Every Kingdom

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Every Kingdom
EveryKingdom.jpg
Studio album by
Ben Howard
Released30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
Recorded2011
Studio
Genre
Length50:05
Label Island
Producer Chris Bond
Ben Howard chronology
Old Pine
(2011)		Every Kingdom
(2011)		 The Burgh Island E.P.
(2012)
Singles from Every Kingdom
  1. "The Wolves"
    Released: 3 June 2011
  2. "Keep Your Head Up"
    Released: 26 August 2011
  3. "The Fear"
    Released: 12 October 2011
  4. "Only Love"
    Released: 4 May 2012
  5. "Old Pine"
    Released: 20 July 2012
No.TitleLength
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
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."7 Bottles"4:39
Total length:54:44
Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
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
Deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Every Kingdom liner notes. [12]

Musicians

Production and artwork

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [33] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [34] Gold40,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [35] Gold10,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [36] Gold100,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [37] Platinum50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [38] Platinum15,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [39] Gold20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] 3× Platinum900,000‡
United States (RIAA) [41] Gold500,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryRelease dateFormatLabel
United Kingdom30 September 2011 [42] Digital download, CD, LP, cassette Island
United States6 November 2012Digital download, CDCommunion

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