''Out of the Woods'' is the second solo album by

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. It was released on 5 March 2007 on

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. The album charted on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 172 on 7 April 2007. The majority of the album's production was by

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who also produced the first single, " It's All True". Other collaborators included Cagedbaby, Charles Webster, Klas Lindblad, Martin Wheeler and Alex Santos.

Background

''Out of the Woods'' marked Thorn's return to the music scene as a solo artist after nearly eight years. It was released on 20 March 2007 in the U.S. on Astralwerks. Thorn told ''Billboard'' magazine about the recording of the album: Thorn namechecked post-punk peers and idols Terry Hall (from 2-Tone Records ska-revivalists

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, and New Pop trio

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(of

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in the song "Hands Up to the Ceiling". The record also includes contributions from Cagedbaby,

, Charles Webster, Sasse, Darshan Jesrani, Martin Wheeler and Alex Santos.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Singles

The first single from the album, " It's All True", accompanied by remixes from the likes of

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& Martin Buttrich, was released on 7 February and the second single, "Raise the Roof" was released on 18 June. The third single, "Grand Canyon" was released on 30 October. A fourth single, " King's Cross" (which is a cover version of a Pet Shop Boys song) was released on 12 December.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

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Tracey Thorn surprises herself with pop album

Q&A: Tracey Thorn

Tracey Thorn official Myspace
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