Compass (Jamie Lidell album)

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Compass
Jamie-lidell-compass.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2010
Genre Soul, folk, blues
Label Warp Records
Producer Jamie Lidell
Jamie Lidell chronology
Jim
(2008)
Compass
(2010)
Jamie Lidell
(2013)

Compass is a 2010 album by Jamie Lidell, released May 18. It is produced by Lidell and features additional production by Beck, Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, Lindsey Rome and Robbie Lackritz.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jamie Lidell, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Completely Exposed" 3:24
2."Your Sweet Boom" 3:13
3."She Needs Me" 5:55
4."I Wanna Be Your Telephone"Lidell & Snax 3:29
5."Enough's Enough" 2:55
6."The Ring" 3:44
7."You Are Waking" 3:42
8."I Can Love Again" 2:10
9."It's a Kiss" 3:47
10."Compass" 5:33
11."Gypsy Blood" 2:16
12."Coma Chameleon"Lidell & Beck Hansen 3:20
13."Big Drift"Lidell, Hansen, Leslie Feist & Lindsey Rome4:45
14."You See My Light" 2:09
15."Completely Exposed – Heavy Ramble" (iTunes Bonus track) 8:30
Deluxe edition bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Turn It Around" 
2."Lies Inside" 
3."Your Sweet Boom Dub" 
4."Pat's Compass" 
5."Lies Inside Cold Dub" 
6."Enhanced: A Video Introduction To Compass" 

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
BBC Music Positive [3]
The Boston Globe Positive [4]
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In One Ear Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NU.nl Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
One Thirty BPM 78% [9]
Pitchfork Media 6.6/10 [10]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Times Online Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Washington City Paper Positive [14]
XLR8R Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Compass received generally favorable reviews upon its release, earning a rating of 76 out of 100 on review aggregator website Metacritic. [1]

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