10 Songs (Travis album)
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| Released | 9 October 2020 | |||
| Recorded | June 2019 – January 2020 | |||
| Studio | RAK, London[1] | |||
| Length | 37:52 | |||
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10 Songs is the ninth studio album by the Scottish band Travis, released on 9 October 2020. The album sees singer Fran Healy return to the role of primary songwriter for the first time since 2003's 12 Memories.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[8] |
10 Songs received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 6 reviews.[3]
Track listing
[edit]Original release
[edit]All tracks are written by Fran Healy
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waving at the Window" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "The Only Thing (feat. Susanna Hoffs)" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Valentine" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Butterflies" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "A Million Hearts" | 4:34 |
| 6. | "A Ghost" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "All Fall Down" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Kissing in the Wind" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Nina's Song" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "No Love Lost" | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 37:52 | |
Japanese edition
[edit]All tracks are written by Fran Healy
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waving at the Window" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "The Only Thing (feat. Susanna Hoffs)" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Valentine" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Butterflies" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "A Million Hearts" | 4:34 |
| 6. | "A Ghost" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "All Fall Down" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Kissing in the Wind" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Nina's Song" | 4:30 |
| 10. | "No Love Lost" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Kissing in the Wind (Stripped)" | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 41:35 | |
Personnel
[edit]Travis
- Fran Healy – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
- Dougie Payne – bass guitar, fuzz bass, backing vocals
- Andy Dunlop – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
- Neil Primrose – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Sally Herbert - violin
- Everton Nelson - violin
- Rachel Robson - viola
- Ian Burdge - cello
- Sarah Wilson - cello
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 32 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 145 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 160 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 22 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 13 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Roberts, Christopher (6 October 2020). "Travis Share New Song 'Waving at the Window'". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Travis return with 'A Ghost' from new album '10 Songs': "I'm back in the fucking ring and I'll take you all on"". NME. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Yeung, Neil. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Mojo - Review of Travis - 10 Songs". Mojo – via Metacritic.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (8 October 2020). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Uncut - Review of Travis - 10 Songs". Uncut – via Metacritic.
- ^ Conner, Matt (9 October 2020). "Under The Music Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Travis – 10 Songs" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Travis – 10 Songs" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 42, 2020)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Travis – 10 Songs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Travis – 10 Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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