''Love Ire & Song'' is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter

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, released on 31 March 2008 by

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. On 26 January 2009, the album was re-released as a deluxe version, including the '' First Three Years'' compilation album. ''Love Ire & Song'' was re-released on 21 July 2009 through Epitaph Records, where Frank Turner had recently signed to. In October 2008, Turner released the track "Long Live the Queen" as a benefit single for the

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, in honour of a close friend who succumbed to the disease.

Production

''Love Ire & Song'' was entirely written by Turner, and recorded on a farm near Turner's home-town of

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. It was co-produced by Turner and guitarist

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, who also contributed electric guitar and harmonica performances. Turner's live drummer

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provided percussion and keyboard performances on the album. London

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provided backing vocals on "Photosynthesis".

Album Title

In an interview, Turner summarised the album's title as:

"The three things you need in life to be content. Love, ire – righteous anger – and song, as in, you know, like a guitar and some
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tunes."

Reception

The album met with critical acclaim on its release, hailed as a stylistic development on Turner's debut ''

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''. Turner himself stated in an interview that the album was "almost a re-statement" of the ideas of ''

'', "but much, much better". ''

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'' ranked it at number 17 on their list of the year's best albums.

Re-release

A re-release of the album was released in 2008, and containing a bonus disc of ''

The First Three Years ''The First Three Years'' is a compilation album by singer-songwriter Frank Turner, released 1 December 2008 through Xtra Mile Recordings. The compilation is also included on the re-release of ''Love Ire & Song'', released 26 January 2009. The a ...

''. The 35-track double album's artwork is based upon ''Love Ire & Song'', except with the subtitle "+ The First Three Years" added as a suffix to the album title. The reverse sleeve is the front cover to ''The First Three Years''.

Track listing

Singles

*"Photosynthesis" – 24 March 2008, download only *"Reasons Not to Be an Idiot" – 23 June 2008 *"Long Live the Queen" – 20 October 2008, charity single

Music videos

*"Photosynthesis" *"Reasons Not to Be an Idiot" *"Long Live The Queen" *"I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous"

Certifications

References

External links

''Love Ire & Song''
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