There Are Debts
| There Are Debts | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 2010 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, acoustic | |||
| Length | 40:03 | |||
| Label | Reekus (IRL) | |||
| Producer | Matt Fish | |||
| David Hopkins chronology | ||||
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There Are Debts is an album by David Hopkins, released in December 2010. It was produced by Matt Fish. All songs were written by David Hopkins. Strings and horns were arranged by David Hopkins.
To promote the album, David Hopkins performed live on Today with Pat Kenny on 4 April 2011.[1] He also performed live on PBS' Vegas In Tune.
Critical reaction
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Sunday Times |   [2] |
| Hot Press | [3] |
| The Irish Times | [4] |
| Las Vegas Weekly | [5] |
| Las Vegas Citylife | (favorable)[6] |
The record was released to largely positive critical and fan reaction. Hot Press gave the record 4/5 stars, calling it "one helluva album" and stated regarding the title track that it is "a stunning track, superbly underpinned by sombre piano and brass".[7] The Sunday Times also gave the record 4/5 stars and wrote that it is "sweet and tuneful" and commented that "his harmonious duet with Laura Jansen...is a triumph" and a "stunningly beautiful ballad".[8] The Irish Times declared that the album had "several shining examples of nigh-on perfect songcraft here" though it only gave the album 3/5 stars.[9] Las Vegas Weekly called Hopkins "an Ace singer-songwriter" and also gave the album 4/5 stars.[10] RTÉ Radio 1 made it "Album of the Week". Las Vegas Citylife called it "unbelievably catchy - you'll be singing along by the second chorus of most tracks - and despite the sad parts, There Are Debts makes you feel all warm inside."[11]
Track listing
[edit]- "I Want Your Love" – 3:44
- "When I Was Young" – 4:22
- "There Are Debts (featuring Damien Rice)" – 3:26
- "Stay Here" – 3:50
- "Angels in the Satellites" – 4:19
- "God You're Letting Me Down" – 3:19
- "Money" – 3:53
- "In the Country" – 3:25
- "Dublin (featuring Laura Jansen) " – 4:15
- "Shape of Things" – 4:14
- "Igloo" – 1:14
Personnel
[edit]- David Hopkins– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond, rhodes, synths, mellotron, bells
- Zamo Riffman - guitar, backing vocals
- Brett Simons (of Brian Wilson's band) – electric bass, acoustic bass
- Aaron Sterling - percussion, drums
- Damien Rice - guest vocals
- Laura Jansen - guest vocals, backing vocals
- Jack Hopkins - backing vocals
- Amy Kuney - backing vocals
- Beth Thornley - backing vocals
- Matt Fish - cello
- Jared-Matt Greenberg - trumpet
- Danny Levin - trumpet, euphonium, trombone
- David Moyer - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Brando Triantafillou - additional guitar, additional drums
- Daphne Chen, Marisa Kuney, Melissa Reiner, Jenny Takamatsu, Amy Wickman, and Alwyn Wright - violin
- Charlie Hebenstreit and Karolina Nemieniec - viola
References
[edit]- ^ "Monday, 4th April 2011". RTÉ News.
- ^ The Sunday Times review
- ^ Hot Press review
- ^ The Irish Times review
- ^ Las Vegas Weekly review
- ^ Las Vegas Citylife Archived 4 September 2012 at archive.today
- ^ "Damien Rice duets with David Hopkins". Hotpress.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "The Sunday Times". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (28 January 2011). "David Hopkins - The Irish Times - Fri, Jan 28, 2011". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "David Hopkins - Las Vegas Weekly - Wed, Mar 30, 2011". Las Vegas Weekly. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "David Hopkins - Las Vegas Citylife - Mon, Apr 25, 2011". Las Vegas Citylife. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.