Love Ire & Song
| Love Ire & Song | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 31 March 2008 | |||
| Genre | Folk punk, folk rock | |||
| Length | 45:51 | |||
| Label | Xtra Mile/Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Ben Lloyd, Frank Turner | |||
| Frank Turner chronology | ||||
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Love Ire & Song[1] is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Frank Turner, released on 31 March 2008 by Xtra Mile Recordings. On 26 January 2009, the album was re-released as a deluxe version, including the First Three Years compilation album. Love Ire & Song was re-released on 21 July 2009 through Epitaph Records, where Frank Turner had recently signed to.
In October 2008, Turner released the track "Long Live the Queen" as a benefit single for the Breast Cancer Campaign, in honour of a close friend who succumbed to the disease.[2]
Production[edit]
Love Ire & Song was entirely written by Turner, and recorded on a farm near Turner's home-town of Winchester. It was co-produced by Turner and guitarist Ben Lloyd, who also contributed electric guitar and harmonica performances. Turner's live drummer Nigel Powell provided percussion and keyboard performances on the album. London indie band The Holloways provided backing vocals on "Photosynthesis".
Album Title[edit]
In an interview, Turner summarised the album's title as:
"The three things you need in life to be content. Love, ire – righteous anger – and song, as in, you know, like a guitar and some Gram Parsons tunes."[3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| ChartAttack |    [4] |
| Kerrang! | |
| NeuFutur.com |   [5] |
| Punknews.org | [6] |
| Rockmidgets.com | [7] |
| Stereokill | [8] |
| Allmusic | [9] |
The album met with critical acclaim on its release, hailed as a stylistic development on Turner's debut Sleep Is for the Week.[10][11] Turner himself stated in an interview that the album was "almost a re-statement" of the ideas of Sleep Is for the Week, "but much, much better".[12] Rock Sound ranked it at number 17 on their list of the year's best albums.[13]
Re-release[edit]
A re-release of the album was released in 2008, and containing a bonus disc of The First Three Years. The 35-track double album's artwork is based upon Love Ire & Song, except with the subtitle "+ The First Three Years" added as a suffix to the album title. The reverse sleeve is the front cover to The First Three Years.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Frank Turner
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Reasons Not to Be an Idiot" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Photosynthesis" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Substitute" | 2:46 |
| 5. | "Better Half" | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Love Ire & Song" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Imperfect Tense" | 2:37 |
| 8. | "To Take You Home" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Long Live the Queen" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "A Love Worth Keeping" | 4:17 |
| 11. | "St Christopher Is Coming Home" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Jet Lag" | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 45:43 | |
Singles[edit]
- "Photosynthesis" – 24 March 2008, download only
- "Reasons Not to Be an Idiot" – 23 June 2008
- "Long Live the Queen" – 20 October 2008, charity single
Music videos[edit]
- "Photosynthesis"[14]
- "Reasons Not to Be an Idiot"[15]
- "Long Live The Queen"[16]
- "I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous"[17]
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Love Ire & Song". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Rising punk star releases single for breast cancer charity". Breast Cancer Campaign. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ "Interview: Frank Turner". Stereokill.net. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ ChartAttack review[usurped]
- ^ NeuFutur review
- ^ Punknews review
- ^ Rockmidgets review
- ^ "Stereokill review". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ allmusic review
- ^ "Frank Turner – Love, Ire & Song". Punknews.org. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Frank Turner – Love, Ire & Song". RoomThirteen.com. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Interview: Frank Turner". Stereokill.net. 1 November 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ Kelham, Andrew (7 January 2009). "Top 75 Albums Of 2008 - Blogs". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Photosynthesis". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Reasons Not To Be An Idiot". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Long Live The Queen". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "British album certifications – Frank Turner – Love Ire & Song". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Love Ire & Song at Amazon
