All music is composed by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

No.TitleLength
1."Once More with Feeling"2:04
2."An Oak Tree"2:29
3."The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part 2)"3:27
4."I-Spy"3:24
5."The Lighthousekeeper"2:54
6."War of the Worlds"2:33
7."Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly"3:56
8."Glasshouses"3:44
9."Whitewash Is Brainwash"4:37
10."Call Me Ishmael"3:54
11."If I Had £1 for Every Stale Song Title I'd Be 30 Short of Getting Out of this Mess"3:13
12."The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part 1)"4:06
Total length:39:34
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References

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  1. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
  2. ^ Savage, Paul. "GET CAPE.WEAR CAPE.FLY – THE CHRONICLES OF A BOHEMIAN TEENAGER". punktastic.com. Retrieved 6 October 2006.
  3. ^ Betty Clarke, "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager", The Guardian, 15 September 2006
  4. ^ Marisa Brown, The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager at allmusic.com
  5. ^ "Platinum Awards Content". Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2006.