The Night Chancers

The Night Chancers
Studio album by Baxter Dury
Released	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Recorded	May 2019
Studio	Hoxa Studios
Length	30:24
Label	LE LABEL [PIAS] France and Heavenly
Producer	Craig Silvey
Baxter Dury chronology
Prince of Tears (2017) The Night Chancers (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.1/10[1]
Metacritic	86/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
DIY	[4]
Gigwise	8/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[7]
musicOMH	[8]

The Night Chancers is the sixth studio album by English musician Baxter Dury. It was released on 20 March 2020 under [PIAS] France LE LABEL for the world and under Heavenly Recordings for the UK, Ireland and USA.[9][10]

Background

The album was recorded in May 2019 at Hoxa Studios in West Hampstead, England.[9]

Critical reception

The Night Chancers was met with universal acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 86, based on 13 reviews.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album 8.1 out of 10, based on its assessment of the critical consensus.[1] Album of the Year assessed the critical consensus 82 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Not Your Dog"	Baxter Dury, Lee Canham, Shaun S. Paterson, Madelaine Hart	2:58
2.	"Slumlord"	Dury, Paterson, Hart	3:24
3.	"Saliva Hog"	Dury, Paterson, Delilah Holliday	3:06
4.	"Samurai"	Dury, Ben Gallagher, Rose Elinor Dougall	3:22
5.	"Sleep People"	Dury, Gallagher, Dougall	2:55
6.	"Carla's Got a Boyfriend"	Dury, Paterson, Hart	3:47
7.	"The Night Chancers"	Dury, Paterson	3:04
8.	"Hello, I'm Sorry"	Dury, Gallagher, Hart	2:21
9.	"Daylight"	Dury	2:42
10.	"Say Nothing"	Dury, Gallagher, Hart	2:45

Charts

Chart performance for The Night Chancers

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	122
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	87
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	86
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	73
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17]	5

References

1. "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. Wright, Lisa (19 March 2020). "DIY Magazine". DIY. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
5. Atkinson, Jesse (13 March 2020). "Gigwise review". Gigwise. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
6. Hann, Michael (20 March 2020). "Baxter Dury: The Night Chancers review – a grubbily compelling reality". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
7. Philpot, Eleanor (16 March 2020). "Baxter Dury's The Night Chancers is a nuanced and elegant exploration of the perils of romance". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
8. Horton, Ross (21 March 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
9. "NEW MUSIC AND VIDEO: Baxter Dury". Heavenly Recordings. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
10. Roberts, Christopher (5 February 2020). "Baxter Dury New Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
11. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
12. "Ultratop.be – Baxter Dury – The Night Chancers" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
13. "Lescharts.com – Baxter Dury – The Night Chancers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Baxter Dury – The Night Chancers". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2020.