''Mighty ReArranger'' is English rock singer Robert Plant's eighth solo

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and the second with his band " Strange Sensation". It was released internationally on 25 April 2005, on 9 May in the United Kingdom and 10 May in the United States. It contains a blend of

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and Western music influences (with a psychedelic twist) alongside mystical, oblique, and somewhat cynical references to

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Themes

The Mighty ReArranger is a fate-like entity that controls the affairs of humanity, and the album explores themes of

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and fate. "Freedom Fries" is critical of the presidency of George W. Bush and the climate of

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after the

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Release history

A Special Tour Edition of the album was released in France containing a bonus live disc with songs recorded at Studio 104 in Paris on 9 June 2005. The album was re-released in a remastered edition on 20 March 2007, and as a part of the '' Nine Lives'' boxset. A special edition of the album sold exclusively in Best Buy retailers features a 44-minute interview bonus disc—''A Conversation with Robert Plant''—with an interview by Nigel Williamson.

Reception

''Mighty ReArranger'' reached #4 on the British charts and 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200. This album was chosen as one of

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's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005, and was nominated for two

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for "Shine It All Around" and

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for "Tin Pan Valley".

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Adams, John Baggott,

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, Billy Fuller, Robert Plant, and Skin Tyson, except where noted # "Another Tribe" – 3:17 # " Shine It All Around" – 4:03 # "Freedom Fries" – 2:53 # "Tin Pan Valley" – 3:47 # "All the Kings Horses" – 4:20 # "The Enchanter" – 5:27 # "Takamba" – 4:06 # "Dancing in Heaven" – 4:26 # "Somebody Knocking" – 3:47 # "Let the Four Winds Blow" – 4:52 # "Mighty ReArranger" – 4:25 # "Brother Ray" – 1:12 :"Shine It All Around (Girls Remix)", a hidden track with "Brother Ray" – 7:31 Remastered version bonus tracks #

"Red, White and Blue" – 3:11 # "All the Money in the World" – 3:12 # "Shine It All Around" (Girls Remix) – 7:31 # "Tin Pan Valley" (Girls Remix) – 6:21 # "The Enchanter" ( UNKLE Reconstruction) – 6:50 In this version, "Brother Ray" is by itself on track 12 and the "Shine It All Around" remix is added as a separate track. Special Tour Edition bonus disc # "Shine It All Around" – 4:50 # " Black Dog" (

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, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant) – 5:03 # "Freedom Fries" – 5:47 # "

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) – 6:28 # "All the Kings Horses" – 4:47 # "Takamba" – 4:49 # "Tin Pan Valley" – 6:28 # " Gallows Pole" (traditional) – 5:39 # "The Enchanter" – 7:55 # "Mighty ReArranger" – 5:43 # "

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Personnel

Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation

* Justin Adams –

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, bendir, tehardant, lap steel guitar,

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* John Baggott – keyboards, electronica, Moog bass guitar *

– drums, bendir * Billy Fuller –

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* Robert Plant –

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, harmonica,

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* Liam "Skin" Tyson – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bass guitar

Technical personnel

* Steve Evans – mixing * Phil Johnstone – production *Grahame Baker Smith – sleeve design and illustration *

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– production

Charts

References

External links

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