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2017 studio album by Saint Etienne
Home Counties
Released 2 June 2017 (2017-06-02 ) Length 56 :20
Label
Heavenly
Producer
"Magpie Eyes" Released: 11 April 2017
[1]
"Dive" Released: 7 August 2017
[2]
Home Counties is the ninth studio album by English
alternative dance band
Saint Etienne , released on 2 June 2017 by
Heavenly Recordings .
[3] The album features collaborations with
Gerard Johnson , Augustus (also known as Gus Lobban of
Kero Kero Bonito ) and Nick Moon (of
Kyte ). The album features production from
Shawn Lee ,
Carwyn Ellis and
Richard X .
Critical reception
Home Counties received generally positive reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average score of 79, based on 16 reviews.
[4]
Commercial performance
Home Counties debuted at number 31 on the
UK Albums Chart , selling 3,215 copies in its first week.
[15]
Track listing
All tracks produced by
Saint Etienne and
Shawn Lee , except where noted.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "The Reunion" 0:22 2. "Something New" 3:17 3. "Magpie Eyes" 3:35 4. "Whyteleafe" 3:09 5. "Dive" 4:49 6. "Church Pew Furniture Restorer" 1:53 7. "Take It All In" Cracknell Stanley Wiggs Ellis 3:25 8. "Popmaster" 0:29 9. "Underneath the Apple Tree" 2:35 10. "Out of My Mind" Cracknell Stanley Wiggs Lawrence Oakley Mark Waterfield 3:58 11. "After Hebden" Cracknell Stanley Wiggs Lobban 3:31 12. "Breakneck Hill" 1:39 13. "Heather" 3:58 14. "Sports Report" 0:12 15. "Train Drivers in Eyeliner" 3:17 16. "Unopened Fan Mail" 3:04 17. "What Kind of World" 3:08 18. "Sweet Arcadia" 7:44 19. "Angel of Woodhatch" 2:14
Japanese digital download bonus track
[16] Title 20. "You Don't Own Me"
Notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Home Counties .
[17]
Saint Etienne
Additional musicians
Shawn Lee – drums, percussion, programming, Maestro Rhythm King, bass, guitars, banjo, vibraphone,
Mellotron ,
Yamaha ED10 ,
Siel synth,
Casio CZ101 ,
Yamaha CS-5 ,
Roland MC-202 ,
Crumar Multiman ,
microKORG ,
Omnichord ,
glockenspiel ,
marimba , tambourine handclaps, backing vocals
Gerard Johnson – voice (track 1) ; piano (tracks 1, 2, 15, 18) ;
Fender Rhodes ,
Hammond organ ,
Teisco 100P ,
Yamaha YS100 (tracks 2, 15, 18)
Carwyn Ellis – bass, guitars, Mellotron, harpsichord, Hammond organ (tracks 5, 7)
Augustus – programming (tracks 4, 11) ;
Novation Bass Station ,
Kawai PHm ,
Yamaha PSR-76 (track 4) ;
Roland MT-32 ,
Korg 101 (track 11)
Ben Greenslade-Stanton – trombone, trumpet (tracks 2, 5, 9)
Mark Waterfield – guitar, backing vocals (track 10)
Lawrence Oakley – programming,
Nord Lead 3 , backing vocals (track 10)
Tim Larcombe – bass (track 3)
James Arben – flute (track 18)
Ken Bruce – voice (track 8)
Wolf – voice (track (14)
Technical
Shawn Lee – production (all tracks) ; mixing (tracks 1–9, 11–19)
Saint Etienne – production (tracks 1–12, 14–19)
Pierre Duplan – engineering (all tracks) ; mixing (tracks 1–9, 11–19)
Carwyn Ellis – production (tracks 5, 7)
Augustus – production (tracks 4, 11)
Richard X – additional production, mixing (track 10)
Pete Wiggs – production (track 13)
Nick Moon – production (track 13)
Guy Davie – mastering at Electric Mastering (London)
Artwork
Scott King – art, design
Rhys Atkinson – art assistance, design assistance
Dee Noble – photography
Charts
References
^
"Magpie Eyes (2017) | Saint Etienne" .
7digital . United Kingdom. Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^
"Dive (3:35 Edit) (2017) | Saint Etienne" . 7digital . United Kingdom. Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ Brandle, Lars (23 March 2017).
"Saint Etienne Returns with 'Home Counties' " .
Billboard . Retrieved 26 June 2017 .
^
a
b
"Reviews and Tracks for Home Counties by Saint Etienne" .
Metacritic . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ Sendra, Tim.
"Home Counties – Saint Etienne" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 10 June 2017 .
^ Heaney, Joe (30 June 2017).
"Saint Etienne – Home Counties" .
Clash . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (1 June 2017).
"Saint Etienne: Home Counties review – finding Arcadia in the Brexit heartlands" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ Moore, Ralph (2 June 2017).
"June: 18 albums you need to hear this month" .
Mixmag . Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ Tyler, Kieron (July 2017). "Filter Albums".
Mojo . No. 284. p. 86.
ISSN
1351-0193 .
^ Morris, Damien (4 June 2017).
"Saint Etienne: Home Counties review – a winningly witty paean" .
The Observer . Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (10 June 2017).
"Saint Etienne: Home Counties" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ Harrison, Ian (Summer 2017). "Q Review: New Albums".
Q . No. 374. p. 108.
ISSN
0955-4955 .
^ Wade, Lewis (30 May 2017).
"Saint Etienne – Home Counties" .
The Skinny . Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ Dale, Jon (July 2017).
"Saint Etienne – Home Counties" .
Uncut . No. 242. p. 37.
ISSN
1368-0722 . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ Jones, Alan (9 June 2017).
"Official Charts Analysis: Ed Sheeran's ÷ back at No.1" .
Music Week . Retrieved 26 June 2017 .
^
"Home Counties" . Hostess Entertainment. Retrieved 1 December 2018 .
^ Home Counties (liner notes).
Saint Etienne .
Heavenly Recordings . 2017. HVNLP139CD.{{
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"Ultratop.be – Saint Etienne – Home Counties" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^
"Ultratop.be – Saint Etienne – Home Counties" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
^
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 11 June 2017.
^
"Spanishcharts.com – Saint Etienne – Home Counties" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^
"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^
"Saint Etienne Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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