The Boxer (album) explained

The Boxer
Type:studio
Artist:Kele
Cover:Kele - The Boxer.jpg
Released:21 June 2010
Recorded:
  • 2009–2010
Length:46:34
Label:
Producer:XXXChange
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The Boxer is the debut solo album by Kele Okereke, the lead singer of British indie rock band Bloc Party. Okereke released the album under the professional name of Kele on 21 June 2010.[1] As promotion, he uploaded the songs "Rise" and "Walk Tall" to his personal website on 13 May. The first single from The Boxer was "Tenderoni", released on 14 June, and the second, "Everything You Wanted", on 16 August.[1] The album's third single "On the Lam" was released on 25 October.

The album was released by Wichita Recordings worldwide, except for the US and Canada (Glassnote Records), Australia (a co-release with Shock Records and Co-Op) and Japan (a co-release with Hostess Entertainment). Vinyl copies of the album were released by Wichita and Polydor.

The digital and Japanese versions of the album included bonus tracks and remixes in addition to the standard 10 tracks.

Critical reception

The Boxer received generally favourable reviews from critics, currently holding an aggregate score of 70 on Metacritic.

It received very positive reviews from Allmusic (4/5), Clash (8/10), MusicOMH (4.5/5) and The A.V. Club (B+).

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.[2]

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Publishing

Release history

RegionRelease dateFormatLabel
Australia18 June 2010
UK21 June 2010Wichita
Vinyl
North America22 June 2010Glassnote
Japan[3] 23 June 2010

Charts

Album

Chart (2010)Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart[4] 35
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 71
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[6] 41
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[7] 89
French Albums Chart[8] 178
Swiss Albums Chart[9] 98
Irish Albums Chart[10] 41
UK Albums Chart[11] 20
UK Dance Chart[12] 2

Singles

SongChart positions
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"Tenderoni"3166358414
"Everything You Wanted"9317————
"On the Lam"——————

Notes and References

  1. News: Bloc Party's Kele Okereke announces solo album details . NME. 6 April 2010 . 24 May 2010 . London.
  2. Web site: Kele* – The Boxer (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs . Discogs. 2012-01-17.
  3. Web site: iTunes – Music – The Boxer by Kele . iTunes Store. 2010-06-23 . 2012-01-17.
  4. Web site: Steffen Hung . Kele – The Boxer . australian-charts.com . 2012-01-17.
  5. Web site: Steffen Hung . Kele – The Boxer . austriancharts.at . 2012-01-17.
  6. Web site: Kele – The Boxer . ultratop.be . 2012-01-17.
  7. Web site: Kele – The Boxer . ultratop.be . 2012-01-17.
  8. Web site: Steffen Hung . Kele – The Boxer . lescharts.com . 2012-01-17.
  9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Kele – The Boxer . hitparade.ch . 2012-01-17.
  10. Web site: Steffen Hung . Discography Kele Okereke . irishcharts.com . 2012-01-17.
  11. Web site: 2010-07-03 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive . . 2010-07-03 . 2012-01-17.
  12. Web site: 2010-07-03 Top 40 Dance Albums Archive . . 2010-07-03 . 2012-01-17.
  13. Web site: Kele . . 7 November 2011.
  14. Web site: 2010 Top 40 Dance Singles Archive: 28 August 2010 . . 28 August 2010 . 7 November 2011.
  15. Web site: Kele – Tenderoni . austriancharts.at . 7 November 2011.
  16. Web site: Kele – Tenderoni . ultratop.be . 7 November 2011.
  17. Web site: Kele – Tenderoni . ultratop.be . 7 November 2011.

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