''Noonday Dream'' is the third album by British singer-songwriter
Ben Howard
Benjamin John Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and composer. His self-released debut EP ''Games in the Dark'' (2008) was followed by two more EPs, '' These Waters'' (2009) and '' Old Pine'' (2010). Signed t ...
, released on 1 June 2018.
Critical reception
"Noonday Dream" has received generally favorable reviews from critics. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average
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score of 80 based on 11 reviews.
Accolades
Commercial Performance
Noonday Dream has sold 42,207 copies in the UK, as of March 2021.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ben Howard, except where noted.
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Musicians
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Ben Howard
Benjamin John Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and composer. His self-released debut EP ''Games in the Dark'' (2008) was followed by two more EPs, '' These Waters'' (2009) and '' Old Pine'' (2010). Signed t ...
– primary artist, guitar, producer
* India Bourne – cello, piano
* Kyle Keegan – drums
* Mickey Smith – guitar
* Richard Thomas – guitar
* Gillian Maguire – viola
* Agatha Lintott – backing vocals
* Owain Davies – backing vocals
Production
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John Cornfield
John Richard Cornfield (born 10 December 1958 in Epsom, Surrey) is a British record producer and sound engineer. He has been working from Sawmills Studios in Cornwall since 1982.
Discography As sound engineer or sound assistant
*The Dukes of Str ...
– engineer
* Huntley Miller – mastering
* Chris Elms – mixing
* Roddy Bow – artwork
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2018 albums
Ben Howard albums
Island Records albums