Silence Is Easy
Silence Is Easy is the second studio album by English indie rock group Starsailor, released in September 2003 on EMI. The album cover is loosely based on Echo & the Bunnymen's Heaven Up Here. The song Some of Us was featured in an episode of Bones entitled A Boy in a Bush[1] and in the closing credits of the Belgian film The Memory of a Killer (a.k.a. The Alzheimer Case). The album contains some of the last productions by Phil Spector before his murder conviction and imprisonment in 2009 ("Silence Is Easy" and "White Dove"). The album sold 54,296 copies on its opening week of release, charting at No.2 in the UK album charts. It was certified gold in the UK in 2003.[2]
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| Released | 15 September 2003 | |||
| Length | 39:35 34:46 (Limited Edition Bonus CD) | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Danton Supple John Leckie Phil Spector | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 53/100 link |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Drowned in Sound | 3/10 link |
| Entertainment.ie | |
| The Guardian | |
| Pitchfork Media | 4.9/10 link |
| Robert Christgau |  |
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| Uncut | |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Music Was Saved" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Fidelity" | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Some of Us" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Silence Is Easy" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Telling Them" | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Shark Food" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Bring My Love" | 2:20 |
| 8. | "White Dove" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Four to the Floor" | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Born Again" | 6:03 |
| 11. | "Restless Heart" | 2:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Could You Be Mine?" | 3:33 |
| 13. | "At the End of a Show" | 4:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Four to the Floor" (Thin White Duke Remix) | 8:11 |
| 2. | "Four to the Floor" (Soulsavers Mix) | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Poor Misguided Fool" (Soulsavers Remix) | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Good Souls" (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix) | 5:50 |
| 5. | "Good Souls" (Echoboy Remix) | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Good Souls" (Soulsavers Remix) | 5:37 |
Chart positions
| Country | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom[3] | 2 | Gold | 270000+ |
| Austria Albums Top 75 | 17 | - | - |
| Belgium Albums Top 50 | 8 | - | - |
| Denmark Albums Top 40 | 17 | - | - |
| Dutch Albums Top 100 | 31 | - | - |
| Finland Albums Top 40 | 40 | - | - |
| France Albums Top 150 | 47 | - | - |
| German Albums Top 50 | 20 | - | - |
| Ireland Albums Top 75 | 25 | - | - |
| Italian Albums Top 100[4] | 13 | - | - |
| Norway Albums Top 40 | 35 | - | - |
| Swiss Albums Top 100 | 24 | - | - |
Personnel
- Ben Byrne – drums
- James 'Stel' Stelfox – bass guitar
- James Walsh – vocals, guitar
- Barry Westhead – keyboards
- Percussion: Luis Jardim
- Double bass: Arnulf Lindner
- Violins: Ruth Gottilieb, Gillon Cameron, Howard Gott, Wendy De St Paer, louise Peacock, Brian Wright, Claire Raybould, Katherine Watmough, Tim Myall, Anna Giddey, Catherine Browning, Alison Blunt, Calina De La Mare, Anna Morris, Gini Ball and Sally Herbert
- Violas: Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Sophie Sirota, Emily Frith, Lucy Theo and Fiona Friffith
- Cellos: Sarah Willson, Helen Thomas, Andy Nice, Ian Burdge and Emily Isaac
- Production
- Producer: Danton Supple, Starsailor, John Leckie, Mark Aubrey, Phil Spector
- Engineer: Danton Supple, Mark Aubrey, John Leckie and Chris Brown
- Additional engineer: Britt Myers
- Programmer John Dunne
- Mixer: Michael H. Brauer, The Soulsavers
- Assistance: Nathaniel Chan
- Mastering: Greg Calbi, Miles Showell
- String arrangements: Leo Abrahams
- A & R: Jeff Barrett and Keith Wozencroft
- Management: Andrew, Martin and Lou
- Art Direction: Yacht Associates
- Photograph: Rick Guest
References
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