{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Use British English|date=June 2012}} {{Infobox album | name = A French Kiss in the Chaos | type = Album | artist = Reverend and the Makers | cover = A French Kiss in the Chaos.jpg | alt = | released = 27 July 2009 | recorded = 2008–2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie rock | length = 39:35 | label = Wall of Sound | producer = | prev_title = The State of Things | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Reverend and the Makers: Live in the UK | next_year = 2009 | misc = {{Singles | name = A French Kiss in the Chaos | type = studio | single1 = Silence is Talking | single1date = 20 July 2009 | single2 = No Soap (in a Dirty War) | single2date = 14 September 2009 }} }}
'''''A French Kiss in the Chaos''''' is the second album by Reverend and the Makers, which was released on 27 July 2009. The album's first single was "Silence is Talking" released on 20 July 2009, and the second album single "No Soap (in a Dirty War)" was released on 14 September 2009. Some of the other songs on the album such as "The End" and "Hidden Persuaders" were debuted live on Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul Tour when the band was supporting them along with Kasabian and The Enemy, most notably at the Wembley Stadium 3 night run.
{{Music ratings | rev1 = NME | rev1Score = (6/10) | rev2 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev2Score = (4/10) [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14538/reviews/4137467 link] | rev3 = Planet Sound | rev3Score = (7/10)<ref name="Planet Sound review">{{cite web |first=John |last=Earls |title=Review: ''Reverend and the Makers/A French Kiss in the Chaos'' |url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/014263fcd778ba3336677d0a437eb117/Reverend+And+The+MakersA+French+Kiss+In+The+Chaos.aspx |publisher=Teletext Ltd. |accessdate=24 July 2009}}</ref> | rev4 = AllMusic | rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-french-kiss-in-the-chaos-mw0000824238 link] | noprose = yes }}
== Reception == The album has received mixed reviews from critics, notably Metacritic which currently holds the album at 58/100 based on 7 critical reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.metacritic.com/music/artists/reverendandthemakers/frenchkissinthechaos |title=A French Kiss in the Chaos Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=.metacritic.com |date=27 July 2009 |accessdate=2012-02-16 |archive-date=7 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807080729/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/reverendandthemakers/frenchkissinthechaos |url-status=dead }}</ref> The BBC also gave the album a mixed review, claiming that the album is an "accomplished indie album" if only its maker didn't need to resort to "hackneyed generalisations about the media having 'license to print lies as facts' and ridiculous alliteration like 'Professor Pickles prescribing me Prozac pills'".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/npdp/ |title=Music – Review of Reverend and The Makers – A French Kiss in the Chaos |publisher=BBC |access-date=2012-02-16}}</ref>
The Guardian backed this review up by stating other than "the galloping "Hidden Persuaders" and the funk groove of "No Wood Just Trees", this fails to excite."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/26/reverend-makers-french-kiss-chaos | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Reverend and The Makers, A French Kiss in the Chaos | first=Katie | last=Toms | date=26 July 2009 | accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref>
However, Contact Music stated the album was "decent" and stated the first single "Silence is Talking" rivals that of the band's breakthrough single Heavyweight Champion of the World and the album's finale, "Hard Time for Dreamers" was "breathtaking" and its greatness was "undeniable".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/albumreview/reverend-and-the-makers-a-french-kiss-in-the-chaosx20x07x09 |title=Reverend and the Makers | A French Kiss in the Chaos Album Review |date=20 July 2009 |publisher=Contactmusic.com |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref>
Also, The Telegraph was extremely complimentary about the album, suggesting the album is a "cross between the arch cleverness of Blur and crowd pleasing instincts of Oasis". The newspaper awarded the album 3/5 stars.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/5901138/Reverend-and-The-Makers-a-French-Kiss-In-The-Chaos-CD-review.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Reverend & The Makers: a French Kiss in the Chaos, CD review | first=Neil | last=McCormick | date=28 July 2009 | accessdate=23 April 2010}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | all_writing = Jon McClure | title1 = Silence is Talking | length1 = 5:41 | title2 = Hidden Persuaders | length2 = 4:02 | title3 = No Wood Just Trees | length3 = 3:33 | title4 = Professor Pickles | length4 = 2:58 | title5 = Long Long Time | length5 = 2:35 | title6 = No Soap (in a Dirty War) | length6 = 4:08 | title7 = Manifesto / People Shapers | length7 = 5:36 | title8 = Mermaids | length8 = 3:11 | title9 = The End | length9 = 3:54 | title10 = Hard Time for Dreamers | length10 = 4:22 }}
{{track listing | headline = iTunes bonus tracks | title11 = Bird of Prey | length11 = 3:33 | title12 = More Than Yourself | length12 = 3:30 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''A French Kiss in the Chaos'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Scotland|40|date=20090802|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2023}} |- {{album chart|UK2|19|date=20090802|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2023}} |}
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