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In This City They Call You Love

In This City They Call You Love is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, released on 31 May 2024 through BMG Rights Management. The album was preceded by the release of the singles "Two for His Heels", "Heavy Rain" and "Prism in Jeans".[1] It received positive reviews from critics.

In This City They Call You Love
Hawley walking through a lit-up tunnel past a hooded person underneath a building with a roof illuminated in blue
Studio album by
Richard Hawley
Released31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)
Length42:06
LabelBMG Rights Management
Producer
  • Richard Hawley
  • Colin Elliot
  • Mark Sheridan
Richard Hawley chronology
Further
(2019) 		In This City They Call You Love
(2024)
Singles from In This City They Call You Love
  1. "Two for His Heels"
    Released: 21 February 2024
  2. "Heavy Rain"
    Released: 28 March 2024
  3. "Prism in Jeans"
    Released: 2 May 2024

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[3]
Mojo     [4]
MusicOMH     [5]
Uncut8/10[6]

In This City They Call You Love received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator based on four critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim".[2] Mojo wrote that "Hawley continues to enchant" on the album,[4] while Uncut felt that it "rests on his strengths. His balladeer's voice is a steadying comfort on 'Heavy Rain', adding subtle Orbison shivers on 'I'll Never Get Over You'. Duane Eddy-like twangs judder through murder ballad 'Two for His Heels', and a guitar solo scorches 'Deep Space'. The album's beating heart, though, is 'People', a supernal acoustic tribute to Sheffield".[6]

John Murphy of MusicOMH described the album as "the usual mix of spine-tingling ballads and uproarious rockers. It seems a bit more wistful than his last couple of albums [...] with a return to the luxurious strings that saw Coles Corner become a timeless classic".[5] Clash's Richard Bowes wrote that In This City They Call You Love "bristles with ideas" and called it "an album of universal themes and tones, and one of Richard Hawley's finest".[3]

Year-end lists

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Select year-end rankings for In This City They Call You Love
Publication/critic Accolade Rank Ref.
MOJO 75 Best Albums of 2024 52 [7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Richard Hawley.

In This City They Call You Love track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Two for His Heels"3:02
2."Have Love"4:32
3."Prism in Jeans"2:52
4."Heavy Rain"3:33
5."People"4:04
6."Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow"3:26
7."Deep Space"3:58
8."Deep Waters"3:23
9."I'll Never Get Over You"3:25
10."Do I Really Need to Know?"3:34
11."When the Lights Go Out"3:05
12."'Tis Night"3:12
Total length:42:06

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Richard Hawley – lead vocals (all tracks), bass (track 4)
  • Colin Elliot – bass (tracks 1–3, 7, 9–11), backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 12), percussion (2–4, 10, 11), piano (2, 3), double bass (6, 12), keyboards (10)
  • Dean Beresford – drums (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9–11)
  • Mark Sheridan – backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12), acoustic guitar (9)
  • Paul Brennan – cello (tracks 3, 4, 10, 12)
  • Martin Schäfer – viola (tracks 3, 4, 10, 12)
  • Steven Proctor – violin (tracks 3, 4, 10, 12)
  • Zoe Colman – violin (tracks 3, 4, 10, 12)
  • Liz Hanks – cello (tracks 3, 4, 10)
  • Ali Vennart – viola (tracks 3, 4, 10)
  • Liz Rossi – violin (tracks 3, 4, 10)
  • Susannah Simmons – violin (tracks 3, 4, 10)
  • Jarvis Cocker – backing vocals (track 10)

Technical

  • Richard Hawley – production
  • Colin Elliot – production, engineering (all tracks); strings arrangement (tracks 3, 4, 10, 12)
  • Mark Sheridan – production (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
  • Duncan Cowell – engineering

Charts

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Chart performance for In This City They Call You Love
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[8] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 37
Irish Albums (OCC)[11] 44
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 62
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 5
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 2

References

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  1. ^ Pearis, Bill (3 May 2024). "Richard Hawley preps new album, shares "Prism in Jeans"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "In This City They Call You Love by Richard Hawley Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Bowes, Richard (29 May 2024). "Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love". Mojo. July 2024. p. 85.
  5. ^ a b Murphy, John (27 May 2024). "Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love". Uncut. June 2024. p. 33.
  7. ^ "MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2024". albumoftheyear.org. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Lista prodaje 25. tjedan 2024" (in Croatian). HDU. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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