Name: I Forget Where We Were by Ben Howard
Brand: Ben Howard
SKU: 060254704271
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (70 reviews)

ALBUM

Compared to his contemporary British folk-rock brethren, Ben Howard isn't hidebound to conventional notions of what constitutes folk. He clutched his acoustic throughout his 2011 debut Every Kingdom but where Jake Bugg and Ed Sheeran can't go a moment without strumming, Howard indulges in deep aural pools throughout 2014's I Forget Where We Were. It's not simply that there are abundant electric guitars on the album but that the production by Chris Bond (who doubles as the singer/songwriter's drummer) is painterly, filled with shimmering, evocative echo and light flourishes that accentuate either the nimbleness or meditation of his melodies. I Forget Where We Were is quite clearly a record made in the wake of Radiohead (not to mention Jeff Buckley) -- there's a distinct emphasis on languid, moody introspection -- but Howard is indeed a singer/songwriter first and foremost, so the seemingly amorphous whorl of the production gathers focus upon his songs. Certainly, this means the record sacrifices immediacy for sly assurance, but it's nice to hear a singer/songwriter so confident in his work that he doesn't rely on wide-eyed shtick: Howard expects you to meet him on his own terms and provides just enough aural enticement to give him not just one listen but a second, which is when I Forget Where We Were really begins to sink in its hooks.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

1. Small Things

by Ben Howard

Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Background Vocals: Nathan Wason
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mickey Smith; Performer
Cello: India Bourne; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Electric Guitar: Nathan Wason; Performer
Keyboard: Chris Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Nathan Wason
Ben Howard
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Synthesizer: Andrew Bond; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Engineer: Andrew Bond; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Andrew Bond
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Producer: Chris Bond; Production

2. Rivers In Your Mouth

by Ben Howard

Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Andrew Bond; Performer
Background Vocals: Chris Bond
Nathan Wason
India Bourne
Mickey Smith; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mickey Smith; Performer
Cello: India Bourne; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Electric Guitar: Chris Bond
Nathan Wason
Ben Howard; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Andrew Bond
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Organ: Andrew Bond; Performer
Percussion: Chris Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Nathan Wason
Ben Howard
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Synthesizer: Chris Bond; Performer
Tambourine: Ben Howard; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Engineer: Andrew Bond; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Producer: Chris Bond; Production

3. I Forget Where We Were

by Ben Howard

Bass Guitar: Chris Bond; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Background Vocals: India Bourne; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Electric Guitar: Nathan Wason
Ben Howard
Mickey Smith; Performer
Organ: Andrew Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Nathan Wason
Ben Howard
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Synthesizer: Chris Bond; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Bond; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Producer: Chris Bond; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Andrew Bond
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other

4. In Dreams

by Ben Howard

Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Background Vocals: Chris Bond
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Cello: India Bourne; Performer
Double Bass: Chris Bond; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Guitar: Mickey Smith; Performer
Percussion: Chris Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Ben Howard
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Engineer: Timmy Ayres; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Jonathan Gilmore
Timmy Ayres; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Producer: Chris Bond; Production

5. She Treats Me Well

by Ben Howard

Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Background Vocals: Chris Bond
India Bourne
Mickey Smith; Performer
Double Bass: Chris Bond; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Electric Guitar: Chris Bond
Nathan Wason; Performer
Organ: Andrew Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Nathan Wason
Ben Howard
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Bond; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Producer: Chris Bond; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Andrew Bond
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other

6. Time Is Dancing

by Ben Howard

Acoustic Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Bond; Performer
Electric Guitar: Ben Howard
Mickey Smith; Performer
Percussion: Chris Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Ben Howard
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Piano: Andrew Bond; Performer
Synthesizer: Chris Bond; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Engineer: Timmy Ayres; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Programming: Chris Bond; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Jonathan Gilmore
Timmy Ayres; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Producer: Chris Bond; Production

7. Evergreen

by Ben Howard

Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Background Vocals: Chris Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Double Bass: Chris Bond; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Ben Howard
Mickey Smith; Performer
Synthesizer: Chris Bond; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Engineer: Timmy Ayres; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Producer: Chris Bond; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Jonathan Gilmore
Timmy Ayres; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other

8. End Of The Affair

by Ben Howard

Acoustic Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Background Vocals: Chris Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Bass Guitar: Chris Bond; Performer
Double Bass: Chris Bond; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Electric Guitar: Chris Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Organ: Andrew Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Ben Howard
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Piano: Chris Bond; Performer
Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Chris Bond; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Engineer: Timmy Ayres; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Jonathan Gilmore
Timmy Ayres; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Producer: Chris Bond; Production

9. Conrad

by Ben Howard

Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Chris Bond
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Electric Guitar: Mickey Smith; Performer
Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Organ: Andrew Bond; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Ben Howard
India Bourne
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Bond; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Producer: Chris Bond; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Andrew Bond
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other

10. All Is Now Harmed

by Ben Howard

Primary Artist: Ben Howard; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Andrew Bond; Performer
Background Vocals: Chris Bond
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Bass Guitar: Mickey Smith; Performer
Drums: Chris Bond; Performer
Guitar: Ben Howard; Performer
Performer: Chris Bond
Ben Howard
Andrew Bond
Mickey Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ben Howard; Performer
Composer: Ben Howard; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Bond; Production
Mastering Engineer: Robin Schmidt; Production
Mixing: Mike Crossey
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Producer: Chris Bond; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Crossey
Robin Schmidt
Andrew Bond
Jonathan Gilmore; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ben Howard; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

54 minutes and 11 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1535x1535 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 48 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

8/10 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter

Label

Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 19, 2014

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

60254704271

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I Forget Where We Were

1. Small Things

2. Rivers In Your Mouth

3. I Forget Where We Were

4. In Dreams

5. She Treats Me Well

6. Time Is Dancing

7. Evergreen

8. End Of The Affair

9. Conrad

10. All Is Now Harmed

Technical Specifications

I Forget Where We Were

Product information

Release options

1. Small Things

2. Rivers In Your Mouth

3. I Forget Where We Were

4. In Dreams

5. She Treats Me Well

6. Time Is Dancing

7. Evergreen

8. End Of The Affair

9. Conrad

10. All Is Now Harmed

Technical Specifications