Keren Ann is the fifth studio album by French musician Keren Ann, and her third English-language album. The album was released on 23 April 2007 in France by Delabel and EMI. It was released on 8 May 2007 in the United States by Blue Note Records.

Keren Ann
Studio album by
Released23 April 2007 (2007-04-23)
Length43:24
Label
ProducerKeren Ann
Keren Ann chronology
Nolita
(2004)
Keren Ann
(2007)
101
(2011)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
The Guardian     [4]
The Irish Times     [5]
Pitchfork6.4/10[6]
PopMatters9/10[7]
Rolling Stone     [8]
Spin     [9]

In his review for MSN Music, music critic Robert Christgau cited "Lay Your Head Down" and "It Ain't No Crime" as highlights and quipped that it was "music to pretend you're having sophisticated casual sex to, only remember -- you're not actually that sophisticated".[10] Other reviews were more positive; NPR called the album "gorgeous."[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Keren Ann Zeidel, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's All a Lie" 5:40
2."Lay Your Head Down" 4:46
3."In Your Back" 5:36
4."The Harder Ships of the World" 4:08
5."It Ain't No Crime" 4:17
6."Where No Endings End" 3:37
7."Liberty" 6:00
8."Between the Flatland and the Caspian Sea" 5:28
9."Caspia"3:52

Charts

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Chart (2007) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 40
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 81
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 189
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[16] 18

References

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  1. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Keren Ann – Keren Ann". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "CG: Keren Ann". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Hermes, Will (18 May 2007). "keren ann". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (25 May 2007). "Keren Ann, Keren Ann". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (15 June 2007). "Keren Ann: Keren Ann (EMI)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ Strew, Roque (9 August 2007). "Keren Ann: Keren Ann". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  7. ^ Pappin, Lyra (31 May 2007). "Keren Ann: Keren Ann". PopMatters. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (14 May 2007). "Keren Ann: Keren Ann". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  9. ^ Young, Jon (May 2007). "Keren Ann: Keren Ann". Spin. 23 (5): 84. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  11. ^ Porter, Christopher (August 23, 2007). "'Lay Your Head Down' and the Language of Beauty". NPR. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Keren Ann – Keren Ann" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Lescharts.com – Keren Ann – Keren Ann". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Keren Ann – Keren Ann". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Chart Log UK: A – Azzido Da Bass". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Keren Ann Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 March 2019.