Coles Corner is the fourth studio album from English pop/rock musician Richard Hawley, released on 5 September 2005 in the UK and on 6 September 2005 in the US. The title immortalises the legendary Sheffield landmark Coles Corner, a popular meeting place of old and new lovers. The album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize for best album.
Critics were almost unanimous in their praise for Coles Corner. AllMusic said that "early rock & roll and rockabilly, country, traces of the vintage-'40s pop, jazz, and even some blues, fall together in a seamless, nearly rapturous whole... Coles Corner is glorious, magical, and utterly lovely in its vision, articulation, and execution".[2]PopMatters stated that "Coles Corner heads full-bore into the vintage sounds of five decades ago... It takes a certain flair for a modern-day artist to pull off such a retro sound, and Hawley's complete lack of irony and bombast on this record makes it work... It's certainly not uncommon for contemporary artists to mine the past and successfully corner the ever-growing adult contemporary market... but none of those youngsters can match the style and grace with which Richard Hawley crafts his music. It's achingly beautiful, disarmingly intimate, simply the best-kept secret in popular music today."[8]The Guardian called the tracks "old-fashioned, lovelorn, immaculately produced songs" and said "[Hawley's] third album follows the template of its predecessors... if there is a difference it's in the richness of the emotions and textures".[3]Mojo called it "a glorious melange of love, loss, regret, homesickness and romance".[4]Pitchfork said "Coles Corner is unapologetically retro to the max but it works... Hawley resides deep inside this material, writing songs with the melodic muscle to stand up next to standards... you realize that Hawley's music can go wherever he wants it to go. He's not stuck in the past. He inhabits his record collection because he likes it there and has a feeling we will too. He's right."[7] Describing the album as a "rare and real treat," Ewan Gleadow of Cult Following highlighted the album's connection to Sheffield, saying it "starts strong, injecting the Sheffield area with strings and a swirling tenderness which remains throughout."[12]
MusicOMH felt that if there were any reservations it was that "many Hawley songs are interchangeable" and "apart from the title track itself - which really is a cracker - there isn't anything in this album we didn't hear in the first two. It's still gorgeous, though."[13]
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Coles Corner is the fourth studio album from English pop rock musician Richard Hawley released on 5 September 2005 in the UK and on 6 September 2005 in the US The title immortalises the legendary Sheffield landmark Coles Corner a popular meeting place of old and new lovers The album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize for best album Coles CornerStudio album by Richard HawleyReleased5 September 2005StudioYellow Arch Studios SheffieldGenreChamber pop art rockLength46 09LabelMuteProducerRichard Hawley Colin Elliot Mike TimmRichard Hawley chronologyLowedges 2003 Coles Corner 2005 Lady s Bridge 2007 Singles from Coles Corner The Ocean Released 22 August 2005 Coles Corner Released 31 October 2005 Just Like the Rain Released 23 January 2006 Born Under a Bad Sign Released 20 March 2006 Coles Corner re issue Released 12 June 2006 Hotel Room Released 4 September 2006 Rather than Coles Corner itself the cover image shows the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Legacy 3 Track listing 4 Singles 5 Personnel 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic85 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 NME7 10 5 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Pitchfork8 1 10 7 PopMatters8 10 8 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Stylus MagazineA 10 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Critics were almost unanimous in their praise for Coles Corner AllMusic said that early rock amp roll and rockabilly country traces of the vintage 40s pop jazz and even some blues fall together in a seamless nearly rapturous whole Coles Corner is glorious magical and utterly lovely in its vision articulation and execution 2 PopMatters stated that Coles Corner heads full bore into the vintage sounds of five decades ago It takes a certain flair for a modern day artist to pull off such a retro sound and Hawley s complete lack of irony and bombast on this record makes it work It s certainly not uncommon for contemporary artists to mine the past and successfully corner the ever growing adult contemporary market but none of those youngsters can match the style and grace with which Richard Hawley crafts his music It s achingly beautiful disarmingly intimate simply the best kept secret in popular music today 8 The Guardian called the tracks old fashioned lovelorn immaculately produced songs and said Hawley s third album follows the template of its predecessors if there is a difference it s in the richness of the emotions and textures 3 Mojo called it a glorious melange of love loss regret homesickness and romance 4 Pitchfork said Coles Corner is unapologetically retro to the max but it works Hawley resides deep inside this material writing songs with the melodic muscle to stand up next to standards you realize that Hawley s music can go wherever he wants it to go He s not stuck in the past He inhabits his record collection because he likes it there and has a feeling we will too He s right 7 Describing the album as a rare and real treat Ewan Gleadow of Cult Following highlighted the album s connection to Sheffield saying it starts strong injecting the Sheffield area with strings and a swirling tenderness which remains throughout 12 MusicOMH felt that if there were any reservations it was that many Hawley songs are interchangeable and apart from the title track itself which really is a cracker there isn t anything in this album we didn t hear in the first two It s still gorgeous though 13 Legacy editThe album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 14 Track listing editAll tracks written and composed by Richard Hawley except where noted Coles Corner 4 49 Just Like the Rain 3 17 Hotel Room 3 42 Darlin Wait for Me Hawley Shez Sheridan 3 53 The Ocean 5 36 Born Under a Bad Sign 3 41 I Sleep Alone 3 44 Tonight 4 32 Wading Through The Waters of My Time 3 48 Who s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet Traditional arranged by Hawley 4 08 Last Orders 4 59Singles editIn the UK six singles were released from the album The Ocean 22 August 2005 102 UK CD CD MUTE 347 The Ocean single version The Ocean album version 7 vinyl MUTE 347 The Ocean single version Kelham Island Coles Corner 31 October 2005 146 UK CD CD MUTE 352 b w I m Absolutely Hank Marvin 7 vinyl MUTE 352 b w A Bird Never Flew on One Wing Just Like the Rain 23 January 2006 94 UK CD CD MUTE 357 Just Like the Rain single version Room with a View Long Black Veil Born Under a Bad Sign 20 March 2006 81 UK CD CD MUTE 362 Born Under a Bad Sign single version Dark Road Just Like the Rain enhanced video 7 vinyl MUTE 362 Born Under a Bad Sign single version I m Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Coles Corner re issue 12 June 2006 136 UK CD CD MUTE 367 b w Long Black Train 7 vinyl MUTE 367 b w Can You Hear the Rain Love Live Acoustic Hotel Room 4 September 2006 64 UK CD CD MUTE 379 Hotel Room single version Young and Beautiful Live Acoustic 7 vinyl MUTE 379 Hotel Room single version Some Candy Talking Personnel editRichard Hawley vocals acoustic guitar electric guitar 12 string acoustic guitar 12 string electric guitar baritone guitar Spanish guitar Hawaiian lap steel hammer dulcimer enchanted lyre Omnichord piano drums steel drum vibraphone baby glockenspiel Andy Cook drums Colin Elliot baritone guitar electric bass upright bass piano percussion backing vocals string arrangements Shez Sheridan acoustic guitar electric guitar 12 string acoustic guitar 12 string electric guitar baritone guitar reverb tremolo guitar backing vocals Jon Trier piano Fender Rhodes vibraphone baby glockenspiel Johnny Wood upright slap bass Gaynor Sutcliffe Lizz Lipscombe Susannah Simmons Lizzie Ball violin Naomi Koop Simon Graham viola Liz Hanks celloCertifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 15 Gold 100 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Reviews for Cole s Corner by Richard Hawley Metacritic Retrieved 31 October 2012 a b Jurek Thom Coles Corner Richard Hawley AllMusic Retrieved 31 October 2012 a b Costa Maddy 2 September 2005 Richard Hawley Coles Corner The Guardian London Retrieved 31 October 2012 a b Richard Hawley Coles Corner Mojo No 142 London EMAP September 2005 p 86 Richard Hawley Coles Corner NME London 3 September 2005 p 74 O Hagan Sean 21 August 2005 Richard Hawley Coles Corner The Observer London Retrieved 31 July 2019 a b Richardson Mark 28 September 2005 Richard Hawley Coles Corner Pitchfork Retrieved 31 October 2012 a b Begrand Adrien 6 September 2005 Richard Hawley Coles Corner PopMatters Retrieved 31 October 2012 Richard Hawley Coles Corner Q No 230 London EMAP September 2005 p 119 LaBrack Jill 29 September 2005 Richard Hawley Coles Corner Review Stylus Magazine Archived from the original on 13 January 2006 Retrieved 31 July 2019 Richard Hawley Coles Corner Uncut No 101 London October 2005 p 110 Richard Hawley Coles Corner Review CULT FOLLOWING 1 January 2024 Retrieved 9 January 2024 Wright Helen 5 September 2005 Richard Hawley Coles Corner MusicOMH Retrieved 31 October 2012 Robert Dimery Michael Lydon 2014 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Revised and Updated Edition Universe ISBN 0 7893 2074 6 British album certifications Richard Hawley Coles Corner British Phonographic Industry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coles Corner album amp oldid 1194614263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
