''Boy Cried Wolf'' is the fourth studio album by the British
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group
the Feeling
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. It is available as a standard CD, a double CD featuring an extra disc of jam sessions and studio out-takes recorded "in the Doghouse", and a deluxe box set including the 2 CDs, a 180g vinyl version of the album, a DVD, and a songbook containing sheet music for selected songs on the record.
An acoustic version of the album track "I Just Do" was made available as a free download from the band's website.
It debuted at number 33 on the
UK Album Chart
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on 13 October 2013 with the first two singles from the album, "Rescue" and "Blue Murder" (retitled on the single release as "Boy Cried Wolf"), A-listed by the UK Radio station
BBC Radio 2. The album also received critical acclaim.
''Boy Cried Wolf'' is something of a
concept album, focusing on lead singer
Dan Gillespie-Sells's break up from a five-year relationship. The band's website states that the first song written for the album was "You'll See", with the song being written upon returning home following the break-up.
Music videos were produced for the tracks "Blue Murder", "Rescue", "Fall Like Rain" and "Empty Restaurant".
Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews. ''
Q'' and ''
Sunday Times'' Culture both called it the best album of the band's career. It also received a 9/10 rating from ''
Holy Moly''.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Dan Gillespie-Sells – lead vocals, guitar
*
Richard Jones – bass guitar, vocals
* Kevin Jeremiah – lead guitar, vocals
* Ciaran Jeremiah – keyboards, vocals
* Paul Stewart – drums
Charts
References
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The Feeling albums
2013 albums
Albums produced by Seton Daunt
BMG Rights Management albums