Liejacker
Studio album by
Thea Gilmore
Released19 May 2008 (2008-05-19)
StudioThe Loft, Liverpool
LabelFullfill
ProducerThea Gilmore, Nigel Stonier, Mike Cave
Thea Gilmore chronology
Harpo's Ghost
(2006)		 Liejacker
(2008)		 Recorded Delivery
(2009)

Liejacker is an album by the English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore, released in May 2008. For the first time, Gilmore duets with other singers. "Old Soul" (also released as a single) features Zutons' frontman Dave McCabe, while Joan Baez (who invited Gilmore to tour with her in 2004) assists on "The Lower Road".[1]

The album was recorded primarily at The Loft, Liverpool, and produced by Gilmore, Nigel Stonier and Mike Cave. Gilmore described it as her most personal album to date.[2] Liejacker was released in the US four months after its UK release, with two tracks omitted and a revised running order.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Soul" 3:55
2."Black Letter" 3:11
3."Dance In New York" 6:54
4."Rosie" 4:33
5."Roll On" 5:27
6."Icarus Wind" 4:10
7."The Wrong Side" 3:16
8."Slow Journey" 2:39
9."And You Shall Know No Other God But Me" 4:24
10."When I Get Back To Shore" 2:03
11."Breathe" 4:17
12."The Lower Road" 5:15
13."You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"Pete Burns, Wayne Hussey, Mike Percy, Tim Lever, Steve Coy3:51

Reception

Stephanie Merritt, for The Observer, gave the album the full five stars, describing it as "simply a beautiful, deeply affecting piece of work".[2] Nick Coleman, reviewing the album for The Independent, described it as a "Good record, lovable in parts.".[3] Allmusic reviewer Hal Horowitz gave it fours stars, describing it as "one of Gilmore's least commercially oriented albums yet, and perhaps because of that, also one of her finest".[1] the PopMatters writer Steve Horowitz wrote that the album proved "that the 28-year-old Gilmore is a seriously talented writer and performer".[4] Gigwise.com gave it 9 stars (out of 11), Daniel Melia describing it as "her most intimate and deeply personal record".[5] The BBC's Chris Long was less impressed, considering the songs over-produced and Gilmore's songwriting "losing its energy and passion, as if she has a slow puncture in her soul".[6]

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Horowitz, Hal, "Liejacker Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  2. 1 2 Merritt, Stephanie (2008), "Thea Gilmore, Liejacker", The Observer, 18 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  3. ↑ Coleman, Nick (2008) "Album: Thea Gilmore, Liejacker (Fullfill)", The Independent, 24 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  4. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (2008), "Thea Gilmore: Liejacker", PopMatters, 24 November 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  5. ↑ Melia, Daniel (2008), "The Gilmore - 'Liejacker'", Gigwise.com, 25 April 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  6. ↑ Long, Chris (2008), "Thea Gilmore Liejacker Review", BBC Music. Retrieved 16 January 2018
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