The Ship (album)

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The Ship
The Ship (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
Brian Eno
Released29 April 2016
Genre
Length47:30
Label Warp
Producer Brian Eno, Peter Chilvers
Brian Eno chronology
High Life
(2014)		The Ship
(2016)		 Reflection
(2017)
Singles from The Ship
  1. "The Ship"
    Released: 30 March 2016
  2. "Fickle Sun (III) I'm Set Free"
    Released: 21 April 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
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The A.V. Club A− [3]
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Exclaim! 6/10 [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Ship is the twenty-sixth solo studio album by Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records. [12] Announced on Eno's website on 24 February 2016, it was Eno's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005's Another Day on Earth . [13] The Ship debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and is the second highest-charting solo album of Eno's solo career (after debut Here Come The Warm Jets .) [14] The album received critical acclaim.

Contents

Background

Brian Eno has said the title is a reference to the sinking of Titanic, which he has called "the apex of human technical power, set to be man's greatest triumph over nature". [13] The album was originally conceived as a multi-channel sound installation, when Eno discovered that he could sing in a low C: "As you get older, you know, your voice drops, so you sort of gain a semi-tone at the bottom and lose about six at the top every year. That's what's happened to me. So I've suddenly got this new, low voice I can sing with, and I just started singing with that piece. And, so it was the first time I thought, "Oh, what about making a song that you could walk around inside?". [15]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRankRef.
Pitchfork The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 20162016—
The Quietus Albums of the Year 20162016
25
Rough Trade Albums of the Year2016
41

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brian Eno, except "Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free" written and composed by Eno and Lou Reed

No.TitleLength
1."The Ship"21:19
2."Fickle Sun (I)"18:03
3."Fickle Sun (II) The Hour Is Thin"2:50
4."Fickle Sun (III) I'm Set Free"5:18
Total length:47:30
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
5."Away"6:53

Personnel

Credits are adapted from The Ship liner notes. [19]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] 91
Irish Albums (IRMA) [22] 68
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 28
US Billboard 200 [24] 175
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [25] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [26] 11

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