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Released | 1 March 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2023 | |||
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Length | 39:40 | |||
Label | Warner Music UK | |||
Producer | Greg Kurstin | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100 |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Clash | 7/10 [4] |
The Daily Express | [6] |
The Daily Telegraph | [7] |
Evening Standard | [8] |
The Guardian | [3] |
Hot Press | [9] |
Mojo | [10] |
NME | [11] |
Rolling Stone UK | [12] |
Liam Gallagher John Squire [13] (also referred to as Liam Gallagher &John Squire [a] ) is a collaborative studio album by English singer-songwriter Liam Gallagher and guitarist John Squire,released on 1 March 2024 through Warner Music UK. [15] [16] The album was preceded by the singles "Just Another Rainbow" and "Mars to Liverpool". [17] It marks Squire's first album of new material under his own name in twenty years,since Marshall's House (2004).
On 5 January 2024,Gallagher and Squire released "Just Another Rainbow". The single debuted and peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. [18] [19]
The album's second single,"Mars to Liverpool",was released on 26 January 2024. [20] [21] It peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [22]
The album's third single,"Raise Your Hands",was released on 3 March 2024 and was promoted during the Manchester derby at the City of Manchester Stadium.
The album's fourth single,"I'm a Wheel",was released on 10 April 2024 and was promoted on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.
The duo announced a 2024 tour on 26 January,which began on 13 March at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow,Scotland,and concluded on 11 April at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in New York City. [23] Joining Gallagher and Squire as their backing band were the album's drummer Joey Waronker,Gallagher's longtime touring keyboardist Christian Madden,and Barrie Cadogan –who had played guitar for Gallagher from 2022 to 2023 –on bass. The tour's setlist consisted of all ten tracks from the album,along with a cover of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones. [24]
All tracks are written by John Squire
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Raise Your Hands" | 4:20 |
2. | "Mars to Liverpool" | 3:40 |
3. | "One Day at a Time" | 3:43 |
4. | "I'm a Wheel" | 3:46 |
5. | "Just Another Rainbow" | 5:36 |
6. | "Love You Forever" | 3:35 |
7. | "Make It Up as You Go Along" | 2:11 |
8. | "You're Not the Only One" | 3:56 |
9. | "I'm So Bored" | 4:46 |
10. | "Mother Nature's Song" | 4:07 |
Total length: | 39:40 |
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Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [25] | 65 |
Belgian Albums (Flanders) [26] | 38 |
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) [27] | 9 |
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [28] | 14 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) [29] | 84 |
French Albums (SNEP) [30] | 20 |
German Albums (GfK) [31] | 9 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [32] | 36 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [33] | 1 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [34] | 7 |
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [35] | 30 |
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [36] | 14 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [37] | 32 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [38] | 116 |
Scottish Albums (Official Charts Company) [39] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Swiss Charts) [40] | 5 |
UK Albums (Official Charts Company) [41] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [42] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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