Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)
Studio album by
Gary Numan
Released14 October 2013
RecordedWealden, East Sussex; Long Eaton, Derbyshire; Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length52:06
Label
ProducerAde Fenton
Gary Numan chronology
Dead Son Rising
(2011) 		Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)
(2013) 		Savage (Songs from a Broken World)
(2017)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of Sound[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME6/10[7]
Q[8]
Record Collector[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut7/10[11]

Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) is the seventeenth solo studio album by the English musician Gary Numan, released on 14 October 2013 by Mortal Records and Cooking Vinyl. The album debuted at number twenty on the UK Albums Chart on sales of 6,187 copies, becoming Numan's highest-charting album since 1983's Warriors.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Numan.

No.TitleLength
1."I Am Dust"4:08
2."Here in the Black"4:56
3."Everything Comes Down to This"4:39
4."The Calling"4:33
5."Splinter"5:26
6."Lost"4:42
7."Love Hurt Bleed"4:52
8."A Shadow Falls on Me"3:07
9."Where I Can Never Be"3:46
10."We're the Unforgiven"5:22
11."Who Are You"3:45
12."My Last Day"5:30
Japanese edition bonus track[13]
No.TitleLength
13."The Dark in Me"4:52
Deluxe edition bonus disc[14]
No.TitleLength
1."I Am Dust" (Original Demo)4:20
2."Here in the Black" (Original Demo)6:16
3."The Calling" (Original Demo)4:26
4."We're the Unforgiven" (Original Demo)5:29
5."I Am Dust" (Roman Remains Remix)4:21
6."Love Hurt Bleed" (Tweaker Remix)5:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.[15]

  • Gary Numan – vocals, keyboards
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Ade Fenton – keyboards, mixing, production, programming
  • Robin Finck – guitar (1, 6, 9, 10)
  • Doc – keyboards (1, 6, 9, 10)
  • Steve Malins – art direction
  • Steve Harris – guitar (1, 7, 8, 10)
  • LaRoache Brothers – photography
  • Tim Muddiman – guitar (2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12); bass (2, 3, 7, 8)

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Japanese Albums Chart[16] 197
Scottish Albums Chart[17] 24
UK Albums Chart[18] 20
UK Indie Albums Chart[19] 4

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan[13] 9 October 2013 Cooking Vinyl, Beat Records
Germany[20] 11 October 2013 Cooking Vinyl
United Kingdom[21] 14 October 2013 Mortal Records, Cooking Vinyl
United States[22] 15 October 2013 Machine Music USA, Inc.
Australia[23] 25 October 2013 Cooking Vinyl

References

  1. ^ Splinter at Metacritic
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Comaratta, Len (21 October 2013). "Album Review: Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ^ The Guardian review Maddy Costa, 2013-10-10
  5. ^ Mojo review Andy Cowan, November 2013, p.86
  6. ^ MusicOMH.com review
  7. ^ "Gary Numan – 'Splinter: Songs From A Broken Mind' – NME". NME. 14 October 2013.
  8. ^ Q November 2013, p.113
  9. ^ Record Collector review Ian Shirley, November 2013
  10. ^ Hermes, Will (4 November 2013). "Gary Numan 'Splinter Songs From a Broken Mind' Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  11. ^ Uncut November 2013, p.75
  12. ^ Jones, Alan (21 October 2013). "Official Charts Analysis: John Newman sells 29k to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Beatink. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) [Deluxe Edition, Double CD, Extra tracks]". Amazon. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  15. ^ Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) (CD liner notes). Gary Numan. Mortal Records. 2013. MORTALCD15.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "スプリンター(ソングス・フロム・ア・ブロークン・マインド) | ゲイリー・ニューマン". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  17. ^ "2013 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  18. ^ "2013 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  19. ^ "2013 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  20. ^ "Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind)" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  21. ^ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  22. ^ "Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)". Amazon. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  23. ^ "Splinter (Songs Form A Broken Mind) – Numan, Gary". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.