Red (Guillemots album)

Red
Studio album by Guillemots
Released	24 March 2008 (UK)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	50:38
Label	Polydor
Producer	Adam Noble, Guillemots
Guillemots chronology
Through the Windowpane (2006) Red (2008) Walk the River (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Digital Spy	link
Drowned in Sound	8/10 link
The Guardian	Link
The Independent	Link
NME	4/10 link
The Observer	link
Pitchfork Media	5.8/10 link
The Telegraph	Positive link^[dead link‍]
The Times	Link
This Is Fake DIY	7/10 link

Red is the second album from British indie rock band Guillemots. It was released on 24 March 2008 in the United Kingdom and reached number 9 in the UK Album Charts. The album release was preceded by the single "Get Over It" on 17 March.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kriss Kross"	4:24
2.	"Big Dog"	3:50
3.	"Falling Out of Reach"	4:54
4.	"Get Over It"	4:19
5.	"Clarion"	4:04
6.	"Last Kiss"	3:26
7.	"Cockateels"	4:31
8.	"Words"	6:31
9.	"Standing on the Last Star"	4:31
10.	"Don't Look Down"	4:39
11.	"Take Me Home"	5:36

Also included is the video to Get Over It.

Production

Ida Maria provided backing vocals on the track "Words".

Album art

The album cover and inner sleeve were inspired by the René Magritte paintings Le chambre d'écoute ("The Listening Room"; 1953) and Le tombeau des lutteurs ("The Tomb of the Wrestlers"; 1961).^[1]

The image on the album cover was taken at Rockingham Motor Speedway in one of the circuit's pedestrian tunnels.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom	—	51,424[2]

References

1. "Le Tombeau Des Lutteurs by Rene Magritte". artrepublic.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
2. "Key Releases". Music Week. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.