Lady's Bridge (album)

Lady's Bridge
Studio album by
Richard Hawley
Released20 August 2007 (UK)
9 October 2007 (US)
RecordedYellow Arch Studios and Axis Studios, Sheffield
GenreAlternative pop, chamber pop
Length48:24
LabelMute
ProducerRichard Hawley, Colin Elliot, Mike Timm
Richard Hawley chronology
Coles Corner
(2005) 		Lady's Bridge
(2007) 		Truelove's Gutter
(2009)
Singles from Lady's Bridge
  1. "Tonight the Streets Are Ours"
    Released: 6 August 2007
  2. "Serious"
    Released: 15 October 2007
  3. "Valentine"
    Released: 28 January 2008

Lady's Bridge is the fifth studio album from musician Richard Hawley, released on 20 August 2007 in the UK and on 9 October 2007 in the US. The album follows his 2005 Mercury Music Prize-nominated album Coles Corner. It is named after the landmark location of Lady's Bridge in Hawley's hometown of Sheffield, an old bridge over the River Don that historically connected the rich and poor parts of the town.[1][2] Hawley told Uncut magazine that "the title is a metaphor too; it's about leaving the past behind".[1] The cover features a photograph, taken by Martin Parr, of Hawley and his guitar at the Club 60 music venue in Sheffield as a tribute to his father Dave who had died of lung cancer earlier that year: Dave Hawley had been a blues guitarist at the club in his youth, playing alongside Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.[3]

The song "Dark Road" originally appeared as a B-side to Hawley's "Born Under a Bad Sign" single. "Roll River Roll" is used as the theme song for the dark British sitcom Getting On. A special edition of the album with a bonus DVD was also released.

The album was certified gold for sales of 100,000 copies in the UK on 11 June 2010.[4]

  1. ^ a b McKay, Alastair. "Review: Richard Hawley – Lady's Bridge". Uncut. London, England: IPC Media. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ Pattison, Louis (14 August 2007). "Review: Richard Hawley – Lady's Bridge". NME. London, England: IPC Media. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ^ Wade, Ian (10 August 2007). "Review: Richard Hawley – Lady's Bridge". BBC Music. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ^ "BPI searchable database". Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2012.