{{short description|Album by Darren Hayman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox album | name = January Songs | type = Album | artist = Darren Hayman | cover = Darren_Hayman_January_Songs_album_cover.jpg | alt = | released = 2011 | recorded = January 2011 | venue = | studio = | genre = Folk rock, Indie rock | length = 1:40:42 | label = Belka | producer = Darren Hayman | prev_title = Essex Arms | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = The Ship's Piano | next_year = 2011 }}
'''''January Songs''''' is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Darren Hayman. The collection is compiled from a one-month project undertaken by Hayman whereby each song was written, recorded and released throughout January 2011, accompanied by a music video and video diaries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Stewart |title=Darren Hayman – January Songs : Stewart Lee - 41st Best Standup Ever! |url=https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/album-review-archive/darren-hayman-january-songs/ |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=www.stewartlee.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/darren-hayman-introduces-january-songs/|title=Darren Hayman Introduces ‘January Songs’|work=Clash|first=Robin|last=Murray|date=December 23, 2010|access-date=June 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wheeler |first=Michael |date=2011-01-14 |title=Darren Hayman's January Songs review: part one |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141765-darren-haymans-january-songs-review--part-one |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=DrownedInSound |language=en}}</ref>
Collaborators included The Wave Pictures, Elizabeth Morris, Gordon McIntyre from Ballboy, Terry Edwards, DJ Downfall, Rotifer, Valentine Leys, Litoral, The Hillfields, Ghostwriter, Pete Astor, Harvey Williams and former Hefner members Jack Hayter and Antony Harding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darren Hayman – January Songs |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/darren-hayman-january-songs-79097 |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Interviews |first=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & |last2=Murray |first2=Robin |date=2011-03-14 |title=That'll Do: Darren Hayman |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/thatll-do-darren-hayman/ |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2011-02-01 |title=Darren Hayman - January Songs |url=http://www.neonfiller.com/?p=1572 |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=Neon Filler |language=en-GB}}</ref>
A special anniversary physical release of the album was released in January 2012. A limited edition of 1500 came with sleeves individually hand-drawn by Hayman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cassidy |first=Andy |title=Darren Hayman - January Songs |url=http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=19785 |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-30 |title=Album Review: Darren Hayman - January Songs |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16775/reviews/4144388 |access-date=2026-01-25 |website=DrownedInSound |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-23 |title=Album {{!}} Darren Hayman – January Songs – For Folk's Sake |url=https://www.forfolkssake.com/records/13901/album-darren-hayman-%e2%80%93-january-songs |access-date=2026-01-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>
The album also comes with 17 hidden tracks of demos and voice notes not available on the original conception.<ref name=":0" />
==Track listing== # "It Was Over" – 2:36 # "Bad Technology" – 3:24 # "We're Staying In" – 2:52 # "Isle of Eigg" (Sung by Gordon McIntyre) – 2:58 # "Hold Back the Clock" – 2:02 # "Nothing at All" (Recorded live at The Lexington) – 2:01 # "Esplanade Drive" – 3:04 # "Old Man Hands" (With Terry Edwards) – 2:49 # "I Can't Control Myself" (Produced by DJ Downfall) – 3:33 # "I Know I Fucked Up" (With Elizabeth Morris) – 3:28 # "You Can't Tell Her Anything" (Recorded live at Resonance FM) – 2:54 # "My Bedroom" – 2:37 # "My Dirty Widow" – 3:27 # "Who Hung the Monkey?" (With The Wave Pictures) – 3:32 # "Britain in Bloom" (With Rotifer) – 2:49 # "Let Me Sleep" (With Jack Hayter) – 3:43 # "Arthur the Dog" – 2:57 # "The Return" – 4:09 # "No Different for Girls" (Sung by Valentine Leys) – 3:14 # "I Want to Be a Volunteer" – 4:28 # "Shh... (With Litoral) – 4:21 # "Baby, Be Good to Me" – 2:31 # "Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Girl" (With The Hillfields) – 2:49 # "Ventriloquism" (With Ghostwriter) – 3:06 # "Forest Blues" (With Pete Astor) – 3:08 # "Let Out the Sides" – 3:46 # "I Can Keep a Secret" (With Harvey Williams) – 3:58 # I Won the Girl" (Sung by Antony Harding) – 3:24 # "My Miniature Band" – 3:47 # "We're Tired of Getting Dicked Around" (Recorded live at The Lexington) – 4:14 # "My Dream Train" – 2:58
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