| From Scotland with Love | ||||
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| Released | 21 July 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Chem19 Studios; Blantyre, Scotland | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | David McAulay | |||
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| Directed by | Virginia Heath |
| Produced by | Grant Keir and Heather Croall and Mark Atkin |
| Music by | King Creosote |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
From Scotland with Love is a documentary feature film produced by Grant Kier, Heather Croall and Mark Atkin and directed by Virginia Heath, soundtracked by an original studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote (Kenny Anderson).
The film was commissioned as part of the Cultural Festival accompanying the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It was screened with live musical accompaniment on Glasgow Green on 31 July 2014.[1][2] It was produced by Faction North, Crossover, National Library of Scotland and Scottish Screen Archive in association with BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland.[3]
The album was produced by David McAulay and released on 21 July 2014 on Domino Recording Company.
Regarding the album, and its film counterpart, Anderson stated: "It's basically just looking at ourselves in the past – it's like looking at your grandparents' or your great grandparents' generation goofing about, just doing what they're doing. But you have to remember that it wasn't the past for them - they were right at the cutting edge of time like we are now."[4]
Released to widespread critical acclaim, the album reached number twenty-one in the UK Albums Chart; Creosote's highest-charting album to date.[5] The album also peaked at number one on the UK Record Store Chart, and at number three on the Scottish Albums Chart.[6]
- ^ From Scotland With Love - feature documentary Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Sheffield Hallam University, retrieved 4 August 2014
- ^ David Pollock, Film/Album preview: From Scotland with Love, The Scotsman, 13 July 2014, retrieved 4 August 2014
- ^ From Scotland with Love, Glasgow2014.com, retrieved 4 August 2014
- ^ Aitken, Stuart (23 June 2014). "No tartan, no shortbread – King Creosote portrays a different Scotland". theguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 - 1st March 2014 | the UK Charts | Top 40". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "Official Record Store Albums Top 40 - 1st September 2012 the UK Charts | Top 40". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-01.