''Candylion'' is the second solo album by Welsh musician and Super Furry Animals front-man Gruff Rhys. It was released on 8 January 2007 through

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(in the UK) and

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(in the US) and peaked at number fifty on the

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. The album includes the singles "Candylion" and "Gyrru Gyrru Gyrru". It also features Lisa Jen from the

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band 9Bach on backing vocals and

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. On its release,

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s stocking the album were supplied with 96 inch cardboard sheets with patterns for making the cardboard candylion seen on the album cover, to hand out to purchasers.

Track listing

All music and beats by Gruff Rhys.

Personnel

;Musician credits * Gruff Rhys – Music and Beats * Lisa Jên – Extra Vocals (2, 4, 6 to 8, 10, 12) *Owen Evans – Double Bass (2 to 6, 10, 12) *Kassin – Gameboy Beats (9) * Gorwel Owen – Tamboura (7), Stylophone (12) *Marçal – Extra Special Production (8, 9, 12) *Tandi Gebara – Birambau (12) *Felipe Pinaud – Flute (5, 11, 12) *Jonathan Thomas – Pedal Steel (6) *Rhodri Puw – Bell (4) *Siwan Puw – Sleigh Bells (7) *Samantha Caldato – Intro Vocal (1), Air Steward Vocal (12) ;Technical credits * Gruff Rhys, Gorwel Owen and Mario Caldato, Jr. – Producer * Gorwel Owen – Recording (at Stiwsio Ofn, Llanfaelog, Wales) * Mario Caldato, Jr. – Mixing and Extra Special Percussion Recording (at AR Studio 3, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) *Igor Ferreira and Cesar Miranda – Mixing Assistant (at AR Studio 3, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) *Stewart Hawkes – Mastering (at Metropolis, London) *

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and Marcus Haldaway – String Arrangements (at Dairy, Brixton, London) *Marc Lane – Engineering (at Dairy, Brixton, London) *Amanda Britton, Sally Herbert, Brian Wright, Jacqueline Norrie, Laura Melhuish – Violin *Marcus Holdaway – Cello * Pete Fowler – Artwork *Pete James – Artwork, Art Direction and Photography

Charts

References

2007 albums Gruff Rhys albums Rough Trade Records albums Team Love Records albums Welsh-language albums Albums produced by Gorwel Owen Albums produced by Mario Caldato Jr. Albums with cover art by Pete Fowler {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub