Hollow Meadows (album)

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Hollow Meadows
Richard Hawley - 2015 - Hollow Meadows Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released11 September 2015
Genre Chamber pop, indie rock, alternative rock, folk
Length49:00
Label Parlophone, Warner Bros.
Producer Shez Sheridan, Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley chronology
Standing at the Sky's Edge
(2012)
Hollow Meadows
(2015)
Further
(2019)
Singles from Hollow Meadows
  1. "Heart of Oak"
    Released: 4 September 2015
  2. "I Still Want You"
    Released: 6 October 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
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Hollow Meadows is the eighth solo album by British singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, released on 11 September 2015. It is his second record on the Parlophone label. As with his previous albums, the title refers to an area of his native Sheffield; Hollow Meadows is a hamlet on the outskirts of the city.

Contents

Development

After promotion had completed on his previous record Standing at the Sky's Edge, Hawley worked on the soundtrack for the film Love is All . Hawley wrote much of the album while recovering from a broken leg and slipped disc. Hawley referred to the song "Sometimes I Feel" as a turning point during the album's sessions. Much of what ended up on the album are the raw demos, which Hawley says helped keep the record "small." The vocal tracks sound particularly weary and ragged in comparison to previous albums, Hawley's usual smooth baritone frequently breaking.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Hawley, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Still Want You"Hawley, Shez Sheridan4:07
2."The World Looks Down" 3:34
3."Which Way" 2:58
4."Serenade of Blue" 4:08
5."Long Time Down" 5:39
6."Nothing Like a Friend" 5:04
7."Sometimes I Feel" 5:35
8."Tuesday pm" 3:30
9."Welcome the Sun" 6:17
10."Heart of Oak" 4:27
11."What Love Means"Hawley, Sheridan3:41

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 23
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 26
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [10] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 110

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