''The Blue God'' is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter

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, her first in five years. Released on 12 May 2008, the album had been complete since at least September 2007. Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website and her MySpace page.MySpace.com – Martina Topley-Bird
/ref> ''The Blue God'' was produced by Danger Mouse. The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on 3 March 2008. "Poison," the second single, was released on 5 May 2008. The single's B-side, "Soldier Boy", is a collaboration with

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which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders". The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on 7 September 2008. The album reached number 88 on the

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in its first week of release.The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART

Track listing

Charts

References

2008 albums Martina Topley-Bird albums Independiente Records albums Albums produced by Danger Mouse (musician) {{2000s-trip-hop-album-stub