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Rules For Jokers is the third album by the English singer-songwriter by Thea Gilmore, released in 2001.

Thea Gilmore British singer-songwriter

Thea Eve Gilmore is an English singer-songwriter. She began her career working in a recording studio, where she met Nigel Stonier

Contents

It was recorded at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire and produced by Nigel Stonier. The album was a breakthrough for Gilmore with the songs "Holding Your Hand" and "Saviours And All" receiving substantial airplay on BBC Radio Two. The song "Inverigo" was written in Italy, in the town of Inverigo, in honour of Bob Dylan.

Nigel Stonier is a UK-based rock, roots and pop producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Inverigo Comune in Lombardy, Italy

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Reception

The album received positive reviews from AllMusic and Exclaim! . [1]

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<i>Exclaim!</i> Canadian music magazine

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Track listing

All tracks written by Thea Gilmore.

No.TitleLength
1."Apparition No. 12"2:44
2."Holding Your Hand"3:45
3."This Girl Is Taking Bets"3:31
4."Saviours And All"3:41
5."St. Luke's Summer"3:44
6."The Things We Never Said"4:52
7."Seen It All Before"4:13
8."Benzedrine"3:01
9."Movie Kisses"3:23
10."Take Me Home"3:14
11."Keep Up"2:43
12."Saying Nothing"3:21
13."Inverigo"4:14

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Wilson, MacKenzie (10 September 2001). "Rules for Jokers - Thea Gilmore". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
    - Hagerman, Brent (1 January 2006). "Thea Gilmore Rules For Jokers". Exclaim. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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