I Forget Where We Were

I Forget Where We Were is the second album by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard, released on 20 October 2014.

I Forget Where We Were
Studio album by Ben Howard
Released	21 October 2014
Recorded	2014 at Devon
Genre	Folk, indie folk, ambient, shoegaze
Length	54:11
Label	Island (UK) tôt Ou tard (France) Republic (US)
Producer	Chris Bond, Ben Howard
Ben Howard chronology
The Burgh Island E.P. (2012) I Forget Where We Were (2014) Noonday Dream (2018)
Singles from I Forget Where We Were
"I Forget Where We Were" Released: 19 August 2014 "End of the Affair" Released: 26 August 2014

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Small Things"	5:43
2.	"Rivers in Your Mouth"	5:12
3.	"I Forget Where We Were"	4:43
4.	"In Dreams"	3:34
5.	"She Treats Me Well"	5:18
6.	"Time Is Dancing"	6:49
7.	"Evergreen"	4:05
8.	"End of the Affair"	7:46
9.	"Conrad"	6:09
10.	"All Is Now Harmed"	5:03
Total length:		53:04

Vinyl extra track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Am I in Your Light?"
Total length:		54:44

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
musicOMH	[2]
Consequence of Sound	C+[3]
DIY	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Clash	7/10[6]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[7]
The BRAG	[8]
The Daily Telegraph	[9]
Digital Spy	[10]
Q Magazine

The album was met with positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100, the album was scored a 77, which indicates generally favourable reviews.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 9 scope="row" Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 26 scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 2 scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 24 scope="row" Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15] 15 scope="row" Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 2 scope="row" French Albums (SNEP)[17] 68 scope="row" German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 12 scope="row" Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 5 scope="row" Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 21 scope="row" Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 28 scope="row" Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 1 scope="row" Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 57 scope="row" Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 15 scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[25] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 70 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27] 85 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 59 Chart (2015) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 68 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 229,643[31] ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "I Forget Where We Were - Ben Howard". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
2. Marsh, Graeme. "Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". musicOMH. OMH. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
3. Hardy, Tony (24 October 2014). "Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
4. Boon, Henry. "Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
5. Hann, Michael. "Ben Howard: I Forget Where We Were review – indie-folk singer finds his darker side". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
6. Cottingham, Christian. "Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". Clash. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
7. Fothergill, Lucas. "Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
8. Young, David. "Ben Howard: I Forget Where We Were - BRAG Magazine". the BRAG/Furst Media. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
9. McCormick, Neil. "Ben Howard, I Forget Where We Were, review: 'tantalising". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
10. Fletcher, Harry. "Ben Howard: I Forget Where We Were album review - 'A genuine star'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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18. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
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22. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
23. "Swedishcharts.com – Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". Hung Medien.
24. "Swisscharts.com – Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". Hung Medien.
25. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
26. "Jaaroverzichten 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
27. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2014". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
28. Moss, Liv (1 January 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Artist Albums of 2014". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
29. "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
30. "British album certifications – Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type I Forget Where We Were in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
31. http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-it-s-no-ye-as-the-greatest-showman-holds-off-kanye-west-at-albums-no-1/072767