Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar

Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar
Studio album by Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters
Released	8 September 2014
Recorded	Helium Studios, Wiltshire; Real World Studios, nr Bath; Contino Rooms, London
Genre	Folk rock, worldbeat, psychedelic rock
Length	49:30[1]
Label	Nonesuch/Warner Bros.
Producer	Robert Plant
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters chronology
Sensational Space Shifters (Live in London July '12) (2012) Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar (2014)

Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar (rendered as Lullaby and… The Ceaseless Roar on the album cover) is the tenth solo album by English rock singer Robert Plant. It was released on 8 September 2014 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records.^[2][3] It was also Plant's first studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters, although the name of the band is not credited on the front cover.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[6]
Paste	9.3/10[7]
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10[8]
PopMatters	[9]
Record Collector	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Uncut	9/10[12]

Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar was received favourably by the majority of music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from a selection of critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 23 reviews. The album was named one of the 50 best albums of 2014 by NPR Music.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Maggie"	Traditional, arranged by Robert Plant, Justin Adams, John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, Liam "Skin" Tyson	5:06
2.	"Rainbow"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson	4:18
3.	"Pocketful of Golden"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Juldeh Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson	4:12
4.	"Embrace Another Fall"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson	5:52
5.	"Turn It Up"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson	4:06
6.	"A Stolen Kiss"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson	5:15
7.	"Somebody There"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson	4:32
8.	"Poor Howard" (^‡)	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson	4:13
9.	"House of Love"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson	5:07
10.	"Up on the Hollow Hill (Understanding Arthur)"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson	4:35
11.	"Arbaden (Maggie's Babby)"	Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson	2:44

^‡ – derived from the Lead Belly song "Po' Howard" (Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax).

Sources:^[2][13]

Personnel

Musicians

• Robert Plant – vocals, production
• The Sensational Space Shifters (as backing band):
  • Justin Adams – bendirs, djembe, guitars, tehardant, background vocals
  • Liam "Skin" Tyson – banjo, guitar, background vocals.
  • John Baggott – keyboards, loops, moog bass, piano, tabla, background vocals
  • Juldeh Camara – kologo, ritti, Fulani vocals
  • Billy Fuller – bass, drum programming, omnichord, upright bass
  • Dave Smith – drum set

• Julie Murphy – vocals on "Embrace Another Fall"
• Nicola Powell – background vocals on "Poor Howard"

Production

• Tim Oliver – recording, mixing
• Tim Holmes – recording
• Tchad Blake – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Brett Kilroe and Geoffrey Hanson – art direction

Source:^[14]

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15]	22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17]	15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18]	6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19]	6
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20]	3
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[21]	15
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[22]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	10
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[24]	2
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26]	7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27]	2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[28]	4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29]	30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[32]	2
US Billboard 200[33]	10
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[34]	15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[35]	4
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[36]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Billboard Rock Albums[37]	61

References

1. http://www.amazon.de/lullaby-Ceaseless-Roar-Robert-Plant/dp/B00L75GC54/ref=mb_oe_o
2. "Robert Plant announces new album and UK tour". NME. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. "Robert Plant's "lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar" Out September 9 on Nonesuch / Warner Bros. Records; Pre-Order Now". Nonesuch Records. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Robert Plant / Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
5. Petridis, Alexis (5 September 2014). "Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters: Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
6. McNair, James (October 2014). "Black Country communion: Robert Plant Lullaby And … The Ceaseless Roar". Mojo. p. 84.
7. Gleason, Holly (9 September 2014). "Robert Plant: Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar Review". Paste. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
8. Berman, Stuart (9 September 2014). "Robert Plant Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
9. Sweeney, Joe (22 September 2014). "Robert Plant: Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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36. "Robert Plant – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Robert Plant. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
37. "2014 Year End Charts - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

External links

• Lullaby And... The Ceaseless Roar at Discogs (list of releases)