Once Upon a Time in the West (album)
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| Studio album by Hard-Fi | ||||
| Released | 30 August 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1 December 2006 - May 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 37:54 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Wolsey White Richard Archer |
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"Once Upon a Time in the West" Japanese Cover
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| Drowned in Sound | 5/10 |
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| Pitchfork Media | 4.2/10 |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
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Once Upon a Time in the West is the second studio album by English indie rock band Hard-Fi. It was released on 3 September 2007 on Necessary/Atlantic and Warner Music UK. It reached #1 in the UK Album Chart in the first week of its release, and #5 in the European Top Albums.
The first single from the album, "Suburban Knights", was released on 20 August 2007, reaching #7 in UK charts and a download only release on 13 August 2007. This was followed by "Can't Get Along (Without You)" on 12 November 2007 charting at #45. It reached #1 in Peru, one week after being released and staying there for two weeks. On 10 March 2008, 'I Shall Overcome' became the third single to be released from Once Upon a Time in the West. It reached #4 in South America and hitting #35 in the UK singles chart
The album's cover artwork has received some mixed publicity for being different. The band's frontman, Richard Archer, stated the band wanted "to break the rules". and it was labelled as "The white album of the digital culture" by Peter Saville.
The band's debut album, Stars of CCTV sold over 1 million copies worldwide and spawned the singles: "Cash Machine", "Hard to Beat" and "Living for the Weekend".
Although the band were offered Abbey Road Studios, they decided they would again record in their "Cherry Lips" studio, which earned its name from the colour used to paint the walls. The band expanded the studios to have more space.
The band already had ten songs that were thought suitable for the album, but Richard Archer decided that he wanted to spend at least a year concentrating on those ten, re-working the songs and just trying to improve them. To help them improve the songs, the band would play new songs live to see some reception towards what they had been working on and then seeing what they could add or take off.
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