Merchants and Thieves
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Merchants and Thieves is the third studio album release by Scottish
pop singer Sandi Thom
, released on 17 May 2010. The album was released through Thom's own record label 'Guardian Angels' after being dropped by her former label Sony BMG.
A second single "Gold Dust" (smoking gun remix) was released as a download-only in July 2010 but failed to enter the official UK Chart. A deluxe edition with extra tracks and video of the single "Gold Dust" was released as a download in February 2011.This was followed by a physical release made available on Thoms website Thom's cover version of the classic track "House of the rising sun" was released as a download-only single and extra track on the deluxe edition of the album. It was also given away as a free download to readers of the Scottish Mail newspaper. The album was nominated for Best Album in the British Blues Awards 2011.
The album was nominated for Best Jazz/Blues Recording of the Year in the Scottish Music Awards. Thom was also nominated for Artist of the Year and her label "Guardian Angel Recordings" was nominated for Record Label of the Year.
: 'Musically, she struts a good game ... The challenge will be to convince others that she was "born in the belly of the blues"'.
2. "Runaway Train"
3. "Gold Dust"
4. "Let It Stay"
5. "Merchants and Thieves"
6. "Show No Concern"
7. "This Ol' World" (Featuring Joe Bonamassa
)
8. "The Sadness"
9. "Heart of Stone"
10. "Ghost Town"
11. "Belly of the Blues"
12. "This Ol' World" [Sunset Marquis Version]
13. "I Need Your Love So Bad" [iTunes Bonus Track] (Mertis John)
14. "If Heartaches Were Nickels" [iTunes Bonus Track] (Warren Haynes)
"Gold Dust" (smoking gun remix) was released in July 2010
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
pop singer Sandi Thom
Sandi Thom
Alexandria "Sandi" Thom is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She became widely known in 2006 after a series of webcasts and the success of the single "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker ".-1984–2004: Early life:Thom was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire...
, released on 17 May 2010. The album was released through Thom's own record label 'Guardian Angels' after being dropped by her former label Sony BMG.
Background and release
Thom's third studio album Merchants and Thieves was released on 17 May 2010 with "This Ol' World" as the lead single. The album was published by Thom on her own "Guardian Angels" label, which she formed after being dropped by RCA. Musically it moves from pop folk towards blues and roots. The album entered the UK official chart at 118 on its first week of release before dropping out of the top 200. The single was made available as a download-only release in April 2010.A second single "Gold Dust" (smoking gun remix) was released as a download-only in July 2010 but failed to enter the official UK Chart. A deluxe edition with extra tracks and video of the single "Gold Dust" was released as a download in February 2011.This was followed by a physical release made available on Thoms website Thom's cover version of the classic track "House of the rising sun" was released as a download-only single and extra track on the deluxe edition of the album. It was also given away as a free download to readers of the Scottish Mail newspaper. The album was nominated for Best Album in the British Blues Awards 2011.
The album was nominated for Best Jazz/Blues Recording of the Year in the Scottish Music Awards. Thom was also nominated for Artist of the Year and her label "Guardian Angel Recordings" was nominated for Record Label of the Year.
Reception
"Merchants and Thieves" received a positive review by The ScotsmanThe Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
: 'Musically, she struts a good game ... The challenge will be to convince others that she was "born in the belly of the blues"'.
Track listing
1. "Maggie McCall"2. "Runaway Train"
3. "Gold Dust"
4. "Let It Stay"
5. "Merchants and Thieves"
6. "Show No Concern"
7. "This Ol' World" (Featuring Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa is an American blues rock guitarist and singer.-Early life:Bonamassa was born and raised in New Hartford, United States. His parents owned and ran a guitar shop. He is a fourth-generation musician...
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8. "The Sadness"
9. "Heart of Stone"
10. "Ghost Town"
11. "Belly of the Blues"
12. "This Ol' World" [Sunset Marquis Version]
13. "I Need Your Love So Bad" [iTunes Bonus Track] (Mertis John)
14. "If Heartaches Were Nickels" [iTunes Bonus Track] (Warren Haynes)
Singles
"This Ol' World" which features blues musician Joe Bonamassa was released as the album's lead single in April 2010."Gold Dust" (smoking gun remix) was released in July 2010
Awards and nominations
The album was nominated for Best Jazz/Blues Recording of the Year in the Scottish Music Awards. Thom was also nominated for Artist of the Year and her label "Guardian Angel Recordings" was nominated for Record Label of the Year.Chart performance
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 118 |
Release history
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