# Strangers (Ed Harcourt album)

Professional ratings :
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| Metacritic | 74/100 link |
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| Allmusic | link |
| PopMatters | 9/10 link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
Strangers is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt.

## Track listing

* "The Storm Is Coming" – 4:51
* "Born in the '70s" – 3:15
* "This One's for You" – 4:49
* "Strangers" – 3:30
* "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down" – 4:19
* "Something to Live For" – 2:32
* "The Trapdoor" – 4:49
* "The Music Box" – 3:26
* "Loneliness" – 2:53
* "Open Book" – 4:39
* "Kids (Rise from the Ashes)" – 4:31
* "Black Dress" – 3:18

### Bonus tracks

Japan release
* "Every Night" – 2:49
* "Epitaph" – 2:04
US release
* "Only Happy When You're High" – 4:22

## Singles

In the UK, there were three singles released:
* "This One's for You" (30 August 2004); CD, 7" vinyl
** B-sides: "Mysteriously" / "Deathsexmarch"
* "Born in the '70s" (1 November 2004); CD, DVD, 7" vinyl
** B-sides: "Only Happy When You're High" / "Breathe a Little Softer" / "Born in the '70s" (video) / "This One's for You" (video)
* "Loneliness" (14 February 2005); CD, 7" vinyl
** B-sides: "Epitaph" / "Every Night"

## Personnel

All songs written by Ed Harcourt, except where stated.
* "The Storm Is Coming" (Ed Harcourt, Leo Abrahams)
** Andy Young – Drums
** Jari Haapalainen – Bass, percussion
** Ed Harcourt – Piano, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
** Leo Abrahams – Lead guitar
** The Bear – Maracas
* "Born in the '70s"
** Ed Harcourt – Acoustic guitar, bass, vocals, piano, clarinet
** Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, 12-string and 6-string acoustic guitar, bell
** Hadrian Garrard – Backing vocals
* "This One's for You"
** Hadrian Garrard – Trumpet
** Ed Harcourt – Piano, vocals, bass, Wurlitzer organ, electric tremolo guitar
** Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, electric guitar
* "Strangers"
** Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion, handclaps
** Hadrian Garrard – Claps, triangle, handclaps
** Gita Langley – Violins, backing vocals
** Ed Harcourt – Wurlitzer organ, guitar, bass, handclaps, kazoo, lead vocals
* "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down"
** Ed Harcourt – Piano, guitars, bass, vocals
** Gita Langley – Violins
** Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion
* "Something to Live For"
** Hadrian Garrard – Chimes and bells
** Ed Harcourt – Pump organ, vocals
* "The Trapdoor"
** Ed Harcourt – Acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer organ, vocals
** Hadrian Garrard – Chimes and bells, timpani, megaphone, trumpet
** Jari Haapalainen – Lead guitar, feedback
* "The Music Box"
** Hadrian Garrard – Trumpets
** Jari Haapalinen – Drums, percussion
** Ed Harcourt – Piano, guitar, bass, clarinet, organ, vocals
* "Loneliness"
** Jari Haapalainen – Drums, 12 string electric guitar and 6 string acoustic guitar, percussion
** Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny) – Vocals
** Ed Harcourt – Vocals, piano, bass, Solina string machine
* "Open Book"
** Ed Harcourt – Piano, Hammond organ, vocals, snare drum, Wurlitzer organ
** Hadrian Garrard – Snare drum
** Jari Haapalainen – Snare drum
* "Kids (Rise From the Ashes)"
** Ed Harcourt – Piano, bass, Hammond organ, synthesiser, vocals
** Jari Haapalainen – Drums, percussion
* "Black Dress"
** Andy Young – Drums
** Ed Harcourt – Bass, piano, guitar, Hammond organ, vocals
** Hadrian Garrard – Trumpets
** Jari Haapalainen – Bass drum, hi hat, claves, maracas

## Personnel

* Leo Abrahams – lead guitar
* The Bear – maracas
* Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, bells, chimes, backing vocals, megaphone, snare drum, timpani, triangle, handclaps
* Jari Haapalainen – percussion, drums, 6-string acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string electric guitar, lead guitar, bass, feedback, bass drum, snare drum, hi-bat, Bell, maracas, claves, handclaps
* Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, bass, guitar, Wurlitzer organ, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, lead vocals, Clavinet, backing vocals, electric tremolo guitar, organ, pump organ, synthesiser, Solina string machine, kazoo, snare drum, handclaps
* Gita Langley – violin, backing vocals
* Ellekari Larsson – vocals
* Andy Young – drums