These People is the fourth studio album from British singer and musician, Richard Ashcroft. The album was released on 20 May 2016 through Righteous Phonographic Association, Cooking Vinyl and Harvest Records.[2] This is his first solo album since his 2010's solo project album, United Nations of Sound, and also his first main studio album since 2006's, Keys to the World.
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| Released | 20 May 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
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| Length | 51:05 | |||
| Label | Righteous Phonographic Association, Cooking Vinyl, Harvest[1] | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 51/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Blurt | [5] |
| Clash | 4/10[6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 3/10[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 4/10[9] |
| Loud and Quiet | 6/10[10] |
| MusicOMH | [11] |
| NME | [1] |
| Pitchfork | [12] |
These People received generally mixed-to-favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 51 based on 15 reviews.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Richard Ashcroft
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Out of My Body" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "This Is How It Feels" | 5:06 |
| 3. | "They Don't Own Me" | 5:48 |
| 4. | "Hold On" | 5:40 |
| 5. | "These People" | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Everybody Needs Somebody to Hurt" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Picture of You" | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Black Lines" | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Ain't the Future so Bright" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Songs of Experience" | 5:48 |
| Total length: | 51:05 | |
- Japanese bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "How the West Was Lost" | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 54:31 | |
Personnel
edit- Richard Ashcroft - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, programming
- Steve Wyreman, Adam Phillips - guitar
- Chris Potter, Damon Minchella - bass
- Geoff Dugmore - drums
- Steve Sidelnyk - drums, programming
- Mirwais Ahmadzaï - keyboards, programming on "Out of My Body"
- Roy Kerr - additional programming on "Out of My Body"
- Wil Malone - string arrangements
- Perry Montague-Mason - string leader
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 70 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 24 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 43 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 92 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[17] | 97 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 51 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] | 17 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 34 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] | 138 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 32 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 3 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] | 1 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[26] | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b Beaumont, Mark (19 May 2016). "Richard Ashcroft - 'These People' Review". NME. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ NME.COM. "Richard Ashcroft announces solo album 'These People' - hear new song 'This Is How It Feels'". NME.COM.
- ^ a b "Reviews for These People by Richard Ashcroft". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "These People - Richard Ashcroft". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Levitt, Jonathan. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ James, Gareth (16 May 2016). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Goggins, Joe (19 May 2016). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Mongredien, Phil (22 May 2016). "Richard Ashcroft: These People review – bloated production and clunking metaphors". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Jeakins, Daniel (20 May 2016). "Richard Ashcroft's return is big on ideas, but lacking direction". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Konemann, Liam. "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Dowden, Neil (28 May 2016). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Berman, Stuart (21 May 2016). "Richard Ashcroft: These People Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Richard Ashcroft – These People" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Richard Ashcroft – These People" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Richard Ashcroft – These People" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Richard Ashcroft – These People" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 21, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Richard Ashcroft – These People" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 21, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Album - Classifica settimanale WK 21 (dal 2016-05-20 al 2016-05-26)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-05-20" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Richard Ashcroft – These People". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Richard Ashcroft Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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