Natural Rebel

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Natural Rebel
Richard Ashcroft Natural Rebel.png
Studio album by
Richard Ashcroft
Released19 October 2018
Recorded2017–2018
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length46:23
Label
  • BMG
  • Righteous Phonographic Association
Producer
Richard Ashcroft chronology
These People
(2016)		Natural Rebel
(2018)		 Acoustic Hymns Vol 1
(2021)
Singles from Natural Rebel
  1. "Surprised by the Joy"
    Released: 10 September 2018
  2. "Born to Be Strangers"
    Released: 22 October 2018
  3. "That's When I Feel It"
    Released: 23 January 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 4/10 [3]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 2/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Loud and Quiet Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut 6/10 [10]
Under the Radar 6/10 [11]

Natural Rebel is the fifth studio album by English singer and musician, Richard Ashcroft. The album was released on 19 October 2018 through Righteous Phonographic Association and BMG Rights Management. This is the first Ashcroft album not produced by longtime producer Chris Potter, instead by Jon Kelly and Emre Ramazanoglu, who was also contributed drums on this album.

Contents

Release and promotion

The album was announced on 15 August 2018 through his social media, along with Ashcroft's UK tour. [12] The first single from the album, "Surprised by the Joy", was released on 10 September 2018. The second single, "Born to Be Strangers", was released on 22 October 2018. The third single, "That's When I Feel It", was released on 23 January 2019.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Ashcroft

No.TitleLength
1."All My Dreams"4:27
2."Birds Fly"3:57
3."Surprised by the Joy"5:37
4."That's How Strong"4:44
5."Born to Be Strangers"4:13
6."That's When I Feel It"4:02
7."We All Bleed"3:58
8."A Man in Motion"5:03
9."Streets of Amsterdam"5:20
10."Money Money"5:02
Total length:46:23
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Rare Vibration"6:08
12."Guilded Halls"4:08
Total length:56:39
Digital released track
No.TitleLength
13."Hey Columbo"1:57
Total length:58:36

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 105
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 82
Irish Albums (IRMA) [17] 18
Italian Albums (FIMI) [18] 42
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 62
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 47
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 4
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [24] 10
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 36
US Top Alternative Album Sales ( Billboard ) [26] 24
US Top Rock Album Sales ( Billboard ) [27] 49

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