''Carl Barât'' is the debut solo album by

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co-frontman

Carl Barât Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (; born 6 June 1978) is a British musician and actor, best known for being the co-frontman with Pete Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines. He was the frontman and lead guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and ...

. It was released on 4 October 2010 in the UK. The album was mastered in

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and was the first album released through his own self-funded record label Arcady, but distributed through

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. The first single to be released from the album was "Run With the Boys". Its release was timed to coincide with Barât's memoirs, titled ''Threepenny Memoirs''.

Track listing

# " heMagus" (Barât,

Andrew Wyatt Andrew Wyatt Blakemore is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Manhattan, New York, he began his career playing in New York bands such as The A.M. and Black Beetle. He gained wider notability as the frontman ...

) :16# "Je Regrette, Je Regrette" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt,

Leo Abrahams Leo Matthew Abrahams (born 1977 in Camden, London) is an English musician, composer and producer. He has collaborated with a multitude of professional musicians, including Brian Eno, Katie Melua, Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, Regina ...

) :05# "She's Something" (Barât,

Findlay Brown Findlay Brown is a Yorkshire-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer. His music is melodic, gentle and intimate, drawing on influences from the rural settings where he grew up. His songs are metaphoric, often using nature's imagery t ...

) :29# "Carve My Name" (Barât,

Davey Ray Moor Davey Ray Moor (born David Raymond Moore, Beirut) is an England-based songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Biography Davey Ray Moor was born as David Raymond Moore in Beirut, his father was an accountant for the U ...

, Leo Abrahams) :33# "Run With the Boys" (Barât, Davey Ray Moor) :24# "The Fall" (Barât,

Neil Hannon Edward Neil Anthony Hannon (born 7 November 1970) is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter. He is the creator and front man of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy, and is the band's sole constant member. Hannon wrote the theme tunes for ...

) :31# "So Long, My Lover" (Barât) :38# "What Have I Done" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt) :42# "Shadows Fall" (Barât, Davey Ray Moor) :16# "Ode to a Girl" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt) :59# "Death Fires Burn at Night" (Japanese bonus track) # "Irony of Love" (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

* Carl Barât – vocals, electric guitar on 2, guitar on 5, 7 * Edie Langley – backing vocals on 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 * Ben Nichols – bass on 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 *

– bass on 3, 4, 5, 6 7, guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, organ on 3, 5 9, percussion on 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, piano on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, programming on 1, 10 * Amy Langley – cello on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Phil Wilkinson – drums on 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 *

Seb Rochford Sebastian Rochford is a British drummer and composer. He has recorded and released music as leader of the British band Polar Bear, as Kutcha Butcha and as part of numerous collaborations. Early life Rochford was born in Aberdeen and has a large ...

– drums on 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 * David Coulter - percussion on 1, banjo on 6, voicebox on 9 *

– programming on 1, 2, 10 * Ben Castle - saxophone on 5, horn on 9 * Chris Storr - trumpet on 5, flugelhorn on 9 *

Kate St John Kate St John (born October 2, 1957) is an English composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Classically trained on oboe, she gained a music degree at City University London. Her first band was The Ravishing Beauties with Virginia A ...

- oboe and string & woodwind arrangement on 6 * Pete Whyman - bass clarinet and flute on 6 * Louise Hogan – viola on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Una Palliser – viola on 7, 10, violin on 7, 10 * Ellie Stanford – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Gita Langley – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Rosie Langley – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Sarah Sexton – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 ;Technical *Andy Tommasi, Leo Abrahams, Oli Wright - engineer *Roger Sargent - sleeve design, photography *Toby Peacock - art direction

Critical reception

The album received generally positive to mixed reviews from critics. The BBC Music Review compared its sound to early Morrissey and

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Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carl Barat (Album) 2010 debut albums Carl Barât albums Albums produced by Leo Abrahams