Who We Touch is the eleventh album by British alternative rock band The Charlatans, released on 6 September 2010.[1] It was released in a standard version and a two disc version. The second CD contained early demos, alternate mixes of tracks from the standard album, and some out-takes that didn't make it on to the album. The album charted at #21 in the UK album charts. The album was later released digitally.[2]
| Who We Touch | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 September 2010 | |||
| Recorded | March – June 2010 | |||
| Studio | Britannia Row and State of the Ark, London | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 56:36 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Martin "Youth" Glover | |||
| The Charlatans chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Who We Touch | ||||
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This is the Charlatans' final studio album to feature drummer Jon Brookes, who was absent from the band's tour supporting the album due to getting treatment for a brain tumour. He was replaced on the tour by The Verve drummer Peter Salisbury; Brookes subsequently died in 2013.
Reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.3/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 71/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| DIY |  [6] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[7] |
| musicOMH | [8] |
| NME | [9] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[10] |
| Record Collector | [11] |
| The Skinny | [12] |
| Slant Magazine | [13] |
| Time Out Abu Dhabi | 4/5[14] |
Who We Touch was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on 12 reviews.[4] AnyDecentMusic? gave it a score of 6.3, based on 15 reviews.[3]
Track listing
editAll songs written by The Charlatans except "I Sing the Body Eclectic", written by The Charlatans and Penny Rimbaud.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Ending" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "My Foolish Pride" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Your Pure Soul" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Smash the System" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Intimacy" | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Sincerity" | 6:28 |
| 7. | "Trust in Desire" | 5:09 |
| 8. | "When I Wonder" | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Oh!" | 5:56 |
| 10. | "You Can Swim" (Includes 2 hidden tracks, "On the Threshold" and "I Sing the Body Eclectic") | 13:02 |
Deluxe Edition
edit- Disc One
- Same as 10-track version
- Disc Two (bonus disc)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Ending" (Early Version) | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Intimacy" (Early Version) | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Smash the System" (Early Version) | 3:15 |
| 4. | "These Things" (Studio Out-take) | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Your Pure Soul" (Early Version) | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Sincerity" (Early Instrumental Version) | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Trust in Desire" (Alternate Take) | 5:11 |
| 8. | "My Foolish Pride" (Early Version) | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Lips That Would Kiss" (Early Version) | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Who We Touch We Don't Mind" (Studio Out-take) | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Don't Know Where or When" (Studio Out-take) | 5:13 |
| 12. | "Intimacy" (Alternate Mix) | 5:16 |
| 13. | "Throbbing Genesis" (Studio Out-take) | 2:31 |
Personnel
edit- The Charlatans
- Tim Burgess – lead vocals, mixing
- Mark Collins – guitars
- Martin Blunt – bass guitar
- Jon Brookes – drums
- Tony Rogers – keyboards, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Jay Shulman – viola
- Jonathon Talbott – violin
- Penny Rimbaud – poem, vocals on "I Sing the Body Eclectic"
- Production
- Martin "Youth" Glover – production
- Tim Bran, Clive Goddard – engineering
- Cameron Jenkins, Henry Hirsch – mixing
- Chris Theis – Pro Tools engineer (assisted by Bram Tobey)
- Nigel Walton – mastering
- Jazz Summers, Tim Parry – management
- Gee Vaucher – cover art and design
- Tom Sheehan – band photo
References
edit- ^ "THE CHARLATANS". www.thecharlatans.net. Archived from the original on 15 April 2004.
- ^ "Who We Touch, by The Charlatans". The Charlatans. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Who We Touch by The Charlatans reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Who We Touch". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Who We Touch – The Charlatans UK". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Vaughan, Lawrence (6 September 2010). "The Charlatans - Who We Touch". DIY. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Gourlay, Dom (6 September 2010). "The Charlatans: You Cross My Path". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Dowden, Neil. "The Charlatans - Who We Touch". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Tom (17 September 2010). "Album Review: The Charlatans – Who We Touch". NME. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Bergstrom, John (29 September 2010). "The Charlatans: Who We Touch". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Lois (28 August 2010). "Who We Touch / The Charlatans". Record Collector. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Meiklem, PJ (30 August 2010). "The Charlatans - Who We Touch". The Skinny. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Jones, Huw (14 September 2010). "Review: The Charlatans, Who We Touch". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (22 September 2010). "The Charlatans review". Time Out Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
External links
edit- Who We Touch at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)