''Poetry of the Deed'' is the third studio album by

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-based singer-songwriter

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, released on 7 September 2009. The album was released on

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in the UK and

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worldwide. Unlike Turner's previous solo albums, ''Poetry of the Deed'' was rehearsed, arranged and recorded with his full band. In the album's liner notes, Turner states: "this album has been more of a collaborative process than on previous efforts, so first and foremost thanks are due to

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and

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Background

After extensive touring behind the release of ''

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'' in 2008, Turner began writing new material, with a few songs ("Live Fast, Die Old" & "Dan's Song") appearing at gigs in late 2008. Before recording the album, Turner and his band played four gigs in Oxford in order to road-test 14 new songs. Turner kept fans up to date during the writing and recording of the album via his blog. The album was produced by Alex Newport. Recording took place at Leeders Farm in

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and the producer's own Future Shock Studio in

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. The album's first single was "The Road" which received the status as 'Hottest Record in the World Today' by BBC Radio 1's

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on 14 July 2009. The title track, "Poetry of the Deed," was released as its second single. The

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deluxe version of the album includes four bonus acoustic tracks along with the music video for "The Road".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

- vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica *

- electric guitar, mandolin, vocals *

- bass guitar *

- piano, organ, keyboards, vocals *

- drums, percussion, vocals *Anna Jenkins - fiddle ("Sons of Liberty") *Marika Hughes - cello ("Faithful Son", "Our Lady of the Campfires") *Fergus Coulbeck - accordion ("Sons of Liberty")

Recording personnel

*Alex Newport - producer, engineer, mixing *Dean Curtis - studio assistant *

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- mixing assistant *Frank Arkwright - mastering

Artwork

Chris Bourke
-

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*Alex Newport - band photograph *Graham Smith - solo photograph *Ben Morse - live band photograph

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Frank Turner albums Epitaph Records albums Xtra Mile Recordings albums Albums produced by Alex Newport