Close to Paradise

Close to Paradise
Studio album by
Patrick Watson
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
RecordedBreakglass Studio; Master Cuts, Montreal, Quebec
GenreAlternative folk
Length48:07
LabelSecret City
Producer
Patrick Watson chronology
Just Another Ordinary Day
(2003) 		Close to Paradise
(2006) 		Wooden Arms
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Bande à part(8.4/10)[2]
Canoë[3]
CHART(favourable)[4]
Pitchfork Media(5.2/10)[5]
Rockfeedback[6]
Yahoo Music UK[7]
Q[8]

Close to Paradise is the second studio album by Patrick Watson, released on September 26, 2006. On September 24, 2007, the album won the Polaris Music Prize, after reaching the finals alongside such other albums as Neon Bible (Arcade Fire), Ashtray Rock (Joel Plaskett Emergency), Woke Myself Up (Julie Doiron), and The Reminder (Feist).[9][10][11]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Bande à part review". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  3. ^ Canoë review
  4. ^ CHART review[usurped]
  5. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ^ Rockfeedback review
  7. ^ "Yahoo Music UK review". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
  8. ^ Andy Fyfe Q, October 2007, Issue 255.
  9. ^ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". CBC News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  10. ^ "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ Love, Noah (2007-07-10). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart. Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-11-20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)