Record (Tracey Thorn album)
# Record (Tracey Thorn album)

Record is the fifth solo studio album by English singer and songwriter Tracey Thorn. It was recorded by Thorn with producer Ewan Pearson and a number of backing musicians, including singers Shura and Corinne Bailey Rae, drummer Stella Mozgawa, bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg, and guitarist Jono Ma. The album released by Merge Records on 2 March 2018 to mostly positive reviews from critics.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10 |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
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| The Observer | |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A− |

Writing for Pitchfork, music journalist Laura Snapes described Record as "one of the defining albums of [Thorn's] 38-year career", while Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield said "Thorn's Synth-Pop 'Record' Delivers Sisterly Passion, Wry Wisdom". Robert Christgau wrote in his review for Vice: "Calm, deliberate, undemonstrative, Thorn is a singer some find magical and others prosaic. I've always tended other, but when a 55-year-old wife and mother claims she's recorded 'nine feminist bangers,' I pay attention. And these definitely work up some fairy dust. The beats evoke without mimicking the subtle electro-dance of Thorn and her beatmaking husband Ben Watt's 20th-century band, Everything but the Girl, and in her undemonstrative way, she sequences the catchiest tracks last ['Face' and 'Dancefloor']".

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Tracey Thorn.

## Charts

| Chart | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 100 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 50 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 100 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 15 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 11 |
