# Every Kingdom

Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, CD, LP, and 200-copy limited edition cassette by Island Records. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the Brit Awards that week. The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer, based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow.
The song "Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the extended play (EP) Old Pine (2011). A remix of the song by the art rock band Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012. The songs "The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the EP These Waters (2009). The song "Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the EP Games in the Dark (2009). The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7", each copy with different cover art.
The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix and Deck Nine episodic adventure game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's fourth, bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.
The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize.
Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Consequence | C+ |
| The Guardian | |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| DIY | 8/10 |

## Singles

* "The Wolves" is the first single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2011 and re-released on 23 February 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 70 on the UK Singles Chart.
* "Keep Your Head Up" is the second single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 46 on the UK Singles Chart.
* "The Fear" is the third single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 58 on the UK Singles Chart.
* "Only Love" is the fourth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 9 on the UK Singles Chart.
* "Old Pine" is the fifth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2012.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Howard.

## Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Every Kingdom liner notes.
Musicians
* Ben Howard – vocals; guitar; additional guitars; melodica; percussion
* Chris Bond – backing vocals; guitars; bass; double bass; drums; percussion; keyboards; accordion
* India Bourne – backing vocals; cello; keyboards; ukulele; bass
Production and artwork
* Chris Bond – producer; engineer
* Darren Lawson – engineer
* Jason Howes – engineer
* Cenzo Townshend – mixing
* Mike Crossey – mixing
* Jonathan Gilmore – assistant mix engineer
* Robin Schmidt – mastering
* Owen Tozer – art direction; design
* Mickey Smith – cover photograph
* Owen Tozer – live photograph
* Roddy Bow – all other photography

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000$^‡$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 40,000$^^$ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Gold | 10,000$^‡$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 100,000$^‡$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 50,000$^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Platinum | 15,000$^‡$ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Gold | 20,000$^‡$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 3× Platinum | 900,000$^‡$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^‡$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Country | Release date | Format | Label |
| United Kingdom | 30 September 2011 | Digital download, CD, LP, cassette | Island |
| United States | 6 November 2012 | Digital download, CD | Communion |