Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)
Studio album by Gary Numan
Released 9 October 2013 (2013-10-09)
Recorded Wealden, East Sussex; Long Eaton, Derbyshire; Los Angeles, California
Genre Industrial rock, gothic rock, dark wave
Length 52:06
Label Mortal, Cooking Vinyl
Producer Ade Fenton
Gary Numan chronology
Dead Son Rising
(2011)		 Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of Sound[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME6/10[7]
Q[8]
Record Collector[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut7/10[11]

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) is the twentieth studio album by English musician Gary Numan, released on 9 October 2013 by Mortal Records and Cooking Vinyl. The album debuted at number twenty on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 6,187 copies, becoming Numan's highest-charting album since 1983's Warriors.[12]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gary Numan. 

No. Title Length
1. "I Am Dust"   4:08
2. "Here in the Black"   4:56
3. "Everything Comes Down to This"   4:39
4. "The Calling"   4:33
5. "Splinter"   5:26
6. "Lost"   4:42
7. "Love Hurt Bleed"   4:52
8. "A Shadow Falls on Me"   3:07
9. "Where I Can Never Be"   3:46
10. "We're the Unforgiven"   5:22
11. "Who Are You"   3:45
12. "My Last Day"   5:30

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.[15]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Scottish Albums Chart[16] 24
UK Albums Chart[17] 20
UK Indie Albums Chart[18] 4

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan[13] 9 October 2013 Cooking Vinyl, Beat Records
Germany[19] 11 October 2013 Cooking Vinyl
United Kingdom[20] 14 October 2013 Mortal Records, Cooking Vinyl
United States[21] 15 October 2013 Machine Music USA, Inc.
Australia[22] 25 October 2013 Cooking Vinyl

References

  1. ↑ Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) at Metacritic Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ Comaratta, Len (Oct 21, 2013). "Album Review: Gary Numan - Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Oct 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ The Guardian review Maddy Costa, 2013-10-10
  5. ↑ Mojo review Andy Cowan, November 2013, p.86
  6. ↑ MusicOMH.com review
  7. ↑ NME review
  8. ↑ Q November 2013, p.113
  9. ↑ Record Collector review Ian Shirley, November 2013
  10. ↑ Hermes, Will (4 November 2013). "Gary Numan 'Splinter Songs From a Broken Mind' Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  11. ↑ Uncut November 2013, p.75
  12. ↑ Jones, Alan (21 October 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: John Newman sells 29k to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Beatink. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) [Deluxe Edition, Double CD, Extra tracks]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  15. ↑ Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) (CD liner notes). Gary Numan. Mortal Records. 2013. MORTALCD15.
  16. ↑ "2013 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  17. ↑ "2013 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "2013 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  21. ↑ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  22. ↑ "Splinter (Songs Form A Broken Mind) – Numan, Gary". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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