''Late Night Final'' is the second studio album (and first full-length album after the mini-album ''Richard Hawley'' released six months earlier) from musician

Richard Hawley Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Long ...

, released in the UK in October 2001 by

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. Named after the cry of vendors selling the ''

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'' evening newspaper on the streets of his home city, it was released to positive reviews. A single, "Baby, You're My Light" was released from the album in February 2002, reaching #81 in the UK Singles Chart. Scottish band

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later covered "The Nights Are Cold" and released it as a single in May 2010. In turn, Hawley remixed their song "The Sweetest Thing" for the single's B-side. A short clip of the song "Long Black Train" was used in the 2005 film ''

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'', but did not feature on the accompanying

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. The album's front cover and inner artwork feature photographs taken in the Castle Market indoor market in

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Release history

Reception

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said that "Richard Hawley creates an album brooding with creativity and charm. With dreamy and ethereal instrumental works throughout, Hawley paints the town psychedelic with spirit and fervent passion. From beginning to end, this Bar None release is chock-full of reflective lyrical statements and stunning, pristine guitar and percussive statements... a fine journey by a singer/songwriter with budding potential".

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said "It's a terrific showcase for the voice that is rightly being lauded wherever he goes... You need this album almost as much as you needed the first one."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Richard Hawley. # "Something Is...!" – 3:43 # "Baby, You're My Light" – 2:56 # "Love of My Life" – 3:21 # "The Nights Are Cold" – 2:50 # "Can You Hear the Rain, Love?" – 4:56 # "Lonely Night" – 2:46 # "Precious Sight" – 4:16 # "No Way Home" – 4:15 # "Cry a Tear for the Man on the Moon" – 3:27 # "Long Black Train" – 4:14 # "The Light at the End of the Tunnel (Was a Train Coming the Other Way)" – 4:54

Personnel

– vocals, guitar, organ, harmonica, piano, drums, glockenspiel, Hawaiian lap steel guitar *Saskia Cocker – backing vocals on track 11 *Andy Cook – drums on tracks 1 to 5, track 10 *Colin Elliot – electric bass, upright bass & percussion on tracks 1 to 5, track 10 *Liz Hanks – cello on track 1 *Liz Lipscombe – violin on track 1 *Shez Sheridan – guitar & lap steel guitar on tracks 1 to 4, track 10 *Simon Stafford – keyboards on tracks 1 to 3, track 5, track 10

References

{{Authority control 2001 albums Richard Hawley albums Music in Sheffield Setanta Records albums