Through the Windowpane | ||||
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Released | 10 July 2006 | |||
Genre | Art pop, chamber pop, indie pop | |||
Length | 60:01 | |||
Label | Polydor 987 782-4 | |||
Producer | Fyfe Dangerfield, Chris Shaw, Nick Ingman, Brian Mills, Joum "Turbo" Lucas | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Guardian | [3] |
Mojo | [4] |
The New Zealand Herald | [5] |
NME | 8/10 [6] |
The Observer | [7] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [8] |
Q | [9] |
The Sunday Times | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
Through the Windowpane is the debut full-length album from the British indie rock band Guillemots. It was released on 10 July 2006 in the United Kingdom and reached number 17 in the UK Album Chart. The album was highly anticipated following the strength of the singles "Trains to Brazil" and "Made-Up Lovesong #43". It was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize. The band released the final single from the album, a re-recording of "Annie, Let's Not Wait", on 15 January 2007.
All tracks are written by Fyfe Dangerfield except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Little Bear" | 4:49 | |
2. | "Made-Up Lovesong #43" | 3:41 | |
3. | "Trains to Brazil" | 4:02 | |
4. | "Redwings" | 6:02 | |
5. | "Come Away with Me" | Guillemots | 3:10 |
6. | "Through the Windowpane" | 3:39 | |
7. | "If the World Ends" | 6:20 | |
8. | "We're Here" | 5:14 | |
9. | "Blue Would Still Be Blue" | 5:14 | |
10. | "Annie, Let's Not Wait" | 4:44 | |
11. | "And If All…" | Guillemots | 1:19 |
12. | "São Paulo" | Guillemots | 11:42 |
This album was produced by Fyfe Dangerfield with Chris Shaw ("Redwings", "Come Away With Me", "Through the Windowpane", "If the World Ends", "We're Here", "Annie Let's Not Wait" and "São Paulo"), Nick Ingman ("Little Bear"), Bryan Mills (old tracks on "Made-Up Lovesong #43") and Joum "Turbo" Lucas ("Blue Would Still Be Blue"). "Made-up Lovesong #43" is an alternative cut to the one featured on I Saw Such Things in My Sleep and From the Cliffs .
The following is a list of musicians (excluding the four band members) who feature on the album (taken from the album booklet):
"Little Bear"
"Made-Up Lovesong #43"
"Trains to Brazil"
"Redwings"
"Come Away With Me"
"Through the Windowpane"
"If the World Ends"
"We're Here"
"Blue Would Still Be Blue"
"Annie, Let's Not Wait"
"And If All..."
"São Paulo"
Orchestra players were contracted by Isobel Griffiths. Orchestra leader - Gavyn Wright. Orchestra conducted by Nick Ingman.
Although the back album cover names track 5 as "Come Away With Me", the track is incorrectly tagged as "A Samba In The Snowy Rain" by iTunes.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [12] | Gold | 147,050 [13] |
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