From Every Sphere

From Every Sphere is the second album by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, released in 2003. Heavenly Records labelmate Jimi Goodwin of Doves plays tambourine on the first single "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed”, Harcourt’s only UK Top 40 single to date.

From Every Sphere
Studio album by
Ed Harcourt
Released17 February 2003
Recorded2001–2002
StudioReal World Studios, Bath, Somerset, England
GenreBritish rock
Length56:43
LabelHeavenly
ProducerTchad Blake, Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt chronology
Here Be Monsters
(2001)		 From Every Sphere
(2003)		 Strangers
(2004)
Singles from From Every Sphere
  1. "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed"
    Released: 3 February 2003
  2. "Watching the Sun Come Up"
    Released: 19 May 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press5/5[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork5.8/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Uncut[11]

Track listing
  1. "Bittersweetheart" – 4:30
  2. "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed" – 3:43
  3. "Ghost Writer" – 4:18
  4. "The Birds Will Sing for Us" – 4:26
  5. "Sister Reneé" – 4:44
  6. "Undertaker Strut" – 3:41
  7. "Bleed a River Deep" – 4:48
  8. "Jetsetter" – 3:55
  9. "Watching the Sun Come Up" – 5:47
  10. "Fireflies Take Flight" – 4:35
  11. "Metaphorically Yours" – 4:49
  12. "From Every Sphere" – 7:27
Japan-only bonus tracks
  1. "The Ghosts Parade" – 5:30
  2. "Angels On Your Body" – 4:09
US-only bonus tracks
  1. "The Hammer and the Nail" – 5:20
  2. "Watching the Sun Come Up" (Enhanced Video)

Personnel

Musicians
  • Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, electric guitar, pump organ, drums, bass, Clavinet, bells, percussion, harmonica, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, fun machine, Korg synthesizer, Omnichord
  • Arnulf Lindner – electric bass, bowed bass, double bass, percussion
  • Nick Yeatman – drums, percussion
  • Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, trombone, Reed organ, percussion
  • Leo Abrahams – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, triggered strings, Casio, loops, slide guitar, sampling, string arrangements, woodwind arrangements, orchestral arrangements
  • Jimi Goodwin – tambourine
  • Lisa Germano – backing vocals, viola
  • Claire Lewis – programming
  • Tchad Blake – percussion
  • Dominic Kelly – oboe
  • Rowland Sutherland – flute
  • Chris Richards – clarinet
  • Jo Cackett – bassoon
  • Matt Gunner – French horn

Wrecking Crew Orchestra
  • Violin – Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Lucy Wilkins, Natalia Bonner, Tim Myall, Jackie Norrie, Sally Herbert, Wendy De St Paer, Anna Morris, Alison Blunt, Gillon Cameron, Claire Raybould, Louise Peacock
  • Viola – Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Amanda Drummond, Naomi Fairhurst
  • Cello – Sarah Willson, Oli Kraus, Andy Nice, Chris Mansell

Singles

In the UK, there were two singles released:

  • "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed" (3 February 2003); CD
    • B-sides: "Coal Black Heart" / "Blackwoods Back Home" / "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed" (video)
  • "Watching the Sun Come Up" (19 May 2003); CD, Australian Tour EP CD
    • B-sides: "Sugarbomb" / "Paid to Get Drunk" / "Still I Dream of It" (Australian Tour EP only) / "Watching the Sun Come Up" (video)

References
  1. "Reviews for From Every Sphere by Ed Harcourt". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. Wilson, MacKenzie. "From Every Sphere – Ed Harcourt". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere". Alternative Press (179): 104. June 2003.
  4. Kim, Wook (30 May 2003). "From Every Sphere". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. Sweeting, Adam (14 February 2003). "Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere (Heavenly Recordings)". The Guardian.
  6. "Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere". Mojo (112): 103. March 2003.
  7. Dalton, Stephen (3 March 2003). "Harcourt, Ed : From Every Sphere". NME. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. Petrusich, Amanda (25 June 2003). "Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  9. "Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere". Q (200): 108. March 2003.
  10. Edwards, Gavin (12 June 2003). "Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 May 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. "Ed Harcourt: From Every Sphere". Uncut (70): 94. March 2003.



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