Nationwide Mercury Prize: 2008 Album of the Year

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Age of the Understatement
producer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)
mixer:
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco) and Richard Woodcraft
recorded at:
Black Box Studios (French recording studio) in Segré-en-Anjou Bleu, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France
mixed at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Age of the Understatement
writer:
Miles Kane and Alex Turner
The Last Shadow Puppets4.23:08
2American Boy
vocals:
Estelle (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray)
recording of:
American Boy
writer:
Estelle Fanta Swaray (British vocalist/MC Estelle Swaray), John Stephens, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Keith Harris (00s US producer & musician)
Estelle2.54:05
3Grounds for Divorce
additional engineer:
Danny Evans
producer and mixer:
Craig Potter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Blueprint Studios in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Grounds for Divorce by Elbow (UK rock band)
recording of:
Grounds for Divorce
lyricist:
Guy Garvey
composer:
Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner (the bass player of Manchester band Elbow)
publisher:
Salvation Music Ltd
Elbow4.63:40
4Waving Flags
music videos:
Waving Flags by British Sea Power (UK alternative rock band)
recording of:
Waving Flags
British Sea Power4:08
5Rich Woman
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
additional engineer:
Stacy Parrish (engineer) and Jason Wormer (american engineer)
assistant engineer:
Kyle Ford, Emile Kelman, Vanessa Parr (engineer) and Alex Pavlides
editor:
Jason Wormer (american engineer)
double bass:
Dennis Crouch (american bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer) and Marc Ribot (US guitarist)
vocals:
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
recorded at:
ElectroMagnetic Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States, Sage and Sound Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
ElectroMagnetic Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Rich Woman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Li’l Millet
publisher:
Metric Music Co (publisher) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss3.254:04
6Ghosts
performer:
Charlie Fink, Guy Katsav, Laura Marling and Marcus Mumford
recording of:
Ghosts
lyricist and composer:
Laura Marling
version of:
Heartbreakers Handbook
Laura Marling43:01
7Reckoner
recording of:
Reckoner
lyricist and composer:
Radiohead
Radiohead4:50
8Hometown Glory
recording of:
Hometown Glory
lyricist and composer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer)
additional composer:
Wil Malone
Adele3:32
9Cittàgazze
Portico Quartet4:05
10I Lust You
engineer:
Max Dingel and Kris Jenkins (mixing engineer Kris Jenkins)
producer:
Boom Bip (US hip-hop/electronic record producer and musician)
mixer:
Chris Shaw (US producer & engineer)
additional vocals:
Sylvia Gordon
vocals:
Cate Le Bon
performer:
Bryan Hollon (Boom Bip) and Gruff Rhys
recording of:
I Lust U
writer:
Bryan Hollon (Boom Bip) and Gruff Rhys
publisher:
Warp Music Ltd. (Warp Publishing)
Neon Neon4.852:58
11Ghost Hardware
producer:
Burial (UK dubstep)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperdub (in 2007)
samples:
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera, Freedom to Decide by 日比野則彦 (Norihiko Hibino) and Turn the Page by Bobby Valentino (US R&B vocalist, previously known as Bobby Valentino)
recording of:
Ghost Hardware
composer:
Burial (UK dubstep)
Burial4.14:53
12Felton Lonnin
recording of:
Felton Lonnin
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset4:31

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part of:Mercury Music Prize (number: 17) (order: 17)