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Released
  
8 January 2007

Candylion (2007)
  
Hotel Shampoo (2011)

Release date
  
8 January 2007

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Length
  
44:40

Artist
  
Gruff Rhys

Label
  
Rough Trade Records

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Recorded
  
Stiwsio Ofn, Llanfaelog, Wales, Spring 2006 AR 3, Rio De Janeiro Dairy, Brixton, London

Producer
  
Gruff Rhys, Gorwel Owen, Mario Caldato, Jr.

Similar
  
Gruff Rhys albums, Alternative rock albums

Gruff rhys candylion


Candylion is the second solo album by Welsh musician and Super Furry Animals front-man Gruff Rhys. It was released on 8 January 2007 through Rough Trade Records (in the UK) and Team Love (in the US) and peaked at number fifty on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Candylion" and Gyrru Gyrru Gyrru".

Contents

It also features Lisa Jen from the Welsh language band 9Bach on backing vocals and xylophone. On its release, record stores stocking the album were supplied with 96 inch cardboard sheets with patterns for making the cardboard candylion seen on the album cover, to hand out to purchasers.

Gruff rhys candylion


Track listing

All music and beats by Gruff Rhys.

Personnel

Musician Credits
  • Gruff Rhys – Music and Beats
  • Lisa Jên – Extra Vocals (2, 4, 6 to 8, 10, 12)
  • Owen Evans – Double Bass (2 to 6, 10, 12)
  • Kassin – Gameboy Beats (9)
  • Gorwel Owen – Tamboura (7), Stylophone (12)
  • Marçal – Extra Special Production (8, 9, 12)
  • Tandi Gebara – Birambau (12)
  • Felipe Pinaud – Flute (5, 11, 12)
  • Jonathan Thomas – Pedal Steel (6)
  • Rhodri Puw – Bell (4)
  • Siwan Puw – Sleigh Bells (7)
  • Samantha Caldato – Intro Vocal (1), Air Steward Vocal (12)
    • Technical credits
  • Gruff Rhys, Gorwel Owen and Mario Caldato, Jr. – Producer
  • Gorwel Owen – Recording (at Stiwsio Ofn, Llanfaelog, Wales)
  • Mario Caldato, Jr. – Mixing and Extra Special Percussion Recording (at AR Studio 3, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
  • Igor Ferreira and Cesar Miranda – Mixing Assistant (at AR Studio 3, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
  • Stewart Hawkes – Mastering (at Metropolis, London)
  • Sean O'Hagan and Marcus Haldaway – String Arrangements (at Dairy, Brixton, London)
  • Marc Lane – Engineering (at Dairy, Brixton, London)
  • Amanda Britton, Sally Herbert, Brian Wright, Jacqueline Norrie, Laura Melhuish – Violin
  • Marcus Holdaway – Cello
  • Pete Fowler – Artwork
  • Pete James – Artwork, Art Direction and Photography

    • Songs

    1This Is Just the Beginning0:51
    2Candylion2:31
    3The Court of King Arthur3:25

    References

    Candylion Wikipedia
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