| Why Do We Shake in the Cold? | ||||
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| Released | 18 September 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2020 | |||
| Length | 39:23 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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Why Do We Shake in the Cold? is the debut studio album by British electronic musician Elderbrook. It was released on 18 September 2020 through Parlophone Records. [1] The album includes his most recent charted hit "Something About You" with Rudimental.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 6/10 [2] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10 [3] |
Malvika Padin of The Line of Best Fit felt that the "11-track production builds as the culmination of Elderbrook's life experiences and consistently ascending career graph", calling it "euphoric and sombre in equal parts" and a "companion on good days and bad" with "finely crafted music". [3] Reviewing the album for Clash , Sidney Franklyn wrote that "The more we delve into Why Do We Shake..., the harder it becomes to justify Kotz's insistence in writing exclusively vocal-driven dance music. Lyrics range from the bland on 'I'm a Fool' and 'All My Love' [...] to the downright bizarre", going on to say that "it's towards the end of the record that Kotz's potential as a producer really begins to shine". [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All My Love" |
| 3:31 | |
| 2. | "Numb" |
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| 3:50 |
| 3. | "I'm a Fool" |
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| 3:17 |
| 4. | "My House" |
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| 3:42 |
| 5. | "Something About You" (with Rudimental) |
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| 3:23 |
| 6. | "Down by the Bay" |
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| 3:29 |
| 7. | "Take a Minute" |
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| 3:29 |
| 8. | "Back to My Bed" |
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| 3:22 |
| 9. | "Set Fire to My Gun" |
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| 3:59 |
| 10. | "Why Do We Shake in the Cold?" |
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| 5:13 |
| 11. | "Next December" |
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| 2:08 |
| Total length: | 39:23 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Cola" (with CamelPhat; live from the London Aquarium) | CamelPhat | 3:44 | |
| 13. | "Fire" (with Ytram) |
| 2:43 | |
| 14. | "Numb" (live from the London Aquarium) | 2:27 | ||
| 15. | "Something About You" (with Rudimental; live from the London Aquarium) | 4:05 | ||
| Total length: | 52:22 | |||
Notes
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [5] | 27 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC) [6] | 2 |