| Lullaby | ||||
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| Studio album by James Walsh | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 52.31 | |||
| Label | Smith And Songs | |||
| Producer | Sacha Skarbek | |||
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Lullaby is the first solo album from James Walsh, the former lead singer of Starsailor. It was released on September 17, 2012 via iTunes in the UK.[1]
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Background [link]
After Starsailor decided to take a hiatus, James teamed up with songwriter Sacha Skarbek to initially work on material for his debut solo album. During these sessions, Sacha introduced James to Philippa Smith, who was in the process of developing a film along with acclaimed Swedish director Ulf Johansson based on Lullaby (novel) by acclaimed US author Chuck Palahnuik. After they quickly put together a demo for the song "Road Kill Jesus", James and Sacha were approached to create an album of music inspired by the script and original source material.
James and Sacha were then provided with song titles, music briefs and images by the production company and work on the album commenced at Abbey Road studios. Sacha covered the walls of the studio with images sent by Ulf Johansson designed to inspire the mood of the film.[2]
Album style and direction [link]
According to Entertainment Focus, the album contains:[3]
"A beautiful collection of songs, recorded at Abbey Road studios, that showcase Walsh’s newfound maturity of sound which is at once both sophisticated and raw; perfectly complementing [James's] powerful voice and engaging the captivating themes of the [Lullaby] project."
Singles [link]
The lead single "Start Again" featured an accompanying music video, which was directed by Ulf Johansson and features James playing the part of "Oyster" and actress Natalie Press as "Mona" - characters taken from the script and original Lullaby (novel) book.[4] The song was released as a digital download on July 30, 2012.
Track listing [link]
All songs written and composed by James Walsh and Sacha Skarbek.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Road Kill Jesus" | 2:37 | |
| 2. | "Lullaby Song" | 5:09 | |
| 3. | "Helen's Song" | 4:17 | |
| 4. | "Start Again" | 3:29 | |
| 5. | "Counting Song" | 4:25 | |
| 6. | "Culling Song" | 3:23 | |
| 7. | "Angel Of Death" | 3:46 | |
| 8. | "Noise-A-Phobe" | 3:53 | |
| 9. | "I Told You Once" | 4:35 | |
| 10. | "Paper Roses" | 3:30 | |
| 11. | "Making You Love Me (Love Spell)" | 4:00 | |
| 12. | "This Town" | 3:51 | |
| 13. | "Sticks And Stones" | 3:40 | |
| 14. | "White Noise" | 4:36 |
References [link]
- ^ [1] UK Release of Lullaby on iTunes] "Lullaby album on iTunes". Accessed September 17, 2012.
- ^ Walsh, James. [2]HuffingtonPost.co.uk. Accessed September 4, 2012.
- ^ "James Walsh Releases Unique Lullaby". Entertainment Focus. https://www.entertainment-focus.com/news/james-walsh-releases-unique-lullaby. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ^ [3]"James Walsh releases album inspired by forthcoming film Lullaby". Accessed August 19, 2012.
https://wn.com/Lullaby_(James_Walsh_album)
Lullaby (disambiguation)
A lullaby or lullabye is a soothing song, sung most often to children before sleep.
Lullaby or lullabye may also refer to:
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Lullaby (1937 film)
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Lullaby
by: ZebraYou packed your bags, I heard you left last night
You left a world of broken hearts
You couldn't tell us why
You only made us cry
Like in '64
The days are long the gloom is hid by night
They make a point we can't deny
The pain we can't conceal
The feelings that we feel
Those that never heal
So here's a lullabye
Close your eyes and sleep tonight
So here's a lullabye
Close your eyes and make us cry
The world you dreamed
We tried to make our lives
You made a point we can't deny
I know the dream was real
The difference is feel
How mysterious
You stole the show, you know you played it right
Way back in 1965
Oh no, well well
The truth was far from real
Reality was feel
Why not save a seal
The days are long your tune is in the song
Without your love along the way
You said the things you know could make it right