Released 28 January 2013 Producer Rick Anthony | Length 43.07 Release date 28 January 2013 Label Chemikal Underground | |
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Genres Alternative country, Alternative Folk Similar Rick Anthony albums, Other albums | ||
Rick redbeard no selfish heart trailer 1
No Selfish Heart is the first album by Rick Redbeard, the solo recording pseudonym of Scottish musician Rick Anthony. It was released on January 28, 2013 through Chemikal Underground Records to critical acclaim.
Contents
- Rick redbeard no selfish heart trailer 1
- Rick redbeard no selfish heart trailer 3
- Themes
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
It was self-recorded by Anthony in Aberdeenshire, Glasgow and the Bernese Oberland in the first half of 2012. It is composed of songs written by Anthony between 2004 and 2012 as well as a version of the traditional Scottish folk song Kelvin Grove and one older home-recording from 2007, the single Now We're Dancing.
Rick redbeard no selfish heart trailer 3
Themes
The album deals primarily with themes of nature, love, sex, death, memory, nostalgia and the passage of time and has a stripped back sound and emphasis on acoustic instrumentation that is markedly different from Anthony's prior work with The Phantom Band.
Track listing
- "Clocks" - 2.19
- "Old Blue" - 4.06
- "Any Way I Can" - 5.21
- "A Greater Brave" - 5.08
- "We All Float" - 3.03
- "Kelvin Grove" - 5.52
- "Now We're Dancing" - 4.02
- "Cold As Clay (The Grave)" - 4.07
- "Wildlove" - 3.11
- "No Selfish Heart" - 5.59
Personnel
Songs
1Clocks2:18
2Old Blue4:05
3Any Way I Can5:20