The Night Chancers

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The Night Chancers
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Studio album by
Baxter Dury
Released20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
RecordedMay 2019
StudioHoxa Studios
Length30:24
Label LE LABEL [PIAS] France and Heavenly
Producer Craig Silvey
Baxter Dury chronology
Prince of Tears
(2017)		The Night Chancers
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10 [1]
Metacritic 86/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Gigwise 8/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [7]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]

The Night Chancers is the sixth studio album by English musician Baxter Dury. It was released on 20 March 2020 under [PIAS] France LE LABEL for the world and under Heavenly Recordings for the UK, Ireland and USA. [9] [10]

Contents

Background

The album was recorded in May 2019 at Hoxa Studios in West Hampstead, England. [9]

Critical reception

The Night Chancers was met with universal acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 86, based on 13 reviews. [2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 8.1 out of 10, based on its assessment of the critical consensus. [1] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus 82 out of 100, based on 13 reviews. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Not Your Dog"Baxter Dury, Lee Canham, Shaun S. Paterson, Madelaine Hart2:58
2."Slumlord"Dury, Paterson, Hart3:24
3."Saliva Hog"Dury, Paterson, Delilah Holliday3:06
4."Samurai"Dury, Ben Gallagher, Rose Elinor Dougall3:22
5."Sleep People"Dury, Gallagher, Dougall2:55
6."Carla's Got a Boyfriend"Dury, Paterson, Hart3:47
7."The Night Chancers"Dury, Paterson3:04
8."Hello, I'm Sorry"Dury, Gallagher, Hart2:21
9."Daylight"Dury2:42
10."Say Nothing"Dury, Gallagher, Hart2:45

Charts

Chart performance for The Night Chancers
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 122
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 87
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 86
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 73
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [17] 5

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  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  5. ↑ Atkinson, Jesse (13 March 2020). "Gigwise review". Gigwise . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Hann, Michael (20 March 2020). "Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers review – a grubbily compelling reality". The Guardian . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Philpot, Eleanor (16 March 2020). "Baxter Dury's The Night Chancers is a nuanced and elegant exploration of the perils of romance". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Horton, Ross (21 March 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. 1 2 "NEW MUSIC AND VIDEO: Baxter Dury". Heavenly Recordings . Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Baxter Dury – The Night Chancers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Baxter Dury – The Night Chancers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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