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| Released | 4 August 2014 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Pure Records | |||
| Producer | Kate Rusby and Damien O'Kane | |||
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Ghost is the 13th album by English folk singer Kate Rusby, released in August 2014.
| Ghost | ||||
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| Released | 4 August 2014 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Pure Records | |||
| Producer | Kate Rusby and Damien O'Kane | |||
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Ghost is the 13th album by English folk singer Kate Rusby, released in August 2014.
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| Source | Rating |
| The Daily Telegraph |   [1] |
| Financial Times | [2] |
| The Northern Echo | (favourable) [3] |
| The Press | [4] |
| Uncut | (7/10) [5] |
Ghost received generally positive reviews from music critics. Writing for The Daily Telegraph , Martin Chilton stated that the album has a "pleasing freshness", partly down to the blending of Stevie Iveson's electric guitar with more traditional folk instrumentation. [3] Uncut's Neil Spencer said that, while the album gives the listener the impression they have heard much of Ghost before, Rusby's "many fans won't mind". [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Outlandish Knight" | 4:56 |
| 2. | "The Youthful Boy" | 5:44 |
| 3. | "We Will Sing" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Bonnie Bairns" | 5:44 |
| 5. | "Three Jolly Fishermen" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "I am Sad" | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Martin Said" | 4:18 |
| 8. | "After This" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "The Magic Penny" | 4:49 |
| 10. | "The Night Visit" | 5:42 |
| 11. | "Silly Old Man" | 5:08 |
| 12. | "Ghost" | 5:49 |
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