Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar explained

Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar
Type:studio
Artist:Robert Plant
Cover:Robert Plant Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar cover.jpg
Recorded:Helium Studios, Wiltshire
Real World Studios, nr Bath
Contino Rooms, London
Length:50:00[1]
Label:Nonesuch/Warner Bros.
Producer:Robert Plant
Chronology:Robert Plant
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Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar (stylized as lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar) is the tenth solo album by English rock singer Robert Plant. It was released on 8 September 2014 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records.[2] [3] It was also Plant's first studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters, although the band is not credited on the front cover.

Critical reception

Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar received acclaim by the majority of music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from a selection of critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 23 reviews. The album was named one of the 50 best albums of 2014 by NPR Music.

Track listing


– derived from the Lead Belly song "Po' Howard" (Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax); also incorporates lyrics and melody from "Wah Wah", from the album .[4]

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Personnel

Musicians
Production

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Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 124
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 94
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 61

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar . Amazon Germany .
  2. Robert Plant announces new album and UK tour. NME. 23 June 2014. 14 July 2014.
  3. News: Robert Plant's "lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar" Out September 9 on Nonesuch / Warner Bros. Records; Pre-Order Now. Nonesuch Records. 23 June 2014. 16 July 2014.
  4. Web site: 2014-09-08. Robert Plant lullaby And…The Ceaseless Roar Review · paulsemel.com. 2021-12-25. paulsemel.com. en-US.
  5. News: Robert Plant: New Album & Song of the Day. Folk Radio UK. Alex. Gallacher. 24 June 2014. 14 July 2014.
  6. News: Robert Plant To Release 'Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar' In September. Blabbermouth.net. 23 June 2014. 14 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 08-09-2014 al 14-09-2014). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 19 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011065107/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1881. 11 October 2014. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2014. Ultratop. 20 November 2020.
  9. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2014. Official Charts Company. 22 March 2021.
  10. 2014 Year End Charts - Top Rock Albums. . 9 December 2014 . 2 January 2013 .