| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 link |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
| entertainment.ie | link |
| The Guardian | link |
Up at the Lake is the eighth album by the British alternative rock band The Charlatans, released on 17 May 2004. It is the band's only album to have never received a US release.
The lake pictured on the cover is Pickemere Lake in Pickmere, Cheshire, near Northwich, where lead singer Tim Burgess grew up.
Track listing
All songs by Blunt/Brookes/Burgess/M. Collins/Rogers, unless otherwise noted.
- "Up at the Lake" – 3:45
- "Feel the Pressure" – 3:35
- "As I Watch You in Disbelief" – 3:48
- "Cry Yourself to Sleep" – 4:25
- "Bona Fide Treasure" – 3:24
- "High Up Your Tree" – 4:01
- "Blue for You" – 3:56
- "I'll Sing a Hymn (You Came to Me)" – 2:43
- "Loving You Is Easy" – 5:00
- "Try Again Today" – 3:42 (Blunt/Brookes/Burgess/M. Collins/Rogers/Linus of Hollywood)[1][2]
- "Apples and Oranges" – 4:20
- "Dead Love" – 2:21
UK and Japanese release as above. Rest of the world release does not include "I'll Sing a Hymn (You Came to Me)."
Personnel
- Tim Burgess – lead vocals, harmonica, underwater piano
- Mark Collins – guitars
- Tony Rogers – Mellotron, organ, piano, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Loving You Is Easy"
- Martin Blunt – bass
- Jon Brookes – drums
In popular culture
The track "Try Again Today" featured in an advert for Dobbies Garden Centres in the late 2000s
References
- ^ "The Charlatans - Try Again Today". Discogs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Try Again Today". Warner Chappell Music. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
- Up at the Lake at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)