| Amber and Green | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | David Hopkins |
| Cover: | AmberandGreen.jpeg |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Rock, pop, acoustic |
| Length: | 47:00 |
| Label: | Reekus Records (IRL) |
| Producer: | David Hopkins |
| Prev Title: | Here Comes the Bright Light |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Running With Knives |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Amber and Green is an album by David Hopkins, released in 2005. It was self produced. All songs were written by David Hopkins. Strings and synths were arranged by David Hopkins.
The title track reached the Irish Top 40 chart.
The record was released to largely positive critical and fan reaction. Hot Press gave the record 4.5/5 stars, calling it "Intimate, Intelligent, Intoxicating...". They also made the title track the "Single of the Issue".[4] RTÉ Radio was more critical and only gave the album 3/5 stars, but said "Not even a soon-to-expire walkman can take away from some of the moments on Hopkins' full length debut".[5] The Sunday Times said "In its jauntier moments the album recalls Big Star or even Abbey Road-era Beatles, as well as evoking more predictable influences such as Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley". Both The Irish Times and Entertainment.ie gave it 4/5, with the latter lauding Hopkins by stating "we can see that behind the hype there was always a rock-solid talent" and the former calling it "both reassuringly familiar and consistently surprising".[6] [7] The Irish Times also called the title track single and b-sides "charming, folksy ditties that should appeal to Damien Rice and Nick Drake fans. He definitely shouldn't wait another 15 years for the next one" (3/5).