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Great Escape | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 26 January 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Label | 679 Recordings Nettwerk | |||
Producer | Stan Kybert Dave McCracken | |||
The Rifles chronology | ||||
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Singles from Great Escape | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 61/100 [1] |
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ReadJunk.com | [2] |
Virgin | [3] |
Great Escape is the second studio album from The Rifles, released on 26 January 2009 after it was delayed from its initial release date of 13 October 2008. [4] The album delay was somewhat attributed to the length of time it took to record. The Rifles used two different producers, Dave McCracken and Stan "Jan" Kybert, as well as recording the album in three different locations.
The Rifles used Dave Davies' (The Kinks) Konk Studios in Crouch End, Dan Hawkins' (The Darkness) studio Leeders Farm, and "The Pool" in Miloco Studios to record the album. [5]
The working title for the album was The Pavement's Diaries. [6]
The album was released in North America on 15 September 2009 through Nettwerk Music Group.
All tracks are written by The Rifles
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Science in Violence" | 3:34 |
2. | "The Great Escape" | 3:26 |
3. | "Fall to Sorrow" | 2:44 |
4. | "Sometimes" | 3:49 |
5. | "Toe Rag" | 3:53 |
6. | "History" | 3:21 |
7. | "Winter Calls" | 3:44 |
8. | "Out in the Past" | 4:28 |
9. | "Romeo & Julie" | 3:08 |
10. | "The General" | 4:46 |
11. | "For the Meantime" | 6:00 |
All tracks are written by The Rifles
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Science in Violence" | 3:34 |
2. | "The Great Escape" | 3:26 |
3. | "I Could Never Lie" | 3:22 |
4. | "Romeo & Julie" | 3:08 |
5. | "Darling Girl" | 4:06 |
6. | "History" | 3:21 |
7. | "Winter Calls" | 3:44 |
8. | "Talking" | 3:26 |
9. | "Toe Rag" | 3:53 |
10. | "Fall To Sorrow" | 2:45 |
11. | "Sometimes" | 3:06 |
12. | "Out In The Past" | 4:28 |
13. | "A Love To Die For" | 2:20 |
14. | "For The Meantime" | 2:28 |
15. | "The General" | 8:19 |
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"Winter Calls" was used on a Dasani water commercial, and in several episodes of the third series of BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey .
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