Sleepwalkers (Brian Fallon album)

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Sleepwalkers
Sleepwalkers cover by Brian Fallon.png
Studio album by
Brian Fallon
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
RecordedAugust 2017 at The Parlor Recording Studio, New Orleans
Length50:46
Label Island
Producer Ted Hutt
Brian Fallon chronology
Georgia
(2016)		Sleepwalkers
(2018)		 Local Honey
(2020)
Singles from Sleepwalkers
  1. "Forget Me Not"
    Released: October 27, 2017
  2. "If Your Prayers Don't Get to Heaven"
    Released: December 15, 2017
  3. "See You on the Other Side"
    Released: January 12, 2018
  4. "My Name Is the Night (Color Me Black)"
    Released: January 26, 2018

Sleepwalkers is the second studio album by Brian Fallon, singer/guitarist of American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, released on February 9, 2018, through Island Records. The album peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart and received "generally favorable reviews" from critics. [1]

Contents

Background

"Sleepwalkers" is notably closer to the rocknroll sound of The Gaslight Anthem than his previous folk influenced solo album "Painkillers." In an interview with RollingStone, Fallon said “even though it’s not necessarily [a Gaslight Anthem album], one-fourth of the band’s sound is always whatever I brought to the table. That’s mine, in anything that I do. It’d be like saying, ‘OK, I’m not going to use my left arm,'” says Fallon. “I’m just going to embrace everything I do and not hold anything back, because I like this sound.” [2] The album also has a noticeable R&B influence on tracks such as "If Your Prayers Don't Get To Heaven" and "Etta James."

Reception

Sleepwalkers received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 11 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1] In a positive review Paste Magazine observed that "Fallon has a knack for crafting sturdy tunes that border on anthemic, and every chorus has fist-pumping potential."

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste 7.3/10 [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brian Fallon, except where noted. [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If Your Prayers Don't Get to Heaven" 4:10
2."Forget Me Not" 3:48
3."Come Wander with Me" 3:57
4."Etta James" 4:49
5."Her Majesty's Service"
  • Brian Fallon
  • Ted Hutt
4:20
6."Proof of Life" 3:47
7."Little Nightmares" 4:34
8."Sleepwalkers" 3:46
9."My Name Is the Night (Color Me Black)" 3:49
10."Neptune" 5:21
11."Watson" 4:21
12."See You on the Other Side" 4:04
Total length:50:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from the physical album liner notes.

Musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 61
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 55
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 130
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 32
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 15
US Billboard 200 [15] 42
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [16] 4
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [17] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 3

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
VariousFebruary 9, 2018 Stream, vinyl, download, CD Island

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sleepwalkers by Brian Fallon Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hudak, Joseph (February 9, 2018). "Brian Fallon on New Solo Album 'Sleepwalkers,' Gaslight Anthem Reunion". RollingStone. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Monger, James Christopher (February 9, 2018). "Brian Fallon – Sleepwalkers". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (February 9, 2018). "Brian Fallon – 'Sleepwalkers' Review". NME . Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Danton, Eric R (February 9, 2018). "Brian Fallon: Sleepwalkers Review :: Music :: Reviews :: Brian Fallon :: Paste". Paste . Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sleepwalkers". Qobuz . Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Brian Fallon Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Brian Fallon – Sleepwalkers". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Brian Fallon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Brian Fallon Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Brian Fallon Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "Brian Fallon Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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