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White Chalk

January 01, 1970

White Chalk is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on 24 September 2007 on Island Records.[1]

White Chalk
Studio album by
PJ Harvey
Released24 September 2007 (2007-09-24)
RecordedNovember 2006 – March 2007
GenreChamber folk
Length33:57
LabelIsland
Producer
PJ Harvey chronology
Singles from White Chalk
  1. "When Under Ether"
    Released: 17 September 2007
  2. "The Piano"
    Released: 3 December 2007
  3. "The Devil"
    Released: 18 March 2008

Work on the album started in 2006, with producer Flood and John Parish, who also worked on her To Bring You My Love and Is This Desire? albums. Other collaborators on White Chalk are Eric Drew Feldman and Jim White from Dirty Three.[2]

The first single released from White Chalk was "When Under Ether" on 17 September 2007 on digital download and 7" vinyl. A second single, "The Piano," was released on 26 November 2007. A third, "The Devil," was released on 7", download, and CD formats in March 2008.

Style edit

The previous album, Uh Huh Her, had a raw sound[3] but for this record White Chalk, Rolling Stone's magazine noted that Harvey "delved further into a Goth-like vibe in the much quieter, haunting, piano-based music".[3] For this album she gave up the traditional three-piece sound guitar/bass/drums and recorded a set of songs for piano, despite her lack of expertise on the instrument. In an interview in The Wire she explained, "the great thing about learning a new instrument from scratch is that it [...] liberates your imagination."[4]

Vocally, she sang in a much higher register than usual, at a pitch outside her normal range, and "howled about being possessed by demon lovers and ghosts".[5] Lyrically, Harvey continued with the dark, moody themes typical of much of her music.[4]

Harvey elaborated the meaning behind the album's title: "I just like the sound of the words white chalk. It can be millions of years old but erased in a second, and somehow has a timeless quality... The timelessness became more the source of inspiration".[6]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]
The A.V. ClubA−[9]
Entertainment WeeklyC[10]
The Guardian     [11]
Mojo     [12]
NME7/10[13]
Pitchfork6.8/10[14]
Q     [15]
Rolling Stone     [5]
Spin     [16]

White Chalk received critical acclaim and has a score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic.[7] Uncut hailed the album in glowing terms, calling it "an album of lonely beauty and piercing sorrow" before concluding, "White Chalk is P.J. Harvey back at the peak of her considerable powers."[17] The Observer gave the album 5 stars out of 5,[18] while Robert Christgau picked out one song from the album, "When Under Ether", as a "choice cut" ( ).[19]

In December 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted White Chalk CD of the Year on their 2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame.[20]

Accolades edit

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
NME 2007 Albums of the Year 2007 13 [21]
Stylus Magazine Top 50 Albums of 2007 2007 50 [22]
PopMatters The Best Albums of 2007 2007 47 [23]
The Wire 50 Records of the Year 2007 45 [24]

Formats edit

The US release is available on CD and 33⅓ rpm LP. The UK release is available on CD and 45 rpm vinyl record. White Chalk is also available on iTunes complete with a bonus track, "Wait".

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by PJ Harvey

No.TitleLength
1."The Devil"2:55
2."Dear Darkness"3:09
3."Grow Grow Grow"3:21
4."When Under Ether"2:22
5."White Chalk"3:06
6."Broken Harp"1:57
7."Silence"3:05
8."To Talk to You"4:00
9."The Piano"2:36
10."Before Departure"3:45
11."The Mountain"3:10
Total length:33:57
iTunes[25] bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Wait"2:17
Total length:36:14

Personnel edit

All personnel credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[26]

Musicians

Additional musicians

  • Nico Brown – concertina, backing vocals (on "Before Departure")
  • Andrew Dickson – backing vocals (on "Before Departure")
  • Bridget Pearse – backing vocals (on "Before Departure")
  • Martin Brunsden – backing vocals (on "Before Departure")
  • Nick Bicât – backing vocals (on "Before Departure")

Technical

  • Flood – producer, engineer, mixing
  • John Parish – producer, mixing
  • PJ Harvey – producer, mixing, additional engineer
  • Catherine Marks – assistant engineer
  • Andrew Savors – assistant engineer
  • Ali Chant – additional engineer

Design

Chart positions edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2 July 2007). "PJ Harvey Goes into The 'White' On New Album". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
  2. ^ PJ Harvey to return with new album NME.com 7 February 2007, Retrieved on 07-07-07
  3. ^ a b Kem, Marc. . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2012. Harvey returned to a rawer, darker sound on Uh Huh Her (Number 29, 2004) and delved further into a Goth-like vibe in the much quieter, haunting, piano-based music of 2007's White Chalk.
  4. ^ a b Stubbs, D. (September 2007). "Return of the Native". The Wire. 283: 34.
  5. ^ a b Sheffield, Rob (20 September 2007). "White Chalk". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  6. ^ "PJ Harvey explains the story behind 'White Chalk'". NME. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Reviews for White Chalk by PJ Harvey". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. ^ Phares, Heather. "White Chalk – PJ Harvey". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ^ Phipps, Keith (2 October 2007). "P.J. Harvey: White Chalk". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  10. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (5 October 2007). "White Chalk". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  11. ^ Macpherson, Alex (21 September 2007). "PJ Harvey, White Chalk". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  12. ^ "PJ Harvey: White Chalk". Mojo (167): 91. October 2007.
  13. ^ . NME. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  14. ^ Klein, Joshua (24 September 2007). "PJ Harvey: White Chalk". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  15. ^ "PJ Harvey: White Chalk". Q (255): 98. October 2007.
  16. ^ Hermes, Will (October 2007). "Love Lies Bleeding". Spin. 23 (10): 95. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  17. ^ Hoskyns, Barney (October 2007). . Uncut. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  18. ^ Mardles, Paul (15 September 2007). "PJ Harvey, White Chalk". The Observer. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  19. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  20. ^ Lamoreaux, Jason T. (30 December 2007). "2007 Somewhere Cold Awards". Somewhere Cold. from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  21. ^ "NME's best albums and tracks of 2007". NME. 10 October 2016.
  22. ^ . Stylus. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  23. ^ "PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2007". PopMatters. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  24. ^ "2007 Rewind: 50 Records of the Year". The Wire. No. 287. London. January 2008. p. 35 – via Exact Editions. (subscription required)
  25. ^ "iTunes – Music – White Chalk (Exclusive Edition) by PJ Harvey". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  26. ^ White Chalk (LP). PJ Harvey. Island Records. 2007. LC 00407.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ "australian-charts.com – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  28. ^ "PJ Harvey – White Chalk – austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  29. ^ a b "ultratop.be – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  30. ^ "danishcharts.dk – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  31. ^ "dutchcharts.nl – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  32. ^ "finnishcharts.com – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  33. ^ "lescharts.com – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  34. ^ . Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  35. ^ . chart-track.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  36. ^ . Federation of the Italian Music Industry (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2012. N.B. User must select the weekly chart from the drop-down lists. For White Chalk, select 2007 > Ottobre > (Settimana 41).
  37. ^ "charts.nz – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  38. ^ "norwegiancharts.com – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  39. ^ "portuguesecharts.com – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  40. ^ "spanishcharts.com – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  41. ^ "swedishcharts.com – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  42. ^ "PJ Harvey – White Chalk – hitparade.ch". Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  43. ^ "PJ HARVEY | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  44. ^ a b c "White Chalk – PJ Harvey | Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  45. ^ "Chart Log UK: H & Claire–Hysterix". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  46. ^ "British album certifications – PJ Harvey – White Chalk". British Phonographic Industry.
  47. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (26 March 2011). "License Check". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links edit

  • at PJHarvey.net
  • White Chalk at Musicbrainz
  • White Chalk at Metacritic  

January 01, 1970
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White Chalk is the seventh studio album by English singer songwriter and musician PJ Harvey released on 24 September 2007 on Island Records 1 White ChalkStudio album by PJ HarveyReleased24 September 2007 2007 09 24 RecordedNovember 2006 March 2007GenreChamber folkLength33 57LabelIslandProducerFlood John Parish PJ HarveyPJ Harvey chronologyThe Peel Sessions 1991 2004 2006 White Chalk 2007 A Woman a Man Walked By 2009 Singles from White Chalk When Under Ether Released 17 September 2007 The Piano Released 3 December 2007 The Devil Released 18 March 2008 Work on the album started in 2006 with producer Flood and John Parish who also worked on her To Bring You My Love and Is This Desire albums Other collaborators on White Chalk are Eric Drew Feldman and Jim White from Dirty Three 2 The first single released from White Chalk was When Under Ether on 17 September 2007 on digital download and 7 vinyl A second single The Piano was released on 26 November 2007 A third The Devil was released on 7 download and CD formats in March 2008 Contents 1 Style 2 Reception 2 1 Accolades 3 Formats 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Chart positions 6 1 Singles 6 2 Certifications and sales 7 References 8 External linksStyle editThe previous album Uh Huh Her had a raw sound 3 but for this record White Chalk Rolling Stone s magazine noted that Harvey delved further into a Goth like vibe in the much quieter haunting piano based music 3 For this album she gave up the traditional three piece sound guitar bass drums and recorded a set of songs for piano despite her lack of expertise on the instrument In an interview in The Wire she explained the great thing about learning a new instrument from scratch is that it liberates your imagination 4 Vocally she sang in a much higher register than usual at a pitch outside her normal range and howled about being possessed by demon lovers and ghosts 5 Lyrically Harvey continued with the dark moody themes typical of much of her music 4 Harvey elaborated the meaning behind the album s title I just like the sound of the words white chalk It can be millions of years old but erased in a second and somehow has a timeless quality The timelessness became more the source of inspiration 6 Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic80 100 7 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The A V ClubA 9 Entertainment WeeklyC 10 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 NME7 10 13 Pitchfork6 8 10 14 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Spin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 White Chalk received critical acclaim and has a score of 80 out of 100 on Metacritic 7 Uncut hailed the album in glowing terms calling it an album of lonely beauty and piercing sorrow before concluding White Chalk is P J Harvey back at the peak of her considerable powers 17 The Observer gave the album 5 stars out of 5 18 while Robert Christgau picked out one song from the album When Under Ether as a choice cut nbsp 19 In December 2007 American webzine Somewhere Cold voted White Chalk CD of the Year on their 2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame 20 Accolades edit Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref NME 2007 Albums of the Year 2007 13 21 Stylus Magazine Top 50 Albums of 2007 2007 50 22 PopMatters The Best Albums of 2007 2007 47 23 The Wire 50 Records of the Year 2007 45 24 Formats editThe US release is available on CD and 33 rpm LP The UK release is available on CD and 45 rpm vinyl record White Chalk is also available on iTunes complete with a bonus track Wait Track listing editAll tracks are written by PJ HarveyNo TitleLength1 The Devil 2 552 Dear Darkness 3 093 Grow Grow Grow 3 214 When Under Ether 2 225 White Chalk 3 066 Broken Harp 1 577 Silence 3 058 To Talk to You 4 009 The Piano 2 3610 Before Departure 3 4511 The Mountain 3 10Total length 33 57 iTunes 25 bonus trackNo TitleLength12 Wait 2 17Total length 36 14Personnel editAll personnel credits adapted from the album s liner notes 26 Musicians PJ Harvey vocals piano acoustic guitar bass keyboards zither harmonica harp cigfiddle John Parish drums bass guitar acoustic guitar banjo percussion backing vocals Eric Drew Feldman piano keyboards optigan mellotron minimoog backing vocals Jim White drums percussion Additional musicians Nico Brown concertina backing vocals on Before Departure Andrew Dickson backing vocals on Before Departure Bridget Pearse backing vocals on Before Departure Martin Brunsden backing vocals on Before Departure Nick Bicat backing vocals on Before Departure Technical Flood producer engineer mixing John Parish producer mixing PJ Harvey producer mixing additional engineer Catherine Marks assistant engineer Andrew Savors assistant engineer Ali Chant additional engineer Design Maria Mochnacz artwork photography Rob Crane artworkChart positions editChart 2007 Peakposition Australian ARIA Albums Chart 27 24 Austrian Top 40 28 66 Belgian Albums Chart Vl 29 12 Belgian Albums Chart Wa 29 33 Danish Albums Chart 30 18 Dutch Top 100 31 34 Finnish Albums Chart 32 32 French SNEP Albums Chart 33 10 German Albums Chart 34 54 Irish Albums Chart 35 15 Italian FIMI Albums Chart 36 66 New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 37 35 Norwegian Albums Chart 38 7 Portuguese Albums Chart 39 20 Spanish Albums Chart 40 55 Swedish Albums Chart 41 24 Swiss Hitparade Albums Chart 42 21 UK Albums Chart 43 11 US Billboard 200 44 65 US Billboard Alternative Albums 44 14 US Billboard Tastemaker Albums 44 3 Singles edit Year Single Peak position UK 45 2007 When Under Ether 101 Certifications and sales edit Region Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 46 Silver 60 000 United States 62 000 47 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Cohen Jonathan 2 July 2007 PJ Harvey Goes into The White On New Album Billboard magazine Retrieved 3 July 2007 PJ Harvey to return with new album NME com 7 February 2007 Retrieved on 07 07 07 a b Kem Marc PJ Harvey Rolling Stone Biography Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 1 August 2011 Retrieved 1 October 2012 Harvey returned to a rawer darker sound on Uh Huh Her Number 29 2004 and delved further into a Goth like vibe in the much quieter haunting piano based music of 2007 s White Chalk a b Stubbs D September 2007 Return of the Native The Wire 283 34 a b Sheffield Rob 20 September 2007 White Chalk Rolling Stone Retrieved 5 October 2011 PJ Harvey explains the story behind White Chalk NME 21 September 2007 Retrieved 17 August 2018 a b Reviews for White Chalk by PJ Harvey Metacritic Retrieved 31 May 2016 Phares Heather White Chalk PJ Harvey AllMusic Retrieved 31 May 2016 Phipps Keith 2 October 2007 P J Harvey White Chalk The A V Club Retrieved 5 October 2011 Greenblatt Leah 5 October 2007 White Chalk Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 6 September 2012 Macpherson Alex 21 September 2007 PJ Harvey White Chalk The Guardian Retrieved 31 May 2016 PJ Harvey White Chalk Mojo 167 91 October 2007 PJ Harvey White Chalk NME 21 September 2007 Archived from the original on 19 December 2009 Retrieved 31 May 2016 Klein Joshua 24 September 2007 PJ Harvey White Chalk Pitchfork Retrieved 31 May 2016 PJ Harvey White Chalk Q 255 98 October 2007 Hermes Will October 2007 Love Lies Bleeding Spin 23 10 95 Retrieved 5 October 2011 Hoskyns Barney October 2007 White Chalk review Uncut Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Mardles Paul 15 September 2007 PJ Harvey White Chalk The Observer Retrieved 5 October 2011 Christgau Robert November 2007 Consumer Guide MSN Music Retrieved 6 September 2012 Lamoreaux Jason T 30 December 2007 2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Somewhere Cold Archived from the original on 12 April 2018 Retrieved 30 September 2020 NME s best albums and tracks of 2007 NME 10 October 2016 Pop Playground Top 50 Albums of 2007 Stylus Archived from the original on 18 October 2019 Retrieved 19 December 2011 PopMatters Picks The Best Music of 2007 PopMatters 21 December 2007 Retrieved 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