Let's Hear It for the Dogs is the tenth studio album from Scottish folk rock duo The Proclaimers,[1] released in 2015 on the label Cooking Vinyl.[1]
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Released | 27 April 2015 | |||
Studio | Rockfield Studios, Wales | |||
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Length | 38:05 | |||
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Producer | Dave Eringa | |||
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The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and produced by Dave Eringa.[1] As stated by member Charlie Reid, the decision to have Eringa produce Let's Hear It for the Dogs was brought about by an admiration for his work with Manic Street Preachers, and on the Johnson and Daltrey album Going Back Home.[2]
Let's Hear It for the Dogs was released in 2015 through Cooking Vinyl records in the UK on CD and vinyl.[3] In North America, the album was released on CD in May 2015 through Compass Records.[3]
The lyrical themes of Let's Hear It for the Dogs included a number of emotionally-charged topics. "Then Again" appertained to Jimmy Savile and BBC sexual abuse scandals,[4] while "What School?" was a reflection on Scottish religious tension.[5] Lighter moments of the album included "Ten Tiny Fingers", a father-daughter tribute,[6] while "Tuesday Afternoon" was adjudged by AllMusic to be an "epic love-story".[6]
Let's Hear It for the Dogs is characterized by heavy utilization of electric guitars and drums, with certain tracks incorporating strings ("Tuesday Afternoon") and horns ("Then Again").[6]
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Marcy Donelson of AllMusic praised Let's Hear it for the Dogs, observing that "after ten studio albums, they still bring intensity to their down-to-earth, grandly lilting, [...] spirited output".[6]
All tracks are written by Craig and Charlie Reid.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You Built Me Up" | 2:25 |
2. | "Be with Me" | 2:52 |
3. | "In My Home" | 3:19 |
4. | "Tuesday Afternoon" | 3:10 |
5. | "Then Again" | 2:07 |
6. | "What School?" | 3:14 |
7. | "If I'm Still Around" | 3:23 |
8. | "The Other Side" | 2:26 |
9. | "Forever Young" | 2:54 |
10. | "Ten Tiny Fingers" | 3:08 |
11. | "Through Him" | 2:51 |
12. | "Rainbow & Happy Regrets" | 3:26 |
13. | "Moral Compass" | 2:50 |
Charts (2015) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 26 |
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