The Blue God

The Blue God is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird, her first in five years. Released on 12 May 2008,[9] the album had been complete since at least September 2007.[10] Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website[11] and her MySpace page.[12] The Blue God was produced by Danger Mouse. The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on 3 March 2008.[13] "Poison," the second single, was released on 5 May 2008. The single's B-side, "Soldier Boy", is a collaboration with Gorillaz & Roots Manuva which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders".[12] The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on 7 September 2008.[14][15]

The Blue God
Studio album by
Martina Topley-Bird
Released12 May 2008
GenreTrip-hop, electronic, rock, soul
LabelIndependiente
ProducerMartina Topley-Bird
Danger Mouse
Martina Topley-Bird chronology
Quixotic
(2003)		 The Blue God
(2008)		 Some Place Simple
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC.co.uk(positive)[1]
Hot Press[2]
Manchester Evening News[3]
musicOMH[4]
Pitchfork Media4.6/10[5]
Prefix Magazine[6]
The Times[7]
Twisted Ear[8]

The album reached number 88 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release.[16]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Phoenix"Topley-Bird3:48
2."Carnies"Topley-Bird3:09
3."April Grove"James G. Barbour3:32
4."Something to Say"Topley-Bird,3:26
5."Baby Blue"Topley-Bird,2:27
6."Shangri La"Topley-Bird,3:47
7."Snowman"Topley-Bird,2:35
8."Da Da Da Da"Topley-Bird,2:24
9."Valentine"Topley-Bird3:36
10."Poison"Topley-Bird,2:58
11."Razor Tongue"Topley-Bird,3:54
12."Yesterday"Topley-Bird3:41

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 88
French Albums Chart 149

References
  1. "BBC – Music – Review of Martina Topley-Bird – The Blue God". bbc.co.uk.
  2. Hot Press review
  3. Administrator (19 April 2010). "Martina Topley Bird – The Blue God (Independiente)".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Colville, Liz. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. Prefix Magazine review
  7. "Login". timesonline.co.uk.
  8. "カラコンは女の子の味方". twistedear.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008.
  9. "Independiente". independiente.co.uk.
  10. "martinatopleybird.com".
  11. "Martina Topley Bird". Martina Topley Bird. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  12. MySpace.com – Martina Topley-Bird
  13. "martinatopleybird.com".
  14. Martina Topley Bird – Baby Blue Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Baby Blue Single OUT NOW!". independiente.co.uk.
  16. The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine


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