From Every Sphere

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From Every Sphere
Studio album by Ed Harcourt
Released	February 17, 2003 May 20, 2003
Recorded	2001–2002 at Real World Studios
Genre	British rock
Length	56:43
Label	Heavenly Records Astralwerks Records
Producer	Tchad Blake, Ed Harcourt
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Ed Harcourt chronology
Here Be Monsters (2001) From Every Sphere (2003) Strangers (2004)

From Every Sphere is the second album by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, released in 2003. Fellow Heavenly Records label mate Jimi Goodwin of Doves plays tambourine on "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Bonus tracks 3 Personnel 3.1 Musicians 3.2 Wrecking Crew Orchestra 4 Singles

[edit] Track listing

1. "Bittersweetheart" – 4:30
2. "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed" – 3:43
3. "Ghost Writer" – 4:18
4. "The Birds Will Sing For Us" – 4:26
5. "Sister Reneé" – 4:44
6. "Undertaker Strut" – 3:41
7. "Bleed a River Deep" – 4:48
8. "Jetsetter" – 3:55
9. "Watching the Sun Come Up" – 5:47
10. "Fireflies Take Flight" – 4:35
11. "Metaphorically Yours" – 4:49
12. "From Every Sphere" – 7:27

[edit] Bonus tracks

Japan release

1. "The Ghosts Parade" – 5:30
2. "Angels On Your Body" – 4:09

US release

1. "The Hammer and the Nail" – 5:20

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

• Ed Harcourt - Vocals, Piano, Electric Guitar, Pump Organ, Drums, Bass, Clavinet, Bells, Percussion, Harmonica, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Glockenspiel, Fun Machine, Korg Synthesizer, Omnichord
• Arnulf Lindner - Electric Bass, Bowed Bass, Double Bass, Percussion
• Nick Yeatman - Drums, Percussion
• Hadrian Garrard - Trumpet, Trombone, Reed Organ, Percussion
• Leo Abrahams - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Triggered Strings, Casio, Loops, Slide Guitar, Sampling, String Arrangement, Woodwind Arrangement, Orchestral Arrangement
• Jimi Goodwin - Tambourine
• Lisa Germano - Backing Vocals, Viola
• Claire Lewis - Programming
• Tchad Blake - Percussion
• Dominic Kelly - Oboe
• Rowland Sutherland - Flute
• Chris Richards - Clarinet
• Jo Cackett - Bassoon
• Matt Gunner - French Horn

[edit] Wrecking Crew Orchestra

• Violin - Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Lucy Wilkins, Natalia Bonner, Tim Myall, Jackie Norrie, Sally Herbert, Wendy De St Paer, Anna Morris, Alison Blunt, Gillon Cameron, Claire Raybould, Louise Peacock
• Viola - Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Amanda Drummond, Naomi Fairhurst
• Cello - Sarah Willson, Oli Kraus, Andy Nice, Chris Mansell

[edit] Singles

In the UK, there were two singles released:

• "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed" (February 3, 2003); CD
  • B-sides: "Coal Black Heart" / "Blackwoods Back Home" / "All of Your Days Will Be Blessed" (video)
• "Watching the Sun Come Up" (May 19, 2003); CD, Australian Tour EP CD
  • B-sides: "Sugarbomb" / "Paid to Get Drunk" / "Still I Dream of It" (Australian Tour EP only) / "Watching the Sun Come Up" (video)