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Let It Come Down is the fourth studio album by the rock band Spiritualized, released in 2001. It was recorded and produced at Abbey Road and AIR Studios. It took Jason Pierce, Spiritualized's lead singer, guitarist and sole constant member, four years to write, perform, produce and release. The album utilises 115 session musicians, including orchestra and London Community Gospel Choir. The wall of sound technique (most notably used by 1960s record producer Phil Spector) is evident on this album, especially on such tracks as "Do It All Over Again", "Stop Your Crying", "The Straight and the Narrow" and "Out of Sight".

Let It Come Down
Studio album by Spiritualized
Released	17 September 2001
Recorded	1999–2001
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London AIR Studios, London
Genre	Art rock symphonic rock space rock
Length	63:01
Label	Arista
Producer	Jason Pierce
Spiritualized chronology
Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 (1998) Let It Come Down (2001) The Complete Works (2003)
Singles from Let It Come Down
"Stop Your Crying" Released: 10 September 2001 "Out of Sight" Released: 26 November 2001 "Do It All Over Again" Released: 11 February 2002

Music

The album's sound is described as art rock,[1] symphonic rock,[2] and space rock.[3]

Album cover

The album was released in two different sleeves – one in a standard jewel case, the other in a much bulkier one-piece box, with the cover image (the wife of the artist) debossed in the case material.

Track listing

All songs written by J Spaceman.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blender	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
The Guardian	[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]
NME	9/10[8]
Pitchfork	8.4/10[9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	4/10[12]

Q listed Let It Come Down as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[13]

Commercial performance

Let It Come Down is the band's most successful album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number three. As of 2005 it has sold 55,000 copies in United States,[14] and as of 2003 it has shipped 250,000 units across Europe.[15]

Personnel

Spiritualized

• Spaceman – Fender Thinline, Fender Jaguar, Epiphone Olympic, Vox Starstreamer XII, Martin acoustic, banjo, Vox Continental, Farfisa Compact, piano, harmonica, vocals
• Thighpaulsandra – Hammond C3, Vox Continental, Farfisa Compact, VK7, Kurzweil K2000, Minimoog, Fender Rhodes, piano
• Doggen Foster – Gibson Les Paul Gold Top, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Fender Telecaster, Vox Bulldog, Martin acoustic, harmonica
• John Coxon – Fender Telecaster, Fender Jaguar, Gibson Firebird, Vox Continental, Farfisa Compact, piano, Juno 106, Martin acoustic
• Martin Schellard – Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Musicmaster, Fender Bass VI, Burns Bass, Fender Telecaster, banjo, piano
• Tom Edwards – vibraphone, marimba, timpani, tubular bells, percussion
• Kevin Bales – Gretsch drum kit
• Raymond Dickaty – soprano and baritone saxophone

Additional musicians

Additional vocals

References

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