Fly Yellow Moon

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Fly Yellow Moon | type = studio | artist = Fyfe Dangerfield | cover = flyyellowmoon.jpeg | alt = | released = {{flagicon|UK}} 18 January 2010<br /> 30 April 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/fly-yellow-moon/370394444 |title=iTunes - Music - Fly Yellow Moon by Fyfe Dangerfield |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-04-30 |access-date=2012-02-16}}</ref> | recorded = December 2008 – 2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative | length = 40:18 | label = Polydor | producer = Adam Noble, Bernard Butler<ref>[http://www.roughtradeproducers.com/bernard.php] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721194306/http://www.roughtradeproducers.com/bernard.php |date=2010-07-21 }} at [http://www.roughtradeproducers.com Rough Trade Producers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317104918/http://www.roughtradeproducers.com/ |date=2010-03-17 }}</ref> | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = Fly Yellow Moon | type = studio | single1 = She Needs Me | single1date = 11 January 2010 | single2 = When You Walk in the Room | single2date = 9 February 2010 | single3 = Faster Than the Setting Sun | single3date = 26 April 2010 | single4 = She's Always a Woman | single4date = 3 May 2010 | single5 = Barricades | single5date = 6 September 2010 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = BBC | rev1Score = (very favourable) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hvrj/ link] |rev2=Drowned in Sound |rev2Score={{rating|6|10}} [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15041/reviews/4138883 link] |rev3=''The Guardian''|rev3Score= {{rating|4|5}}[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jan/14/fyfe-dangerfield-fly-yellow-moon link] |rev4=musicomh|rev4Score={{rating|4|5}}[http://www.musicomh.com/albums/fyfe-dangerfield_0110.htm link] |rev5=Ragged Words|rev5Score= {{rating|6|10}}[http://www.raggedwords.com/?q=reviews/album-reviews/fyfe-dangerfield-%E2%80%93-fly-yellow-moon link] |rev6= ''Slant Magazine''|rev6Score= {{rating|3.5|5}} [https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/fyfe-dangerfield-fly-yellow-moon/2011 link] |rev7=''NME''|rev7Score= {{rating|5|10}} [https://www.nme.com/reviews/fyfe-dangerfield/11028 link]|rev8= Pitchfork Media|rev8Score= (4.7/10) [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14028-fly-yellow-moon link]|noprose=yes}} '''''Fly Yellow Moon''''' is the debut solo album from British artist Fyfe Dangerfield, known as the frontman of the band, Guillemots. It was released on 18 January 2010 in the United Kingdom on Polydor Records. "She Needs Me" was released as the lead single in the UK,<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18322 She Needs Me Songfacts]</ref> while "When You Walk in the Room" was released in the U.S.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107150851/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-you-walk-in-room-single/id353385665 When You Walk In the Room - Single by Fyfe Dangerfield - Single on iTunes]</ref> (in the UK it was given away for free on Dangerfield's web site). "Faster Than the Setting Sun" was released as the second UK single.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on 17 May 2010 featuring the single version of "Faster Than the Setting Sun", "She's Always a Woman" and two further bonus tracks.

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Standard version | total_length = 40:18 | title1 = When You Walk in the Room | length1 = 3:26 | title2 = So Brand New | length2 = 3:29 | title3 = Barricades | length3 = 4:03 | title4 = High on the Tide | length4 = 4:57 | title5 = Faster Than the Setting Sun | length5 = 3:40 | title6 = Livewire | length6 = 4:20 | title7 = Firebird | length7 = 3:48 | title8 = She Needs Me | length8 = 4:52 | title9 = Don't Be Shy | length9 = 3:59 | title10 = Any Direction | length10 = 3:44 }} {{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition | total_length = 54:57 | title11 = She's Always a Woman | length11 = 3:14 | title12 = Awake, Asleep | length12 = 4:17 | title13 = Let's Start Again | length13 = 3:57 | title14 = Faster Than the Setting Sun | note14 = Single version | length14 = 3:11 }} {{Track listing | headline = Bonus tracks | total_length = 40:37 | title1 = Arrows | length1 = 2:53 | title2 = Headache | length2 = 4:31 | title3 = Colour Me In | length3 = 3:01 | title4 = If I Was Lost | length4 = 3:16 | title5 = Don't Make Me Lose It | length5 = 4:57 | title6 = You Can Take That World Off Your Shoulder | length6 = 3:51 | title7 = Appreciating You | length7 = 5:09 | title8 = Computer Game | length8 = 4:41 }}

==Personnel== The following people are credited on the album:

'''Production''' *Adam Noble – producer, mixing *Bernard Butler – mixing, additional production (tracks 5, 8, 13) *Dick Beetham – mastering

'''Additional musicians''' *Matt Ingram – drums (tracks 1, 3, 10) *Jamie Morrison – drums (all other tracks) *Laurence Love Greed – whistling (track 4) *Bernard Butler – electric guitar (track 8)

'''Artwork''' *David Robinson – photography *Denis Gabillat – art direction

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.fyfedangerfield.com Official Fyfe Dangerfield Website] *{{Discogs release|id=2743051}} *{{Metacritic album|title=Fly Yellow Moon}} *{{MusicBrainz release group|id=e16710d4-ba6c-472d-8584-dfeeedef35ee}}

Category:2010 debut albums Category:Fyfe Dangerfield albums Category:Albums produced by Bernard Butler Category:Polydor Records albums