White Knight is the 26th solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren. The album was released on May 12, 2017, by Cleopatra Records.[1]
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| Released | May 12, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 52:38 41:40 (vinyl) | |||
| Label | Cleopatra Records | |||
| Producer | Todd Rundgren | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| American Songwriter |  [4] |
| The A.V. Club | C[5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Spill Magazine | [8] |
White Knight received generally mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 60, based on 6 reviews.[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Todd Rundgren and the featured artists.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "I Got Your Back" (featuring KK Watson and Dâm-Funk) | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Chance for Us" (featuring Daryl Hall and Bobby Strickland) | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Fiction" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Beginning (Of the End)" (featuring John Boutté) | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Tin Foil Hat" (featuring Donald Fagen) | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Look at Me" (featuring Michael Holman) | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Let's Do This" (featuring Moe Berg) | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Sleep" (featuring Joe Walsh) | 2:52 |
| 10. | "That Could Have Been Me" (featuring Robyn) | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Deaf Ears" (featuring Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Naked & Afraid" (featuring Bettye LaVette) | 3:57 |
| 13. | "Buy My T" | 3:10 |
| 14. | "Wouldn't You Like to Know" (featuring Rebop Rundgren) | 3:53 |
| 15. | "This Is Not a Drill" (featuring Joe Satriani, Kasim Sulton and Prairie Prince) | 3:17 |
The vinyl version of the album lacks tracks 7, 12, and 14.
References
edit- ^ "White Knight by Todd Rundgren on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for White Knight by Todd Rundgren". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (May 12, 2017). "White Knight - Todd Rundgren". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Horowitz, Hal (May 10, 2017). "Todd Rundgren: White Knight". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Ihnat, Gwen (May 12, 2017). "Girlpool, PWR BTTM, Todd Rundgren, and more in this week's music reviews". Avclub.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ Sam Sodomsky (May 10, 2017). "Todd Rundgren: White Knight Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Review: Todd Rundgren's 'White Knight'". Rolling Stone. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ^ "Review: SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TODD RUNDGREN – WHITE KNIGHT". The Spill Magazine. May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.