All This Life is the fifth studio album by English rock band Starsailor.[5] It was released on 1 September 2017. It is the first studio album released by the band since 2009's All The Plans. It was produced by Embrace guitarist Richard McNamara.[5][6]

All This Life
Studio album by
Released1 September 2017
Recorded2017
GenreAlternative rock, post-Britpop
Length45:23
LabelCooking Vinyl[1]
ProducerRichard McNamara
Starsailor chronology
Good Souls: The Greatest Hits
(2015)
All This Life
(2017)
Where the Wild Things Grow
(2024)
Singles from All This Life
  1. "Listen To Your Heart"
    Released: 2017
  2. "All This Life"
    Released: 2017
  3. "Take a Little Time"
    Released: 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Irish Times[3]
musicOMH[4]

Background

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The band had been on hiatus since 2009 while lead singer James Walsh and the other members concentrated on solo projects. The band reformed in 2015 with a tour to support their recent greatest hits album.

Singles

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Three singles have been released from the album - "Listen to Your Heart", "All This Life" and "Take a Little Time".

All This Life Tour

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The tour to support the album started in Cambridge on 12 October 2017 and continued to various venues across the UK.

Date City Country Venue
UK 2017 Tour
12 October 2017 Cambridge England Cambridge Junction
13 October 2017 Norwich England Waterfront
14 October 2017 Bristol England Bristol Bierkeller
16 October 2017 Leeds England Leeds Beckett Students Union
17 October 2017 Birmingham England O2 Institute 2
18 October 2017 Sheffield England Sheffield Leadmill
19 October 2017 Liverpool England O2 Academy
21 October 2017 Newcastle England Boiler Shop
22 October 2017 Glasgow Scotland O2 ABC
24 October 2017 Manchester England O2 Ritz
25 October 2017 Brighton England Concorde 2
26 October 2017 London England Koko

Critical reception

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AllMusic called All This Life "a sophisticated, organically produced album that nicely balances the expansive lyricism of their early albums with the robust stadium rock they embraced during the mid- and late 2000s."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, and Barry Westhead

No.TitleLength
1."Listen to Your Heart"3:51
2."All This Life"2:54
3."Take a Little Time"3:25
4."Caught in the Middle"3:49
5."Sunday Best"5:23
6."Blood"4:51
7."Best of Me"3:37
8."Break the Cycle"3:18
9."Fall Out"5:52
10."Fia(F*** It All)"6:03
11."No One Else"2:14

Chart positions

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The album entered the UK Album chart at number 23 and stayed in the top 100 for one week.[7]

Personnel

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  • Vocals and Guitars: James Walsh
  • Keyboards: Barry Westhead
  • Bass: James 'Stel' Stelfox
  • Drums: Ben Byrne
Production
  • Producer, Mixer and Engineer: Richard McNamara
  • Mastering: Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering

References

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  1. ^ "Starsailor: All This Life". PopMatters. 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "All This Life - Starsailor | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Starsailor review: Cliches and squeaky-clean production". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ "Starsailor - All This Life | Album Reviews". 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Starsailor | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Starsailor Official (29 August 2017), Starsailor - The Making Of 'All This Life' Part 3, retrieved 29 March 2018
  7. ^ "Official chart position". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2018.