Close to Paradise

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Close to Paradise
Close to paradise.jpg
Studio album by Patrick Watson
Released September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
Recorded Breakglass Studio; Master Cuts, Montreal, Quebec
Genre Dream pop, psych folk
Length 48:07
Label Secret City
Producer
Patrick Watson chronology
Just Another Ordinary Day
(2003)'Just Another Ordinary Day'2003		 Close to Paradise
(2006)		 Wooden Arms
(2009)'Wooden Arms'2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Bande à part (8.4/10)[2]
Canoë 4.5/5 stars[3]
CHART (favourable)[4]
Pitchfork Media (5.2/10)[5]
Rockfeedback 4/5 stars[6]
Yahoo Music UK 7/10 stars[7]
Q 4/5 stars[8]

Close to Paradise is the second album by Patrick Watson, released on September 26, 2006. On September 24, 2007, the album won the Polaris Music Prize, after reaching the finals alongside such other albums as Neon Bible (Arcade Fire), Ashtray Rock (Joel Plaskett Emergency), Woke Myself Up (Julie Doiron), and The Reminder (Feist).[9][10][11]

Track listing

  1. "Close to Paradise"
  2. "Daydreamer"
  3. "Slip Into Your Skin"
  4. "Giver"
  5. "Weight of the World"
  6. "The Storm"
  7. "Mr. Tom"
  8. "Luscious Life"
  9. "Drifters"
  10. "Man Under the Sea"
  11. "The Great Escape"
  12. "Sleeping Beauty"
  13. "Bright Shiny Lights"

In popular culture

The song "The Great Escape" was featured on episode 16 of the third season of Grey's Anatomy, which aired on February 15, 2007. It also appears in a commercial for Tropicana Products and the movie One Week. It also features during the credit sequences of The High Cost of Living. The song also appears in the movie "Struck by Lightning".

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Bande à part review
  3. ↑ Canoë review
  4. ↑ CHART review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ↑ Rockfeedback review
  7. ↑ Yahoo Music UK review
  8. ↑ Andy Fyfe Q, October 2007, Issue 255.
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External links

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