The Ghost Who Walks
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 Ghost Who Walks | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | May 25, 2010 |
Genre | Indie folk, alt.country, dark cabaret |
Label | XL, Third Man |
Producer | Jack White |
Singles from The Ghost Who Walks | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
BBC | (positive)[3] |
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 |
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References
- "Debut single from Third Man Records".
- Allmusic review
- Diver, Mike. "BBC – Music – Review of Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "The Ghost Who Walks by Karen Elson – Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
- Hung, Steffen. "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". austriancharts.at.
- "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". ultratop.be.
- "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". ultratop.be.
- "Greek Music Chart". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
- Billboard Heatseekers
- UK Indie Chart
- UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart
- Independent Singles Breakers Charts
- NME Charts
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