Red Kite (album)

Red Kite
Studio album by Sarah Cracknell
Released	June 2015
Genre	Baroque pop[1]
Length	37:03
Label	Cherry Red Records
Producer	Carwyn Ellis, Seb Lewsley, Mason Neely
Sarah Cracknell chronology
Kelly's Locker (2000) Red Kite (2015)

Red Kite is the second solo album from British singer-songwriter and Saint Etienne lead singer Sarah Cracknell.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[3]
musicOMH	[4]
The Observer	[5]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Red Kite received an average score of 78% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"On the Swings"	Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis	3:51
2.	"Nothing Left to Talk About" (Special guest vocal: Nicky Wire)	Sarah Cracknell, Lawrence Oakley, Mark Waterfield	2:52
3.	"In the Dark"	Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell	3:53
4.	"Ragdoll"	Sarah Cracknell, Robin Bennett	3:02
5.	"Underneath the Stars"	Sarah Cracknell, Noah Kelly	3:15
6.	"Hearts Are For Breaking"	Sarah Cracknell, Oakley, Waterfield	3:00
7.	"Take the Silver" (featuring The Rails)	Sarah Cracknell, Robin Bennett	2:32
8.	"The Mutineer"	Ian McCutcheon	3:25
9.	"I Close My Eyes"	Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis, Pete Wiggs	3:05
10.	"It's Never Too Late"	Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell	2:46
11.	"I Am Not Your Enemy"	Carwyn Ellis, Sarah Cracknell	3:11
12.	"Favourite Chair"	Sarah Cracknell, Carwyn Ellis	2:11

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	49

References

1. "Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell Announces New Album Red Kite, Shares "On the Swings" - Pitchfork". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. "Reviews for Red Kite by Sarah Cracknell". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
3. Gibsone, Harriet (11 June 2015). "Pop and rock Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite review – chic whimsy with a heavy heart". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
4. Murphy, John (11 June 2015). "Sarah Cracknell – Red Kite". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
5. Mardles, Paul (14 June 2015). "Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite review – like a 1960s gem unearthed in a junk shop". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
6. St. Asaph, Katherine (15 June 2015). "Sarah Cracknell: Red Kite". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
7. "Sarah Cracknell | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 June 2015.