The Place We Ran From

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The Place We Ran From
Hollywood, California, United States
GenreIndie folk, alternative country, alternative rock
Length45:29
LabelMom + Pop Music, Fiction Records/Polydor Records
ProducerJacknife Lee
Tired Pony chronology
The Place We Ran From
(2010) 		The Ghost of the Mountain
(2013)
Singles from The Place We Ran From
  1. "Dead American Writers"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Get on the Road"
    Released: 2010 (promo)

The Place We Ran From is the debut album by the

alt country supergroup Tired Pony, released on July 5, 2010, through Polydor/Fiction in the United Kingdom and on July 28, 2010, in the United States by Mom and Pop. The album grew from what was initially a solo project for Snow Patrol songwriter Gary Lightbody which rapidly became a collaboration with members of Belle and Sebastian, R.E.M., and producer Jacknife Lee joining as well as contributions from actress and singer Zooey Deschanel, guitarist M. Ward, and Tom Smith of the indie rock group Editors.[1] The tracks were recorded over the course of one week in January 2010, in Portland, Oregon.[2]
The album was recorded over the course of one week in January 2010 and charted in over a half dozen countries.

Recording

Lightbody had a "long-term ambition" of making a

Belle & Sebastian), Iain Archer, singer Miriam Kaufmann (Archer's wife), and Jacknife Lee. He talked about two more members whom he was very excited about, but didn't name them.[6][7] He also stated that the album won't be country as was being reported,[4][8][9][10] but would be "country-tinged".[6] In January 2010, Hot Press reported Peter Buck (of R.E.M.) to be a member of the group. Lightbody described Buck as one of his "all-time heroes" and admired his talent for playing a variety of instruments.[7]

Promotion

The lead single from The Place We Ran From was "Dead American Writers",

B-side
; the song was later made available through the band's site as a free download. "Get on the Road" was released as a promotional single with an instrumental version of the track as its B-side.

The band also toured through summer and autumn of 2010.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[14]
The Guardian[15]
Rolling Stone[16]
Uncut[17]

Rolling Stone gave the album a rating of three stars out of five.[16]

Charting

Chart (2010) Peak
Belgium Album Chart
 24[18]
Billboard 200 191[19]
Dutch Album Chart
 14[18]
Irish Album Chart
 27[18]
Top Heatseekers
 8[19]
Top Independent Albums
 33[19]
UK Albums Chart 17[18]

Track listing

All songs written by Tired Pony

  1. "Northwestern Skies" – 3:49
  2. "Get on the Road" – 4:45
  3. "Point Me at Lost Islands" – 3:11
  4. "Dead American Writers" – 2:34
  5. "Held in the Arms of Your Words" – 6:40
  6. "That Silver Necklace" – 3:49
  7. "I Am a Landslide" – 5:43
  8. "The Deepest Ocean There Is" – 4:58
  9. "The Good Book" – 3:04
  10. "Pieces" – 6:56

American iTunes Store pre-order bonus track

  2. "In the Stockade"

Japanese edition bonus track

  2. "I Finally Love This Town" – 4:58

Compact Disc + MP3
download bonus tracks

  2. "In the Stockade"
  3. "Your Bible"

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom June 5, 2010 Polydor/Fiction Digital download[20] —
July 11, 2010
Compact Disc
 6 02527 42262 6
LP
 6 02527 46636 1
United States September 28, 2010 Mom and Pop
Compact Disc + MP3
 8 58275 00182 2

Personnel

Tired Pony
Additional musicians
  • Paul Brainard –
    pedal steel
  • upright bass
  • Zooey Deschanel – vocals on "Get on the Road" and "Point Me to Lost Islands"
  • Betsy Lee – vocals
  • Esme Lee – vocals
  • Chris McCormack – electric guitar
  • Ellen Osborn – vocals
  • Anna Shelton – bowed saw
  • Tom Smith – vocals on "The Good Book"
  • Annalisa Tornfelt – fiddle, violin
  • Alex Valdivieso – backing vocals
  • M. Ward – electric guitar and harmony vocal
Technical personnel
  • Sam Bell – engineering, mixing
  • Vivian Johnson – photography
  • Dan Kaufmann – design
  • Jason Powers – assistant
  • Adam Selzer – assistant
  • Nigel Walton –
    mastering at the Edit Suite, London, England, United Kingdom

References

  1. ^ "Snow Patrol and REM join forces". BBC News. BBC. May 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Gary Lightbody : Diary : tired pony". Snow Patrol. March 10, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  3. Xfm. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original
    on May 10, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody going solo". NME. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Iain Archer confirms Belfast gig + Gary Lightbody collaboration plans". Hot Press. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b Lightbody, Gary (October 13, 2009). "Book 'em danno". snowpatrol.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b "Gary Lightbody works with Peter Buck". Hot Press. January 5, 2010. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2010.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Murray, Robin (May 5, 2009). "Gary Lightbody goes solo". Clash. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Rogers, Georgie (May 5, 2009). "Gary Lightbody solo". BBC. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ MacNeill, Jason (October 13, 2009). "Snow Patrol singer prepping two side projects". CHARTattack. Archived from the original on October 14, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody announces REM collaboration album | News". NME. May 14, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  12. Spinner.com. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original
    on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  13. CBS Interactive
    . Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  14. Allmusic
    . Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  15. ^ Simpson, Dave (July 15, 2010). "Tired Pony: The Place We Ran From". Uncut. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Album Revies The Place We Ran From". Rolling Stone. June 5, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  17. ^ McKay, Alastair (August 2010). "ALBUM REVIEW: TIRED PONY - THE PLACE WE RAN FROM". Uncut. p. 85. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011.
  18. ^ a b c d "Tired Pony – The Place We Ran From – Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  19. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  20. ^ "The Place We Ran From by Tired Pony". iTunes Store. July 5, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2011.

External links

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