Released 31 March 2008 Artist Frank Turner Label Xtra Mile Recordings Producers Ben Lloyd, Frank Turner | Length 45:51 Release date 30 March 2008 Genres Folk punk, Folk rock | |
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Love Ire & Song
(2008) The First Three Years
(2008) Similar Frank Turner albums, Other albums | ||
Frank turner love ire song
Love Ire & Song 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.
Contents
- Frank turner love ire song
- Production
- Album Title
- Reception
- Re release
- Track listing
- Singles
- Music videos
- Songs
- References
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.
Production
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
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."
Reception
The album met with critical acclaim on its release, hailed as a stylistic development on Turner's debut Sleep Is for the Week. 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".
Re-release
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
All tracks written by Frank Turner.
Singles
Music videos
Songs
1I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous3:14
2Reasons Not to Be an Idiot3:49
3Photosynthesis4:12