Like Comedy

Like Comedy is the ninth studio album from Scottish band The Proclaimers, released in 2012 on Cooking Vinyl. The album reached number 31 on the UK charts. The album's first single was "Spinning Around in the Air".

Like Comedy
Studio album by
The Proclaimers
Released7 May 2012
Genre
Length36:01
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerSteve Evans
The Proclaimers chronology
Notes & Rhymes
(2009)		 Like Comedy
(2012)		 The Very Best Of: 25 Years 1987-2012
(2013)

Content and style

Musical style

Like Comedy has been categorised as a blue-eyed soul album, stylistically.[1] The Scotsman described the record as "consistent collection of unvarnished Celtic soul".[2]

Lyrics and themes

Lyrics on Like Comedy dealt chiefly with themes of love and relationships, as well as those of ageing, language and belief systems.[2] The Scotsman described the songwriting on the album as "thoughtful and witty".[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Daily Express
The Independent
Mojo
The Scotsman
Uncut

Like Comedy received an aggregate score from Metacritic of 71/100, suggesting "generally favorable reviews", based on 6 critics.[3] In a review by Andy Gill, The Independent professed the album to feature "their ebullient charm in large dollops" and described the song "Whatever You've Got" to share "the rolling, singalong appeal" of the duo's previous hits.[4]

Describing Like Comedy, Irish Independent opined that the blue-eyed soul of the band "still shines bright, especially on the tender ballads".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Craig and Charlie Reid.

No.TitleLength
1."Whatever You've Got"3:11
2."Simple Things"2:22
3."Spinning Around in the Air"3:09
4."After You're Gone"3:53
5."Women and Wine"2:24
6."There's"3:09
7."The Thought of You"3:01
8."Like Comedy"3:23
9."Dance with Me"2:54
10."Wherever You Roam"3:38
11."I Think That's What I Believe"2:15
12."A Mix"2:48
Total length:36:01
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Active Imagination"3:37
Bonus Disc - Live at SECC, Glasgow, November 2009
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Makes You Cry?" 3:18
2."Then I Met You" 4:08
3."Should Have Been Loved" 3:22
4."Sunshine on Leith" 6:12
5."My Old Friend the Blues"Steve Earle3:20
Total length:20:15

Personnel
The Proclaimers
Additional musicians
Production
  • Steve Evans – producer, string arrangements and additional programming
  • Tom Dalgety – additional programming
  • Lewis MacDonald – cover design
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References
  1. Kelly, N. "Twin Peaks: The Proclaimers Wig Out". Independent Ireland. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. "Still Game: The Proclaimers at 50". The Scotsman. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. "Like Comedy by The Proclaimers". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. Gill, Andy (5 May 2012). "Album: The Proclaimers, Like Comedy (Cooking Vinyl)". The Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2020.


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