The Devil's Debt
The Devil's Debt is the fifth studio album by Scottish band Love and Money, released by Vertical in 2012.
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| Released | 2012 | |||
| Length | 44:35 | |||
| Label | Vertical | |||
| Producer | Love and Money | |||
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Background
In 2011, Love and Money reunited to perform at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of the Celtic Connections festival, which was followed later in the year with a concert at the SEC Centre. The band's reunion led to the decision to record both new material and some of the songs originally intended for the shelved album The Mother's Boy, which was recorded between 1988's Strange Kind of Love and 1991's Dogs in the Traffic.[1]
The Devil's Debt was released in 2012 and reached No. 60 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[2] The title track was released as a single, with a music video produced by the thirteensquared production company. The video was shot at Govanhill Baths and Òran Mór in Glasgow.[3]
Critical reception
On its release, Alan Morrison of The Herald felt the album contained "some of the best songs James Grant and co have ever written" and praised Grant's "deep crooner of a voice". He added: "Personally, I'd rather listen to this than Strange Kind of Love".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Devil's Debt" | James Grant | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Goodbye Phoebus" | Grant | 3:42 |
| 3. | "This Is the Last Time" | Grant | 3:41 |
| 4. | "I Never Touched Her" | Grant, Douglas MacIntyre | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Piglet" | Grant | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Sin of Pity" | Grant, MacIntyre | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Modigliani Baby" | Grant, MacIntyre | 5:11 |
| 8. | "I'm Just Too Good for Her" | Grant | 5:09 |
| 9. | "The Desired" | Grant, McGeechan | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Amaranth" | Grant | 4:19 |
Personnel
Love and Money
- James Grant – lead vocals, guitar, string arrangement
- Douglas MacIntyre - guitar
- Paul McGeechan – keyboards
- Gordon Wilson - drums
Additional musicians
- Ewen Vernal - bass
- Kennedy Aitchison - string arrangement
- Monica Queen - vocals
- Fraser Speirs - harmonica (tracks 6, 8, 10)
- Stuart Nisbet - pedal steel guitar (track 8)
- Gwen Stewart - vocals (track 8)
- Deirdre Rutkowski, Louise Rutkowski - vocals (track 10)
Production
- Love and Money - producers
- Paul McGeechan - engineer, mixing, mastering
- Brian McNeil, Brian Young, Clark Neville, Disco Dave, Duncan Cameron, Gavin McCombe, Geoff Martin, Gordy Goudie, Jamie Savage, John Cameron, Johnny Smillie, Keith Mitchell, Scott Campbell, Steven Scott - additional engineers
Other
- Steve Kempster - design
- Anne-Janine Nugent – photography
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 60 |
References
- "Love and Money - The Devil's Debt". Vertical Records. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "The Devil's Debt by Love and Money". YouTube. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Love & Money: The Devil's Debt (Vertical)". The Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2020.