''Savages'' is a 2010
album by
The Webb Sisters
The Webb Sisters are an English musical duo comprising the siblings Charley and Hattie Webb from Kent, England. They were backing singers for Leonard Cohen and Tom Petty. They also appear on Sting's album If on a Winter's Night...''.
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. The group's third album, it was recorded over an extended period of 3 years, just before and while the group were on tour as
Leonard Cohen's backing singers and instrumentalists.
Produced by
Peter Asher, musically, the album tried to distance itself from the more pop sound of their previous album and returned the group to their more folksy roots. Nine of the songs on the album had been released already on the group's 2008 and 2009 EPs Comes in Twos and The Other Side, which were released digitally and physically at concerts. Among the songs there is a live recording of Leonard Cohen's 1984 song "If It Be Your Will", recorded at a 2008 performance in
The O2 Arena in London and featuring Cohen introducing the song. It was released as a single along with the title track. The album also includes the song "
1000 Stars
''1000 Stars'' is the debut solo album by Australian singer and former Rogue Traders lead singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was released through Sony Music Australia as a digital download on 20 February 2009, followed by a physical release o ...
", which the group co-wrote with
Chris Braide and was first recorded and released as a single by Australian singer
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian recording artist, actress, and Celebrity, television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an ...
.
Release and reception
The album was first released digitally on 11 November 2010, exclusively on
iTunes
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Australia and New Zealand, coinciding with the group touring there with Cohen. The next month it was released on the US iTunes. The album got a physical CD release in Europe in May 2011, when the group secured a deal with
Proper Records. In 2012, a vinyl release of the album was issued. The album charted at #132 in the group's native Britain.
The album was nominated for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards in the Adult Contemporary category. They won the award for their song "Baroque Thoughts" in the same category.
Independent Music Awards: The Webb Sisters
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Track listing
*The CD includes two enhanced videoclips of "Savages" and "Blue And You".
*The vinyl edition includes an orchestrated version of "If It Be Your Will", not featuring Cohen.
Charts
References
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2010 albums
Proper Records albums
Albums produced by Peter Asher