| I Speak Because I Can | ||||
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| Released | 22 March 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 36:58 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Ethan Johns | |||
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I Speak Because I Can is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling, released on 22 March 2010.
Produced by Ethan Johns, the album deals with "responsibility, particularly the responsibility of womanhood."[1] The album was preceded by the singles "Goodbye England (Covered in Snow)", released on iTunes in December 2009[2] and "Devil's Spoke" on 15 March 2010. The next single released was "Rambling Man", on 10 May 2010. The track "What He Wrote" was inspired by letters from a wife to her husband in the Second World War.[3] On 28 March 2010, I Speak Because I Can entered the official UK Charts at #4.[4] and has been certified Silver for sales of 60,000 in the UK. Back-up vocals are provided throughout the album by Marcus Mumford, the lead singer and guitarist of London-based folk band Mumford & Sons. These are especially prevalent on the tracks "Hope in the Air" and "I Speak Because I Can".
Early radio promos of the album contained four tracks that did not make the final commercial release. Two of these tracks, "Mama, How Far I've Come" and "Nature of Dust" were made available as a b-side to the single "Rambling Man" and an iTunes bonus track, respectively; the other two tracks, "Rebecca" and "Is A Hope" have still not seen a commercial release to date.
On the strength of the album, Marling won the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist.
- ^ "NME – I Speak Because I Can, First Listen". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Laura Marling – News". Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ "What He Wrote". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Boyzone's Brother holds off GaGa's Fame – News – Music Week".