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Carl Barât is the debut solo album by Libertines co-frontman Carl Barât. It was released on 4 October 2010 in the UK. The album was mastered in New York City and was the first album released through his own self-funded record label Arcady, but distributed through PIAS Recordings.[1] The first single to be released from the album was "Run With the Boys".[2]

Carl Barât
Studio album by Carl Barât
Released	4 October 2010
Recorded	2009 - 2010
Studio	Miloco The Square, Hoxton, London; Cafe Music
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	44:14
Label	Arcady, PIAS Recordings
Producer	Leo Abrahams
Singles from Carl Barât
"Run With The Boys" Released: 14 September 2010 "So Long, My Lover" Released: 1 October 2010

Its release was timed to coincide with Barât's memoirs, titled Threepenny Memoirs.[3]

Track listing

1. "[The] Magus" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt) [3:16]
2. "Je Regrette, Je Regrette" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt, Leo Abrahams) [3:05]
3. "She's Something" (Barât, Findlay Brown) [2:29]
4. "Carve My Name" (Barât, Davey Ray Moor, Leo Abrahams) [4:33]
5. "Run With the Boys" (Barât, Davey Ray Moor) [3:24]
6. "The Fall" (Barât, Neil Hannon) [3:31]
7. "So Long, My Lover" (Barât) [3:38]
8. "What Have I Done" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt) [3:42]
9. "Shadows Fall" (Barât, Davey Ray Moor) [4:16]
10. "Ode to a Girl" (Barât, Andrew Wyatt) [3:59]
11. "Death Fires Burn at Night" (Japanese bonus track)
12. "Irony of Love" (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

• Carl Barât – vocals, electric guitar on 2, guitar on 5, 7
• Edie Langley – backing vocals on 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
• Ben Nichols – bass on 1, 2, 7, 8, 9
• Leo Abrahams – bass on 3, 4, 5, 6 7, guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, organ on 3, 5 9, percussion on 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, piano on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, programming on 1, 10
• Amy Langley – cello on 4, 6, 9, 10
• Phil Wilkinson – drums on 3, 4, 5, 6, 10
• Seb Rochford – drums on 1, 2, 7, 8, 9
• David Coulter - percussion on 1, banjo on 6, voicebox on 9
• Andrew Wyatt – programming on 1, 2, 10
• Ben Castle - saxophone on 5, horn on 9
• Chris Storr - trumpet on 5, flugelhorn on 9
• Kate St John - oboe and string & woodwind arrangement on 6
• Pete Whyman - bass clarinet and flute on 6
• Louise Hogan – viola on 4, 6, 9, 10
• Una Palliser – viola on 7, 10, violin on 7, 10
• Ellie Stanford – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10
• Gita Langley – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10
• Rosie Langley – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10
• Sarah Sexton – violin on 4, 6, 9, 10

Technical

• Andy Tommasi, Leo Abrahams, Oli Wright - engineer
• Roger Sargent - sleeve design, photography
• Toby Peacock - art direction

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	(favourable)[5]
Gigwise	[6]
Contactmusic	(favourable)[7]
God Is in the TV Zine	[8]
The Herald	(favourable)[9]
The Independent	[10]
musicstory	[11]
NME	[3]
Le Soir	(favourable)[12]
CrackleFeedback	[13]
Rockfeedback	[14]

The album received generally positive to mixed reviews from critics. The BBC Music Review compared its sound to early Morrissey and The Style Council.[5]

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position[15]
UK Albums Chart	52

References

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