Red Kite (Sarah Cracknell album)

Red Kite
Studio album by Sarah Cracknell
Released June 2015
Genre pop, baroque pop[1]
Length 37:03
Label Cherry Red Records
Producer Carwyn Ellis, Seb Lewsley, Mason Neely
Sarah Cracknell chronology
Kelly's Locker
(2000)		 Red Kite
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[3]
musicOMH[4]
The Observer[5]
Pitchfork7.1/10[6]

Red Kite is the second solo album from British singer-songwriter and Saint Etienne lead singer Sarah Cracknell.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Red Kite received an average score of 78% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[2]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "On the Swings"  Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis 3:51
2. "Nothing Left to Talk About" (Special guest vocal: Nicky Wire)Sarah Cracknell, Lawrence Oakley, Mark Waterfield 2:52
3. "In the Dark"  Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell 3:53
4. "Ragdoll"  Sarah Cracknell, Robin Bennett 3:02
5. "Underneath the Stars"  Sarah Cracknell, Noah Kelly 3:15
6. "Hearts Are For Breaking"  Sarah Cracknell , Oakley, Waterfield 3:00
7. "Take the Silver" (featuring The Rails)Sarah Cracknell, Robin Bennett 2:32
8. "The Mutineer"  Ian McCutcheon 3:25
9. "I Close My Eyes"  Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis, Pete Wiggs 3:05
10. "It’s Never Too Late"  Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell 2:46
11. "I Am Not Your Enemy"  Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell 3:11
12. "Favourite Chair"  Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis 2:11

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 49

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell Announces New Album Red Kite, Shares "On the Swings" - Pitchfork". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews for Red Kite by Sarah Cracknell". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (June 11, 2015). "Pop and rock Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite review – chic whimsy with a heavy heart". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Murphy, John (June 11, 2015). "Sarah Cracknell – Red Kite". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Mardles, Paul (June 14, 2015). "Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite review – like a 1960s gem unearthed in a junk shop". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ↑ St. Asaph, Katherine (June 15, 2015). "Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sarah Cracknell | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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