The Ghost Who Walks
This article is about the Karen Elson album. For the comic book character, see The Phantom.
The Ghost Who Walks | ||||||||||
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Studio album by Karen Elson | ||||||||||
Released | May 25, 2010 | |||||||||
Genre | Indie folk, alt.country, dark cabaret | |||||||||
Label | XL, Third Man | |||||||||
Producer | Jack White | |||||||||
Karen Elson chronology | ||||||||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
BBC | (positive)[3] |
The Ghost Who Walks is the debut album from British singer-songwriter Karen Elson. Elson told DJ Steve Lamacq: "The title was a nickname that I had at school. It was one of the nicer nicknames I had for being tall, pale and a little bit haunted."[4]
The lead single from the album is title song, "The Ghost Who Walks".
Tracks
- "The Ghost Who Walks" (Elson)
- "The Truth Is in the Dirt" (Elson)
- "Pretty Babies" (Elson, Garniez)
- "Lunasa" (Garniez)
- "100 Years from Now" (Elson, Garniez, Bojadziev)
- "Stolen Roses" (Elson)
- "Cruel Summer" (Elson)
- "Garden" (Elson)
- "The Birds They Circle" (Elson)
- "A Thief at My Door" (Elson)
- "The Last Laugh" (Elson)
- "Mouths to Feed" (Elson, Garniez)
- "In Trouble with the Lord" (Elson) (iTunes bonus track)
Chart performance
Album Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Austrian Album Chart | 72[5] |
Belgian Flanders Album Chart | 76[6] |
Belgian Wallonia Album Chart | 99[7] |
Greek Album Charts | 30[8] |
Swiss Music Charts | 39[9] |
US Billboard Heatseekers | 16[10] |
UK Indie Chart | 16[11] |
UK Independent Albums Breakers Top 20 | 2[12] |
Singles Charts
Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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2010 | "The Ghosts Who Walks" | UK Independent Singles Breakers Charts[13] | #19 |
2010 | "The Ghosts Who Walks" | NME Singles Charts[14] | #14 |
References
- ↑ Debut single from Third Man Records
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ BBC review
- ↑ The Ghost Who Walks Songfacts
- ↑ Austrian Album Charts
- ↑ Flanders Ultratop
- ↑ Wallonia Ultratop
- ↑ Greek Music Chart
- ↑ Swiss Music Chart
- ↑ Billboard Heatseekers
- ↑ UK Indie Chart
- ↑ UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart
- ↑ Independent Singles Breakers Charts
- ↑ NME Charts
External links
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