Born in the U.K.

Overview Edit

Born in the U.K. is the fifth album released by singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, real name Damon Gough, released on 16 October 2006. The album's title is a reference to Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 album Born in the U.S.A.. Gough is a big fan of Springsteen, citing his work as an inspiration for his music.

Born in the U.K. is Gough's first album on his new record label EMI (his contract with previous label XL Recordings collapsed in 2004) and is co-produced with Nick Franglen, one half of the acclaimed trip-hop/electronica outfit Lemon Jelly, another XL Recordings artist. The majority of the record recalls his 2002 album Have You Fed the Fish? due to its polished, heavily orchestrated sound.

The album is a reflection on the artist's life in the United Kingdom. Gough wanted to "capture something about being British or English". "I want to stand up and say I'm proud to be English. And it seems that that right's been taken away from us for some reason… being proud of where you're from is part of being a human being".

The album was recorded twice, the first having been discarded as Gough was unhappy with the recording. Worried that his second attempt at the album may again result in failure Gough attempted to "try to get a song out each day", which resulted in between sixty and eighty song ideas. Over 25 songs were finally recorded for the album, only 12 making the final cut.

The title track, "Born in the U.K.", was released as limited edition vinyl, with authentic Fish and Chips style packaging, including a wooden chip fork commonly used to eat the English takeaway. The album’s first official single, "Nothing's Going to Change Your Mind", was released on October 9, 2006.

The haunting ballad "Promises" was featured on the soundtrack to the film "Henry Poole is here".

The bonus DVD version contains the album documentary, the video to Born In The U.K., acoustic takes of Born In The U.K. and The Time Of Times and Rehearsals of Welcome To The Overground and Journey From A To B.

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374 0472

Release dates:

Oct 16 2006 in United Kingdom

2 other versions of this release

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Melancholy Piano Ballades Carry the Album

Those who enjoy BDB's lovely piano-based ballades from previous albums will want to check out Born in the UK, which gives a heavy dose of the heavy-hearted piano songs similar to Wildebeast. The lyrics range from the mundane, two lovers going separate paths, to the more provocative--struggling to affirm life in the presence of evil and suffering. If you like this type of music, you might check out the similar crooning from Magnet, Page France, Ronderlin, Midlake, and Radio Dept.

Written by M. JEFFREY MCMAHON "herculodge"

Born in the UK

Heard them live so I had to get the CD. Not bad - definitely not Bewilderbeast but has a few great songs.

Written by E. Cunningham

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