Last Updated on 15th October 2021
Richard Ashcroft is set to release the new album ‘Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1’ on October 29th via RPA / BMG alongside a special UK tour dates in October and November to perform them.
The album features twelve newly recorded acoustic versions of classic songs. and it is better than you could ever imagine being on repeat in the office since we got it. With hits from his back catalogue spanning both his solo career and his time with The Verve, it includes mega hits Bittersweet Symphony, The Drugs Don’t Work, and Lucky Man.
The full track listing features:
- ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ย The initial idea for the recording of this new version ofย ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ย has special resonance as it was the catalyst for the the initial conversation that led toย Mick Jaggerย and Keith Richardsย returning the song writing credit toย Richard.ย ย
- ‘A Song For The Lovers’ย ย
- ‘Sonnet’ย ย
- ‘C’mon People (We’re Making It Now)’ featuring Liam Gallagher.ย A favourite tune of both of theirs sinceย Richardย originally played it toย Liamย on a piano somewhere inย Majorcaย inย 1998.
- ‘Weeping Willow’ย
- ‘Lucky Man’ย ย
- ‘This Thing Called Life’ย A totally reworked version of the song which wasย originally recorded withย No I.D.ย in theย USAย for theย RPA & The United Nations Of Soundย project.ย
- ‘Space & Time’ย
- ‘Velvet Morning’ย ย
- ‘Break The Night With Colour’ย ย
- ‘One Day’ย ย
- ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ย ย
The albumย is now available to pre-orderย withย ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ย provided as an instant download.
Produced byย Richardย withย Chris Potter, the album features his regular live band boosted by some special collaborators.ย Wil Maloneย provides the string arrangements, which were recorded atย Abbey Road Studios. In addition,ย Chuck Leavellย performs piano,ย Roddy Bloomfieldย leads the brass section, andย Steve Wyremanย contributes further acoustic guitar and backing vocal arrangements.
Richard Ashcroftย recently announced details of four special shows, each billed asย “An acoustic evening of his classic songs.”ย After quickly selling out two nights atย London’s Palladium, he subsequently added two further shows at theย Royal Albert Hallย and theย M&S Bank Arenaย inย Liverpoolย to fulfil huge public demand for tickets. He will play:
OCTOBERย
16th – London, Palladium (SOLD OUT)ย
17th – London, Palladium (SOLD OUT)ย
29th – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arenaย
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NOVEMBERย
1st – London, Royal Albert Hall (SOLD OUT)ย
Who is Richard Ashcroft?
Richard Ashcroft is a two-time Ivor Novello winner (Songwriter of the Year in 1998 and Outstanding Contribution to British Music in 2019) who has released five Top 5 solo albums, including the #1 debut ‘Alone With Everybody’. He first came to attention with The Verve, with who he released one of the biggest albums of the era in the shape of ‘Urban Hymns’ as well as a succession of anthems which remain staples of his live set today, including ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’, ‘Bittersweet Symphony’, ‘Lucky Man’ and ‘Sonnet’.
