Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, CD, LP, and 200-copy limited edition cassette by Island Records. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the Brit Awards that week. The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer, based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow.Roddy Bow - Every Kingdom
The song "Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the extended play (EP) Old Pine (2011). A remix of the song by the art rock band Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012."Old Pine (Everything Everything Remix)" at iTunes Store The songs "The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the EP These Waters (2009). The song "Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the EP Games in the Dark (2009). The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7", each copy with different cover art.
The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix and Deck Nine episodic adventure game Life Is Strange: Before the Storms fourth, bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.
The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize.Mercury Prize - 2012 Albums of the Year
Singles "The Wolves" is the first single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2011 and re-released on 23 February 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 70 on the UK Singles Chart. "Keep Your Head Up" is the second single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 46 on the UK Singles Chart. "The Fear" is the third single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 58 on the UK Singles Chart. "Only Love" is the fourth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 9 on the UK Singles Chart. "Old Pine" is the fifth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2012.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from the Every Kingdom liner notes.Musicians Ben Howard – vocals; guitar; additional guitars; melodica; percussion Chris Bond – backing vocals; guitars; bass; double bass; drums; percussion; keyboards; accordion India Bourne – backing vocals; cello; keyboards; ukulele; bassProduction and artwork' Chris Bond – producer; engineer Darren Lawson – engineer Jason Howes – engineer Cenzo Townshend – mixing Mike Crossey – mixing Jonathan Gilmore – assistant mix engineer Robin Schmidt – mastering Owen Tozer – art direction; design Mickey Smith – cover photograph Owen Tozer – live photograph Roddy Bow – all other photography
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011–13) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 63
Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position UK Albums (OCC) 182 Chart (2012) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 24 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 17 UK Albums (OCC) 28 Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 68 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 38 UK Albums (OCC) 38 Chart (2014) Position UK Albums (OCC) 98 Chart (2022) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 200 Chart (2024) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 153
Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position UK Albums (OCC) 76
Certifications
Release history Country Release date Format Label United Kingdom 30 September 2011Every Kingdom at iTunes Store Digital download, CD, LP, cassette Island United States 6 November 2012 Digital download, CD Communion
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