About a Boy (soundtrack)

About a Boy is the second album by English singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough), released in 8 April 2002 under Twisted Nerve Records and XL Recordings, and in America under the short-lived ARTISTdirect Records, as the soundtrack to the film About a Boy. Gough was chosen to compose and perform the entire soundtrack.

About a Boy
Soundtrack album by
Badly Drawn Boy
Released8 April 2002
GenreFolk rock, folk pop
Length44:22
Label
ProducerBadly Drawn Boy, Tom Rothrock, Steve McLaughlin
Badly Drawn Boy chronology
The Hour of Bewilderbeast
(2000)		 About a Boy
(2002)		 Have You Fed the Fish?
(2002)
Singles from About a Boy
  1. "Silent Sigh"
    Released: 25 March 2002
  2. "Something to Talk About"
    Released: 10 June 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork4.9/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[11]

In his book 31 Songs, About a Boy author Nick Hornby lists Gough's track "A Minor Incident" as one of the songs that has had an effect on his life.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Exit Stage Right"0:21
2."A Peak You Reach"4:33
3."Something to Talk About"3:41
4."Dead Duck"0:45
5."Above You, Below Me"2:40
6."I Love NYE"3:19
7."Silent Sigh"4:44
8."Wet, Wet, Wet"0:42
9."River, Sea, Ocean"2:24
10."S.P.A.T."3:24
11."Rachel's Flat"0:34
12."Walking Out of Stride"1:48
13."File Me Away"3:23
14."A Minor Incident"3:44
15."Delta (Little Boy Blues)"4:00
16."Donna and Blitzen"4:19

Personnel
Additional musicians
  • Sasha Krivstsov – bass
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Tom Rothrock – drum programming, synth sweeps, synth, bass, co-producer
  • Jon Brion – fuzz guitar, Chamberlin, bass, vibes, voices
  • Mike Brenner – lap steel, lap steel noises
  • Steve McLaughlin – keyboards, co-producer
  • Patrick Seymour – keyboards, conductor
  • Jonathan Reese – orchestra leader
  • Pete Beechill – trombone
  • Jeff Turmes – saxophone
  • Chuy Flores – backward noises
  • Suzie Katayyama – orchestra arranger & conductor
  • Sharon Celani – backing vocals
  • Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals
  • Ashley Arrison – backing vocals
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings

References
  1. "Reviews for About A Boy [Soundtrack] by Badly Drawn Boy". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. Bush, John. "About a Boy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – Badly Drawn Boy". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. Harris, John (June–July 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Blender (7): 103. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. Hermes, Will (3 May 2002). "About a Boy / Chelsea Walls". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (5 April 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy OST". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. Hilburn, Robert (21 April 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy 'About a Boy' ARTISTdirect Records/XL Recordings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. Segal, Victoria (6 April 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy : About A Boy OST". NME. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. Haywood, Brad (13 August 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  9. "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Q (189): 106. April 2002.
  10. Wolk, Douglas (9 May 2002). "Badly Drawn Boy: About A Boy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 March 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. "Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy". Uncut (60): 96. May 2002.
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