Straight No Chaser (Mr Hudson album)

Straight No Chaser is the second studio album by British pop musician Mr Hudson, a follow-up to the last album released under the name Mr Hudson & The Library entitled A Tale of Two Cities. Straight No Chaser was released in the UK on 19 October 2009. It was released in the United States on 29 June 2010.

Straight No Chaser
Studio album by
Mr Hudson
Released19 October 2009
Genre
Label
Producer
Mr Hudson chronology
A Tale of Two Cities
(2007)		 Straight No Chaser
(2009)
Singles from Straight No Chaser
  1. "There Will Be Tears"
    Released: 2008
  2. "Supernova"
    Released: 14 July 2009
  3. "White Lies"
    Released: 12 October 2009
  4. "Anyone But Him"
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100 link
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BBCfavourable link
Digital Spy link
Drowned in Sound8/10 link
NME2/10 link

Background

Sessions first started at Gizzard Studios in Bow, East London, with the album being engineered by Ed Deegan, however the Library (Mr Hudson's backing band) were soon fired and tapes were shelved when Mr Hudson was then flown to the Bahamas to record a new album with Kanye West. In an interview, singer Ben Hudson was asked to describe the album: "My mission statement was to make a pop record, but not a throwaway pop record. My heroes are people like Bowie and Prince and Damon Albarn. I didn't want to do anything niche. Kanye threw down the gauntlet. He said, 'Let's see if we can make you a popstar'. I was like 'Let's have a go!'. It's a bit more widescreen, a bit more punchy, but the eclecticism of the first record's still there. There's a tune where I'm a cross between Deliverance and Sade".[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Supernova" (featuring Kanye West)
  • Dave McCracken
  • West (add.)
3:13
2."White Lies"
  • McIldowie
  • Kaywan Qazzaz
  • Sef Naqui
McCracken3:11
3."Knew We Were Trouble"
  • McIldowie
  • Carl Wilkinson
Mr Hudson3:15
4."Straight No Chaser"
3:23
5."Learning to Live"McIldowieMr Hudson, Andrew Savours4:18
6."Instant Messenger"McIldowieMr Hudson3:44
7."There Will Be Tears"McIldowieMr Hudson3:47
8."Stiff Upper Lip"
  • McIldowie
  • Martin Brammer
  • Steve Robson
2:52
9."Central Park"McIldowieMr Hudson2:53
10."Anyone But Him" (featuring Kanye West)
  • McIldowie
  • West
Mr Hudson3:10
11."Everything Is Broken" (featuring Kid Cudi)
  • The Bullitts
  • Mr Hudson (add.)
2:44
12."Lift Your Head" (Available only in UK)McIldowieMr Hudson3:08
13."Time"
  • McIldowie
  • Samuel
Mr Hudson3:58
iTunes edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Supernova" (Calvin Harris Remix)
Harris5:41

Personnel

Singles
  • "There Will Be Tears" was the first single from Straight No Chaser, but failed to attract the attention of the media, something only "Supernova" achieved in chart success.
  • "Supernova" was the second single from Straight No Chaser. The single features American artist Kanye West, usually a rapper, as a singer on this track. It debuted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, behind the number one single "Beat Again" by JLS.
  • "White Lies" was the third single from Straight No Chaser. The song was released on 12 October 2009 in the United Kingdom and reached #20 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
  • "Anyone But Him" was the fourth single from Straight No Chaser.

Chart performance

Straight No Chaser debuted at #25 in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2009.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[4] 25

References
  1. "Straight No Chaser – Mr. Hudson". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. "Mr Hudson". 12 October 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. http://www.findtheshit.com/2009/09/24/mr-hudson-white-lies-2/
  4. "The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". Radio 1. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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