Here Be Monsters

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Here Be Monsters
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Studio album by
Released25 June 2001
StudioRidge Farm Studios, Capel, Surrey, England
Genre British rock
Length52:08
Label Heavenly
Producer Tim Holmes, Gil Norton, Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt chronology
Maplewood EP
(2000)
Here Be Monsters
(2001)
From Every Sphere
(2003)
Singles from Here Be Monsters
  1. "Something in My Eye"
    Released: 11 June 2001
  2. "She Fell Into My Arms"
    Released: 10 September 2001
  3. "Apple of My Eye"
    Released: 21 January 2002
  4. "Shanghai"
    Released: 8 April 2002 (promo only)

Here Be Monsters is the debut album by Ed Harcourt, released in 2001. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. Tim Holmes, one-half of British dance music duo Death In Vegas, co-produced the album. The singles "Something in My Eye" and "Apple of My Eye" charted in the UK. [1] The album reached 84 in the UK album chart. [2]

Contents

Singles

In the UK, there were four singles released:

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Alternative Press 8/10 [4]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [5]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
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NME 8/10 [8]
Pitchfork 4.0/10 [9]
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Q listed Here Be Monsters as one of the best 50 albums of 2001. [11]

Track listing

  1. "Something in My Eye" – 3:41
  2. "God Protect Your Soul" – 5:27
  3. "She Fell into My Arms" – 3:49
  4. "Those Crimson Tears" – 5:09
  5. "Hanging With the Wrong Crowd" – 3:41
  6. "Apple of My Eye" – 4:04
  7. "Beneath the Heart of Darkness" – 7:19
  8. "Wind Through the Trees" – 6:45
  9. "Birds Fly Backwards" – 3:30
  10. "Shanghai" – 3:49
  11. "Like Only Lovers Can" – 4:54

Personnel

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