Hollow Meadows (album)

Hollow Meadows is the eighth solo album by British singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, released on 11 September 2015. It is his second record on the Parlophone label. As with his previous albums, the title refers to an area of his native Sheffield; Hollow Meadows is a hamlet on the outskirts of the city.

Hollow Meadows
Studio album by
Richard Hawley
Released11 September 2015
GenreChamber pop, indie rock, alternative rock, folk
Length49:00
LabelParlophone, Warner Bros.
ProducerShez Sheridan, Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley chronology
Standing at the Sky's Edge
(2012)		 Hollow Meadows
(2015)		 Further
(2019)
Singles from Hollow Meadows
  1. "Heart of Oak"
    Released: 4 September 2015
  2. "I Still Want You"
    Released: 6 October 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME[3]
The Line of Best Fit[4]
WaxonTape[5]

Development

After promotion had completed on his previous record Standing at the Sky's Edge, Hawley worked on the soundtrack for the film Love is All. Hawley wrote much of the album while recovering from a broken leg and slipped disc. Hawley referred to the song "Sometimes I Feel" as a turning point during the album's sessions. Much of what ended up on the album are the raw demos, which Hawley says helped keep the record "small." The vocal tracks sound particularly weary and ragged in comparison to previous albums, Hawley's usual smooth baritone frequently breaking.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Hawley, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Still Want You"Hawley, Shez Sheridan4:07
2."The World Looks Down" 3:34
3."Which Way" 2:58
4."Serenade of Blue" 4:08
5."Long Time Down" 5:39
6."Nothing Like a Friend" 5:04
7."Sometimes I Feel" 5:35
8."Tuesday pm" 3:30
9."Welcome the Sun" 6:17
10."Heart of Oak" 4:27
11."What Love Means"Hawley, Sheridan3:41

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 23
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 26
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 9

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 110

References
  1. "Hollow Meadows". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek". AllMusic.
  3. Cooper, Leonie. "Richard Hawley – 'Hollow Meadows'". NME.
  4. Oinonen, Janne. "Sheffield's master of romantic sincerity Richard Hawley gets back to basics on Hollow Meadows". The Line of Best Fit.
  5. "Richard Hawley - 2015 - Hollow Meadows [10/10]". WaxonTape.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Richard Hawley – Hollow Meadows" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Richard Hawley – Hollow Meadows" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. "Lescharts.com – Richard Hawley – Hollow Meadows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Richard Hawley – Hollow Meadows" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. "Spanishcharts.com – Richard Hawley – Hollow Meadows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  11. "Richard Hawley | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  12. "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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