Passenger (Lisa Hannigan album)

Passenger
Studio album by
Released20 September 2011[1]
7 October 2011[2]
4 November 2011[3]
RecordedSpring 2011 at Bryn Derwen Studios in North Wales
GenreFolk, indie
LabelHoop Recordings (Ireland)
Barp-ATO Records (US)
Pias (UK)
ProducerJoe Henry
Lisa Hannigan chronology
Sea Sew
(2008)
Passenger
(2011)
At Swim
(2016)
Singles from Passenger
  1. "Knots"
    Released: 12 September 2011
    [4]Ireland

Passenger is the second studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan. The album was released in the US and Canada on 20 September 2011 and in the Republic of Ireland on 7 October 2011 (brought forward from the originally scheduled date, 21 October). The album, featuring 11 new tracks, was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.[5]

The album was self-released in Ireland and UK through her label, Hoop Records.[4] The album was released in North America through Barp-ATO Records and later for Europe in 2012 on PIAS Recordings.

In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[6] which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.

  1. ^ "Passenger Out Today!". lisahannigan.ie. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "News". Goldenplec.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Lisa Hannigan | HOME". Lisahannigan.ie. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Knots – Single by Lisa Hannigan on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Release "Passenger" by Lisa Hannigan". MusicBrainz. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ^ "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.