''Carl Barât'' is the debut solo album by

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co-frontman

Carl Barât Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (; born 6 June 1978) is a British musician best known for being the co-frontman with Pete Doherty of the indie rock band the Libertines. He was the frontman and guitarist of Dirty Pretty Things, and in 2010 debuted a ...

. It was released on 4 October 2010 in the UK. The album was mastered in

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and was the first album released through his own self-funded record label Arcady, but distributed through

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. The first single to be released from the album was "Run With the Boys". Its release was timed to coincide with Barât's memoirs, titled ''Threepenny Memoirs''.

Track listing

# " heMagus" (Barât,

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) :16# "Je Regrette, Je Regrette" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt,

Leo Abrahams Leo Matthew Abrahams (born 28 November 1977) is an English musician, composer and producer. He has collaborated with Brian Eno, Katie Melua, Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, Regina Spektor, Jon Hopkins and Paul Simon. After attending th ...

) :05# "She's Something" (Barât, Findlay Brown) :29# "Carve My Name" (Barât,

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, Leo Abrahams) :33# "Run With the Boys" (Barât, Davey Ray Moor) :24# "The Fall" (Barât,

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) :31# "So Long, My Lover" (Barât) :38# "What Have I Done" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt) :42# "Shadows Fall" (Barât, Davey Ray Moor) :16# "Ode to a Girl" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt) :59# "Death Fires Burn at Night" (Japanese bonus track) # "Irony of Love" (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

* Carl Barât – vocals, electric guitar on 2, guitar on 5, 7 * Edie Langley – backing vocals on 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 * Ben Nichols – bass on 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 *

– bass on 3, 4, 5, 6 7, guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, organ on 3, 5 9, percussion on 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, piano on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, programming on 1, 10 * Amy Langley – cello on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Phil Wilkinson – drums on 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 *

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– drums on 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 * David Coulter - percussion on 1, banjo on 6, voicebox on 9 *

– programming on 1, 2, 10 * Ben Castle - saxophone on 5, horn on 9 * Chris Storr - trumpet on 5, flugelhorn on 9 *

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- oboe and string & woodwind arrangement on 6 * Pete Whyman - bass clarinet and flute on 6 * Louise Hogan – viola on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Una Palliser – viola on 7, 10, violin on 7, 10 * Ellie Stanford – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Gita Langley – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Rosie Langley – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 * Sarah Sexton – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10 ;Technical *Andy Tommasi, Leo Abrahams, Oli Wright - engineer *Roger Sargent - sleeve design, photography *Toby Peacock - art direction

Critical reception

The album received generally positive to mixed reviews from critics. The BBC Music Review compared its sound to early

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and

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Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carl Barat (Album) 2010 debut albums Carl Barât albums Albums produced by Leo Abrahams