Sleep Is for the Week

Sleep Is for the Week
Studio album by Frank Turner
Released	15 January 2007
Recorded	August - September 2006, Tarrant Anderson's house, Oxford, England
Genre	Folk punk, Folk rock
Length	47:10
Label	Xtra Mile
Producer	Ben Lloyd & Frank Turner
Frank Turner chronology
Campfire Punkrock (2006) Sleep Is For The Week' (2007) The Real Damage (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rockmidgets.com	[2]
Rocklouder	[3]
Punknews.org	[4]

Sleep Is for the Week is the debut album by UK based songwriter Frank Turner, released on 15 January 2007 by Xtra Mile Recordings. In a 2008 interview, Turner claimed that the album was "a snapshot of pretty much exactly one year of my life".^[5] The general reception by the music press was largely positive.^[6][7] The artwork for the album sleeve was drawn by Chris Pell.

Track listing

All tracks written by Frank Turner. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Real Damage"	3:35
2.	"Vital Signs"	3:38
3.	"Romantic Fatigue"	2:57
4.	"A Decent Cup of Tea"	3:09
5.	"Father's Day"	4:50
6.	"Worse Things Happen at Sea"	3:43
7.	"My Kingdom for a Horse"	4:52
8.	"Back in the Day"	2:06
9.	"Once We Were Anarchists"	3:50
10.	"Wisdom Teeth"	4:17
11.	"The Ladies of London Town" (Featuring Jamie Lenman)	4:06
12.	"Must Try Harder"	3:35
13.	"The Ballad of Me and My Friends" (Live recording at the Camden Barfly 8 August 2006)	2:33
Total length:		47:10

Singles/B-sides

• "Vital Signs" (b-side "Heartless Bastard Motherfucker"), 25 December 2006 (Download Only)

Personnel

• Frank Turner - vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, laúd, keyboards
• Nigel Powell - drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
• Rachael Birkin - violin
• Jo Silverston - cello

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Rockmidgets.com review
3. Rocklouder review
4. Punknews.org review
5. "Frank Turner interview". Stereokill. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
6. "SIFTW Reviewed". Sputnikmusic. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
7. "Sleep is for the Week Reviewed". BBC. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-12.