In This City They Call You Love

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In This City They Call You Love
Richard Hawley - In This City They Call You Love.png
Studio album by
Released31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)
Length42:06
Label BMG Rights Management
Producer
  • Richard Hawley
  • Colin Elliot
  • Mark Sheridan
Richard Hawley chronology
Further
(2019)
In This City They Call You Love
(2024)
Singles from In This City They Call You Love
  1. "Two for His Heels"
    Released: 21 February 2024
  2. "Heavy Rain"
    Released: 28 March 2024
  3. "Prism in Jeans"
    Released: 2 May 2024

In This City They Call You Love is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, released on 31 May 2024 through BMG Rights Management. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Two for His Heels", "Heavy Rain" and "Prism in Jeans". [1] It received positive reviews from critics.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [3]
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MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Uncut 8/10 [6]

In This City They Call You Love received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator based on four critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim". [2] Mojo wrote that "Hawley continues to enchant" on the album, [4] while Uncut felt that it "rests on his strengths. His balladeer's voice is a steadying comfort on 'Heavy Rain', adding subtle Orbison shivers on 'I'll Never Get Over You'. Duane Eddy-like twangs judder through murder ballad 'Two for His Heels', and a guitar solo scorches 'Deep Space'. The album's beating heart, though, is 'People', a supernal acoustic tribute to Sheffield". [6]

John Murphy of MusicOMH described the album as "the usual mix of spine-tingling ballads and uproarious rockers. It seems a bit more wistful than his last couple of albums [...] with a return to the luxurious strings that saw Coles Corner become a timeless classic". [5] Clash 's Richard Bowes wrote that In This City They Call You Love "bristles with ideas" and called it "an album of universal themes and tones, and one of Richard Hawley's finest". [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Hawley.

In This City They Call You Love track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Two for His Heels"3:02
2."Have Love"4:32
3."Prism in Jeans"2:52
4."Heavy Rain"3:33
5."People"4:04
6."Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow"3:26
7."Deep Space"3:58
8."Deep Waters"3:23
9."I'll Never Get Over You"3:25
10."Do I Really Need to Know?"3:34
11."When the Lights Go Out"3:05
12."'Tis Night"3:12
Total length:42:06

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for In This City They Call You Love
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 37
Irish Albums (OCC) [9] 44
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 62
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 5
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 2

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