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2017 studio album by Robert Plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carry Fire is the eleventh solo studio album by English rock singer, songwriter and musician Robert Plant, released on 13 October 2017 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records.[4][5][6] It was also Plant's second studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters,[1][2][3] although the band is not credited on the front cover.
Carry Fire | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 13 October 2017[1][2][3] | |||
Recorded | The Attic Studio, Bristol The Bee Barn, Bala Billy Fuller's Home Studio, Bristol Black Earth Studios, Bath Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire, England Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 49:05 | |||
Label | Nonesuch/Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Robert Plant[3] | |||
Robert Plant chronology | ||||
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Singles from Carry Fire | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 84/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
American Songwriter | [9] |
Clash | 8/10[10] |
Classic Rock | [11] |
Exclaim! | 7/10[12] |
The Independent | [13] |
The Observer | [14] |
Paste | 7.8/10[15] |
PopMatters | [16] |
Record Collector | [17] |
Slant Magazine | [18] |
Under the Radar | [19] |
Carry Fire received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 84/100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7] The album was selected as the 37th best album of 2017 by Rolling Stone magazine.[20] The album was honoured as the best selling UK Americana album at the 2018 UK Americana Awards.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The May Queen" | Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Liam Tyson | 4:14 |
2. | "New World..." | Plant, Baggott, Fuller, Dave Smith, Tyson | 3:29 |
3. | "Season's Song" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson | 4:19 |
4. | "Dance with You Tonight" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 4:48 |
5. | "Carving up the World Again... A Wall and Not a Fence" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson | 3:55 |
6. | "A Way with Words" | Plant, Adams, Baggott | 5:18 |
7. | "Carry Fire" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 5:28 |
8. | "Bones of Saints" | Plant, Adams, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 3:47 |
9. | "Keep It Hid" | Plant, Adams, Baggott | 4:07 |
10. | "Bluebirds over the Mountain" (featuring Chrissie Hynde[3]) | Ersel Hickey | 4:58 |
11. | "Heaven Sent" | Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson | 4:39 |
Total length: | 49:05 |
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