A Woman a Man Walked By | ||||
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Studio album by PJ Harvey and John Parish | ||||
Released | 27 March 2009 | |||
Recorded | January 2006 –September 2008 | |||
Studio | Toybox Studios and Honorsound in Bristol, United Kingdom and Hothead Studios in New York City, United States | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, experimental rock | |||
Length | 38:07 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Flood, John Parish, PJ Harvey | |||
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Singles from A Woman a Man Walked By | ||||
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A Woman a Man Walked By is the second collaborative studio album by English alternative rock musicians PJ Harvey and John Parish,released on 27 March 2009 by Island Records.
It is the second collaboration between Harvey and Parish,following 1996's Dance Hall at Louse Point . The album was recorded in Bristol and Dorset,and mixed by Flood. This album is made up of ten new songs. All the music is written by Parish,who also plays most of the instruments. The vocals and all lyrics are by Harvey. The first single from the album is "Black Hearted Love" which is described as having 'anthemic grunge-pop guitars.'
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Mojo | [2] |
musicOMH | [3] |
NME | (8/10) [4] |
Pitchfork Media | (6.2/10) [5] |
Q | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Robert Christgau | (A−) [7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
The Observer | [9] |
At Metacritic,which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,the album received an average score of 75,based on 27 reviews,which indicates "Generally favorable reviews". [10]
The album was described by journalist John Harris,as "...mischievous,deadly serious,elegant and poetic,and possessed of a brutal power –it is doubtful that you will hear a record as brimming with creative brio and musical invention this year..." [11] In a track by track synopsis on their website, The Fly described the album as "a body of folk tales,funeral songs and trapped,tangled love songs... brilliant." [12]
All songs written by PJ Harvey and John Parish.
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Albums Chart [13] | 25 |
Austrian Ö3 Top 40 [14] | 55 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl) [15] | 11 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa) [16] | 27 |
Danish Albums Chart [17] | 28 |
Dutch MegaCharts Top 100 [18] | 46 |
French SNEP Albums Chart [19] | 13 |
German Albums Chart [20] | 62 |
Irish Albums Chart [21] | 39 |
Italian FIMI Albums Chart [22] | 45 |
Norwegian Albums Chart [23] | 13 |
Spanish Albums Chart [24] | 61 |
Swiss Hitparade Albums Chart [25] | 24 |
UK Albums Chart [26] | 25 |
US Billboard 200 [27] | 80 |
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