The Ghost Who Walks
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The Ghost Who Walks is the debut album from British
singer-songwriter
Karen Elson
. Elson told DJ Steve Lamacq
: "The title was a nickname that I had at school. It was one of the nicer nicknames I had for being tall, pale and a little bit haunted."
The lead single from the album is title song, "The Ghost Who Walks". The video for the song was also directed by Jack White
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Karen Elson
Karen Elson
Karen Elson is a British model, singer-songwriter and guitarist.As a child, Elson attended North Chadderton School in Chadderton with her twin sister, filmmaker Kate Elson. She began working as a model as a teenager....
. Elson told DJ Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
: "The title was a nickname that I had at school. It was one of the nicer nicknames I had for being tall, pale and a little bit haunted."
The lead single from the album is title song, "The Ghost Who Walks". The video for the song was also directed by Jack White
Jack White (musician)
Jack White , often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor...
.
Tracks
- "The Ghost Who WalksThe Ghost Who WalksThe Ghost Who Walks is the debut album from British singer-songwriter Karen Elson. Elson told DJ Steve Lamacq: "The title was a nickname that I had at school. It was one of the nicer nicknames I had for being tall, pale and a little bit haunted."...
" (Elson) - "The Truth Is in the Dirt" (Elson)
- "Pretty Babies" (Elson, Garniez)
- "Lunasa" (Garniez)
- "100 Years from Now" (Elson, Garniez, Bojadziev)
- "Stolen Roses" (Elson)
- "Cruel Summer" (Elson)
- "Garden" (Elson)
- "The Birds They Circle" (Elson)
- "A Thief at My Door" (Elson)
- "The Last Laugh" (Elson)
- "Mouths to Feed" (Elson, Garniez)
- "In Trouble with the Lord" (Elson) (iTunes bonus track)
Album Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Austrian Album Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
72 |
Belgian Flanders Album Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
76 |
Belgian Wallonia Album Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
99 |
Greek Album Charts | 30 |
Swiss Music Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
39 |
US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
16 |
UK Indie Chart UK Indie Chart The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered... |
16 |
UK Independent Albums Breakers Top 20 | 2 |
Singles Charts
Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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2010 | "The Ghosts Who Walks" | UK Independent Singles Breakers Charts | #19 |
2010 | "The Ghosts Who Walks" | NME NME The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles... Singles Charts |
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