Forth (album)

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Forth
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Studio album by
the Verve
Released25 August 2008 (2008-08-25)
Recorded2007–2008
StudioState of the Ark in Richmond, London [1]
Genre Neo-psychedelia, alternative rock, dream pop
Length64:18
Label Parlophone, Megaforce, EMI
Producer Chris Potter, Tim Bran, the Verve
The Verve chronology
This Is Music: The Singles 92–98
(2004)		Forth
(2008)
Singles from Forth
  1. "Love Is Noise"
    Released: 11 August 2008
  2. "Rather Be"
    Released: 17 November 2008

Forth is the fourth and final studio album by the English alternative rock band the Verve before their third break up in 2009. It was released internationally on 25 August 2008 on EMI and a day later in North America on the On Your Own label. [2] The band reformed in 2007, having broken up in 1999. Forth was their first album of new material since their 1997 album Urban Hymns and their first since 1995's A Northern Soul to feature the original line-up without second guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong. It is also the second album to feature the Urban Hymns and Ashcroft's solo album producer Chris Potter.

Contents

The album's first single, "Love Is Noise", received its first airplay on BBC Radio 1 on 23 June 2008. [3] The song reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and became a summer hit in Europe. The band also released a non-album track, "Mover", as a free download a week later.

Background

The band recorded new songs in Richmond between 2007 and 2008. Most of the backing tracks were done before touring the UK in November and December. Then, recording continued between February and the start of their summer dates in April and some final work was done after the mini US-tour done between April and May before their summer festival appearances in Europe and Japan. [4] Jonathan Cohen of Billboard states that Forth is "[A] bracing blend of the experimentalism of the group's early work and the more structured songwriting of its last two efforts." [5]

"Sit and Wonder" and "Love Is Noise" have been played live during the band's festival appearances, including the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2008; "Rather Be" also received select live airings throughout the summer, notably as part of the band's headlining set at the V Festival in August 2008. "I See Houses" was played live once, at the Eden Project in Cornwall in August 2008.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Drowned in Sound 5/10 [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Michigan Daily Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME 8/10 [11]
Pitchfork 5.0/10 [12]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]

Like The Verve's previous studio album Urban Hymns, Forth peaked on the UK Albums Chart at number one, and at number 23 on the US Billboard 200. [17] Forth was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. [18] The album sold about 21,000 copies in its first week of release in the US, [17] and as of January 2009 has sold about 53,000 copies in the US. [19]

Forth received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 28 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [20]

Forth was named No. 47 in Q's "50 Best Albums of the Year" for 2008 [21] and No.26 in NME 's "Best Albums of 2008" list. [22]

Track listing

All songs written by the Verve, except where noted.

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sit and Wonder" 6:52
2."Love Is Noise"The Verve/Ashcroft5:29
3."Rather Be"Ashcroft5:38
4."Judas" 6:18
5."Numbness" 6:34
6."I See Houses"Ashcroft5:37
7."Noise Epic" 8:13
8."Valium Skies"Ashcroft4:34
9."Columbo" 7:30
10."Appalachian Springs"Ashcroft7:33
LP and Japanese version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Ma Ma Soul"5:42
11."Muhammad Ali"6:20

Notes

Digital downloads

B-sides

Unofficially released songs

Special edition DVD

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Forth
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] 20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [25] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [26] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [27] 20
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [28] 12
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [29] 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [30] 16
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [31] 30
French Albums (SNEP) [32] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [33] 10
Irish Albums (IRMA) [34] 2
Italian Albums (FIMI) [35] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [36] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [37] 10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [38] 38
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [39] 32
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [40] 20
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [41] 44
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [42] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [43] 6
UK Albums (OCC) [44] 1
US Billboard 200 [45] 23
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [46] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Forth
Chart (2008)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [47] 63

Certifications

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RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA) [48] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Forth
CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog number
Germany22 August 2008 EMI CD Link
United Kingdom25 August 2008 Parlophone CD
CD with bonus DVD [50]
Double LP with bonus tracks [51] 5099923558410
Luxury box set containing Double LP with bonus tracks, [51] CD and bonus DVD [50]
North America26 August 2008 On Your Own CDVER01 / 0 20286 12522 8
Japan3 September 2008 EMI Music Japan CD with 2 bonus tracks ("Muhammad Ali" and "Ma Ma Soul") [52] TOCP-66825
CD with 2 bonus tracks [52] and bonus DVD [50] TOCP-66824

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