About a Boy (soundtrack)

About a Boy
Soundtrack album by Badly Drawn Boy
Released	April 23, 2002
Genre	Folk rock, folk pop
Length	44:22
Label	Twisted Nerve XL ARTISTdirect
Producer	Badly Drawn Boy, Tom Rothrock, Steve McLaughlin
Badly Drawn Boy chronology
The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000) About A Boy (2002) Have You Fed the Fish? (2002)
Singles from About a Boy
"Something to Talk About" Released: 30 July 2002 "Silent Sigh" Released: 12 August 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
musicOMH	favorable[2]
Pitchfork Media	(4.9/10)[3]
The Austin Chronicle	[4]

About a Boy is the second album by English singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, released in 2002 under Twisted Nerve Records and XL Recordings, and in America under the short-lived ARTISTdirect Records, as the soundtrack to the film About a Boy. Gough was chosen to compose and perform the entire soundtrack.

In his book 31 Songs, About a Boy author Nick Hornby lists Gough's track "A Minor Incident" as one of the songs that has had an effect on his life.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Exit Stage Right"	0:21
2.	"A Peak You Reach"	4:33
3.	"Something to Talk About"	3:41
4.	"Dead Duck"	0:45
5.	"Above You, Below Me"	2:40
6.	"I Love NYE"	3:19
7.	"Silent Sigh"	4:44
8.	"Wet, Wet, Wet"	0:42
9.	"River, Sea, Ocean"	2:24
10.	"S.P.A.T."	3:24
11.	"Rachel's Flat"	0:34
12.	"Walking Out of Stride"	1:48
13.	"File Me Away"	3:23
14.	"A Minor Incident"	3:44
15.	"Delta (Little Boy Blues)"	4:00
16.	"Donna and Blitzen"	4:19

Personnel

• Damon Gough – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, celeste, Fender Rhodes, xylophone, harmonica, backing vocals, horns, strings, flute, percussion, triangle, co-producer

Additional musicians

• Sasha Krivstsov – bass
• Joey Waronker – drums
• Pete Thomas – drums
• Tom Rothrock – drum programming, synth sweeps, synth, bass, co-producer
• Jon Brion – fuzz guitar, Chamberlin, bass, vibes, voices
• Mike Brenner – lap steel, lap steel noises
• Steve McLaughlin – keyboards, co-producer
• Patrick Seymour – keyboards, conductor
• Jonathan Reese – orchestra leader
• Pete Beechill – trombone
• Jeff Turmes – saxophone
• Chuy Flores – backward noises
• Suzie Katayyama – orchestra arranger & conductor
• Sharon Celani – backing vocals
• Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals
• Ashley Arrison – backing vocals
• London Metropolitan Orchestra – strings

References

1. Bush, John. "Review: About A Boy, Badly Drawn Boy". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
2. Murphy, John (April 8, 2002). "Review: Badly Drawn Boy - About A Boy (XL)". musicOMH. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
3. Haywood, Brad (August 13, 2002). "Review: Badly Drawn Boy - About A Boy". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
4. Savlov, Mark (May 17, 2002). "Review: About A Boy". Nick Barbaro. Retrieved 19 June 2009.