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,[8] the album had been complete since at least September 2007.[9] Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website[10] and her MySpace page.[11] The Blue God was produced by Danger Mouse.
The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on 3 March 2008.[12] "Poison," the second single, was released on 5 May 2008. The single's B-side is a collaboration with Gorillaz & Roots Manuva which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders" the B-Side is called: "Soldier Boy".[11] The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on 7 September 2008.[13][14]
The album reached number 88 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release.[15]
The Blue God
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| 1. | "Phoenix" | Topley-Bird | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Carnies" | Topley-Bird | 3:09 |
| 3. | "April Grove" | | 3:32 |
| 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-Bird | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Poison" | Topley-Bird, | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Razor Tongue" | Topley-Bird, | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Yesterday" | Topley-Bird | 3:41 |
References
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