God Save The Clientele

God Save The Clientele
Studio album by
Released8 May 2007 (U.S.)
17 September 2007 (UK)
RecordedNashville, Tennessee
GenreIndie pop
Length43:56
LabelMerge, Track & Field
ProducerMark Nevers
The Clientele chronology
It's Art, Dad
(2005)
God Save The Clientele
(2007)
That Night a Forest Grew EP
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Exclaim!link
Okayplayer(89/100) link
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10) link
PopMatters(6/10) link
Slant Magazine link
Spin link
Stylus Magazine(B) link
Tiny Mix Tapes link

God Save The Clientele is the fourth studio album by British indiepop band The Clientele. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, it broadens the band's palette through the use of pedal steel and slide guitar. The album is also the first to feature Mel Draisey as the official fourth member of the band. Pat Sansone of Wilco plays on the majority of the songs on God Save The Clientele. It was released on Merge Records on 8 May 2007 in the US, although it leaked onto the internet in March 2007. It was released in the UK in September 2007 by The Track & Field Organisation.

"Bookshop Casanova" was released as a single in the US but no single was released in other territories.

Track listing

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  1. "Here Comes the Phantom" – 3:13
  2. "I Hope I Know You" – 3:19
  3. "Isn't Life Strange?" – 3:47
  4. "The Dance of the Hours" – 2:08
  5. "From Brighton Beach to Santa Monica" – 3:52
  6. "Winter on Victoria Street" – 2:47
  7. "The Queen of Seville" – 4:27
  8. "These Days Nothing But Sunshine" – 3:25
  9. "Somebody Changed" – 2:41
  10. "No Dreams Last Night" – 3:05
  11. "Carnival on 7th Street" – 2:09
  12. "Bookshop Casanova" – 3:53
  13. "The Garden at Night" – 1:44
  14. "Dreams of Leaving" – 3:26

Charts

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Album

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Year Chart Position
2007 Billboard Top Heatseekers 19
2007 Billboard Top Independent Albums 48