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Rhythm and Repose

Rhythm and Repose is the first solo studio album by Glen Hansard. The album was recorded by Patrick Dillett and produced by Thomas Bartlett.[1] The song "Come Away to the Water" was covered by Maroon 5 and Rozzi Crane on the soundtrack for the 2012 film The Hunger Games. The album has sold 77,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[2]

Rhythm and Repose
Studio album by
Glen Hansard
Released19 June 2012 (2012-06-19)
GenreFolk
Length46:43
LabelAnti-
ProducerThomas Bartlett
Glen Hansard chronology
Rhythm and Repose
(2012) 		Drive All Night
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Under The Gun Review7/10 [5]
The Boston Phoenix[6]
Consequence of Sound[7]
The A.V. ClubB-[8]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Glen Hansard

Rhythm and Repose track listing
No.TitleLength
1."You Will Become"3:48
2."Maybe Not Tonight"5:30
3."Talking with the Wolves"4:43
4."High Hope"3:55
5."Bird of Sorrow"5:50
6."The Storm, It's Coming"3:28
7."Love Don't Leave Me Waiting"4:17
8."What Are We Gonna Do"3:00
9."Races"4:33
10."Philander"3:51
11."Song of Good Hope"3:48
Total length:46:43
Deluxe edition[9] bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Come Away to the Water"3:45
13."This Gift"4:48
14."Rare Bird"3:34
Total length:58:50

Personnel edit

  • Glen Hansard- songwriter, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (3), rhythm guitar (10), piano (6)
  • Thomas Bartlett- piano, keyboards, string arrangements, pump organ (9, 10), drums (1)
  • Brad Albetta- bass
  • Rob Moose- strings, string arrangements
  • Ray Rizzo- drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • David Mansfield- slide guitar on "Maybe Not Tonight"
  • Bryan Devendorf- drums on "Talking with the Wolves"
  • Hannah Cohen- backing vocals on "Talking with the Wolves"
  • Javier Mas- Spanish guitar on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
  • Jake Clemons- horns on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
  • Clark Gayton- horns on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
  • Curt Ramm- horns on "High Hope" and "Love, Don't Leave Me Waiting"
  • Sam Amidon- backing vocals on "High Hope" and "Races", banjo on "Races"
  • Cristin Milioti- backing vocals on "You Will Become" and "High Hope"
  • Nico Muhly- string arrangements on "The Storm, It's Coming"
  • Marketa Irglova- backing vocals on "You Will Become" and "What Are We Gonna Do"
  • Aida Shahghasemi- backing vocals on "You Will Become"
  • Joanna Christie- backing vocals on "This Gift"[10]

Chart positions edit

Chart performance for Rhythm and Repose
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Top 40[11] 21
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[12] 111
Dutch Top 100[13] 37
German Albums Chart[14] 71
Irish Albums Chart[15] 3
Irish Independent Albums Chart[16] 1
Swiss Hitparade Albums Chart[17] 40
UK Indie Chart[18] 15
US Billboard 200[19] 21
US Billboard Alternative Albums[19] 5
US Billboard Digital Albums[19] 19
US Billboard Folk Albums[20] 21
US Billboard Independent Albums[19] 4
US Billboard Rock Albums[19] 8

References edit

  1. ^ Kane, Tyler (4 April 2012). "Glen Hansard Announces Solo Debut, Rhythm and Repose". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Rhythm and Repose Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Rhythm and Repose – Glen Hansard". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  5. ^ "REVIEW: Glen Hansard-'Rhythm and Repose'". Under the Gun Review. 25 July 2012.
  6. ^ Zaino, Nick (13 September 2012). "Glen Hansard - Rhythm & Repose". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  7. ^ Bernstein, Jon (20 June 2013). "Album Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  8. ^ Gilmer, Marcus (3 July 2013). "Glen Hansard - Rhythm and Repose". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Rhythm and Repose (Deluxe Edition) by Glen Hansard". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  10. ^ Christie, Joanna. "PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Once's Newest "Girl," Joanna Christie". playbill.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Album – Glen Hansard, Rhythm and Repose". Media Control (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 January 2013.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 21 June 2012". Chart-Track. GfK. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 21 June 2012". Chart-Track. GfK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose". Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  18. ^ "2012-06-30 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Rhythm and Repose – Glen Hansard: Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Rhythm and Repose – Glen Hansard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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