Every Kingdom | ||||
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Released | 30 September 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Length | 50:05 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Chris Bond | |||
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Singles from Every Kingdom | ||||
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Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download,CD,LP,and 200-copy limited edition cassette by Island Records. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the Brit Awards that week. [1] The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond. [2] The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer,based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow. [3]
The song "Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the extended play (EP) Old Pine (2011). A remix of the song by the art rock band Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012. [4] The songs "The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the EP These Waters (2009). The song "Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the EP Games in the Dark (2009). The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7",each copy with different cover art.
The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix and Deck Nine episodic adventure game Life Is Strange:Before the Storm's fourth,bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.
The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize. [5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Consequence | C+ [8] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | 8/10 [10] |
DIY | 8/10 [11] |
All tracks are written by Ben Howard.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Old Pine" | 5:27 |
2. | "Diamonds" | 4:07 |
3. | "The Wolves" | 5:09 |
4. | "Everything" | 4:46 |
5. | "Only Love" | 4:09 |
6. | "The Fear" | 4:20 |
7. | "Keep Your Head Up" | 4:22 |
8. | "Black Flies" | 6:22 |
9. | "Gracious" | 4:57 |
10. | "Promise" | 6:24 |
Total length: | 50:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "7 Bottles" | 4:39 |
Total length: | 54:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "These Waters" | 4:08 |
2. | "Empty Corridors" (Live) | 5:26 |
3. | "Under the Same Sun" | 4:46 |
4. | "Bones" | 5:46 |
5. | "I Will Be Blessed" | 5:31 |
6. | "Move like You Want" (Live) | 8:21 |
Total length: | 33:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Old Pine" (Music Video) | 5:27 |
2. | "The Wolves" (Music Video) | 3:20 |
3. | "Keep Your Head Up" (Music Video) | 3:58 |
4. | "The Wolves" (Woodland Sessions) | 4:29 |
5. | "Old Pine" (Woodland Sessions) | 4:18 |
6. | "Everything" (Woodland Sessions) | 5:23 |
7. | "Highland Drifting" (Behind the Scenes) | 6:48 |
8. | "Making of a Record Cover" (Behind the Scenes) | 4:13 |
9. | "The Barn" (Behind the Scenes) | 5:55 |
Total length: | 43:52 |
Credits are adapted from the Every Kingdom liner notes. [12]
Musicians
Production and artwork
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [33] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [34] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [35] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [36] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [37] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [38] | Platinum | 15,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [39] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] | 3× Platinum | 900,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [41] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Release date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 30 September 2011 [42] | Digital download, CD, LP, cassette | Island |
United States | 6 November 2012 | Digital download, CD | Communion |
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