Noonday Dream is the third album by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard, released on 1 June 2018.[2][3]
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Released | 1 June 2018 | |||
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Length | 50:25 | |||
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Metacritic | 80/100[4] |
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Sputnikmusic | 5/5[8] |
Mojo | 8/10 |
The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[9] |
NME | 6/10[10] |
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"Noonday Dream" has received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80 based on 11 reviews.[4]
Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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Radio X | Best Albums Of 2018 | —[11] |
The Independent | The 40 best albums of 2018 | 11[12] |
Noonday Dream has sold 42,207 copies in the UK, as of March 2021.[13]
All tracks are written by Ben Howard, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nica Libres at Dusk" | 6:34 | |
2. | "Towing the Line" | 3:55 | |
3. | "A Boat to an Island on the Wall" | 7:10 | |
4. | "What the Moon Does" | 5:21 | |
5. | "Someone in the Doorway" | 4:56 | |
6. | "All Down the Mines (Interlude)" | 0:47 | |
7. | "The Defeat" |
| 5:53 |
8. | "A Boat to an Island, Part II / Agatha's Song" | 4:54 | |
9. | "There's Your Man" |
| 4:39 |
10. | "Murmurations" |
| 6:16 |
Total length: | 50:25 |
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11. | "Bird on a Wing" | 5:10 |
12. | "Interlude" | 1:16 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[14]
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