There Are Debts

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There Are Debts
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 2010
Genre Rock, pop, acoustic
Length40:03
Label Reekus (IRL)
Producer Matt Fish
David Hopkins chronology
Fake Fur Coat
(2009)
There Are Debts
(2010)
Overlook
(2018)

There Are Debts is an album by David Hopkins, released in December 2010. It was produced by Matt Fish. All songs were written by David Hopkins. Strings and horns were arranged by David Hopkins.

Contents

To promote the album, David Hopkins performed live on Today with Pat Kenny on 4 April 2011. [1] He also performed live on PBS' Vegas In Tune.

Critical reaction

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Sunday Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Hot Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Las Vegas Weekly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Las Vegas Citylife(favorable) [6]

The record was released to largely positive critical and fan reaction. Hot Press gave the record 4/5 stars, calling it "one helluva album" and stated regarding the title track that it is "a stunning track, superbly underpinned by sombre piano and brass". [7] The Sunday Times also gave the record 4/5 stars and wrote that it is "sweet and tuneful" and commented that "his harmonious duet with Laura Jansen...is a triumph" and a "stunningly beautiful ballad". [8] The Irish Times declared that the album had "several shining examples of nigh-on perfect songcraft here" though it only gave the album 3/5 stars. [9] Las Vegas Weekly called Hopkins "an Ace singer-songwriter" and also gave the album 4/5 stars. [10] RTÉ Radio 1 made it "Album of the Week". Las Vegas Citylife called it "unbelievably catchy - you'll be singing along by the second chorus of most tracks - and despite the sad parts, There Are Debts makes you feel all warm inside." [11]

Track listing

  1. "I Want Your Love" – 3:44
  2. "When I Was Young" – 4:22
  3. "There Are Debts (featuring Damien Rice)" – 3:26
  4. "Stay Here" – 3:50
  5. "Angels in the Satellites" – 4:19
  6. "God You're Letting Me Down" – 3:19
  7. "Money" – 3:53
  8. "In the Country" – 3:25
  9. "Dublin (featuring Laura Jansen) " – 4:15
  10. "Shape of Things" – 4:14
  11. "Igloo" – 1:14

Personnel

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References

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  2. The Sunday Times review
  3. Hot Press review
  4. The Irish Times review
  5. Las Vegas Weekly review
  6. Las Vegas Citylife Archived 4 September 2012 at archive.today
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  8. "The Sunday Times". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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