True Romance is the only album by Golden Silvers. It was released by XL Recordings on April 20, 2009 on CD, download and 12â³ vinyl.
Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews. It earned a collective score of 71 out of 100 from Metacritic. Dave Simpson of The Guardian said that the album contains a "combination of masterful songwriting and lyrics that introduce dark edges" to a "more timeless than retro" sound.
Singles
- "True Romance (True No.9 Blues)" was released as the album's lead single and peaked at #142 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
Personnel
- Neil Brockbank - engineer
- Nathaniel Facey - alto saxophone
- Gwilym Gold - composer, keyboards, vocals, artwork
- Dougal Lott - engineer
- B.J. Ben Mason - engineer
- Ben Moorhouse - bass, background vocals
- Michael Mwenso - trombone
- Robbie Nelson - engineer
- Jay Phelps - trumpet
- Daniel Rejmer - engineer
- Graham Turner - photography
- Rebecca Miller - photography
- Colin Henderson - album cover design/illustration
- Jack Watkins - web design
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Chart
True Romance debuted and peaked at #96 on the UK Singles Chart and spent a total of 5 weeks on the chart.
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