Blood Like Lemonade

2010 studio album by Morcheeba
Blood Like Lemonade
Studio album by
Morcheeba
Released7 June 2010
GenreTrip hop, electronica, soul
Length43:04
LabelPIAS
ProducerPaul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey (musician)
Morcheeba chronology
Dive Deep
(2008) 		Blood Like Lemonade
(2010) 		Head Up High
(2013)
Singles from Blood Like Lemonade
  1. "Even Though"
    Released: 24 May 2010
  2. "Blood Like Lemonade"
    Released: 11 October 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Independent[2]
musicOMH[3]
Virgin Music[4]

Blood Like Lemonade is the seventh studio album by the British band Morcheeba, released on 7 June 2010 in the United Kingdom. The album marks the return of former lead singer Skye Edwards, who left the band in 2003.[5] The first single released was "Even Though". Paul Godfrey said, "This is the record we should have made after Big Calm [Morcheeba's second album, released in 1998] but we had to travel treacherous terrains to get back to our natural habitat."

The group embarked on a tour of the United Kingdom, Europe and the US to promote the album in autumn 2010.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crimson"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
5:10
2."Even Though"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
4:18
3."Blood Like Lemonade"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
4:51
4."Mandala"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
2:39
5."I Am the Spring"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:26
6."Recipe for Disaster"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
5:19
7."Easier Said Than Done"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
3:41
8."Cut to the Bass"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
4:18
9."Self Made Man"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
5:09
10."Beat of the Drum"
  • P. Godfrey
  • R. Godfrey
  • S. Edwards
  • B.Burgess
6:09
Total length:45:03
iTunes Bonus track; Russian edition hidden track
No.TitleLength
11."Straight Ahead"3:26
Total length:48:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Blood Like Lemonade
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 40
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 26
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 75
Russian Albums (2M)[13] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Blood Like Lemonade
Chart (2010) Position
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 168
Russian Albums (2M)[13] 44
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 76

Certifications

Sales certifications for Blood Like Lemonade
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[13] Gold 5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

In 2010 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[17] which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe. In 2011 it was upgraded to gold certification for 75,000 copies sold in Europe.[18]

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Album: Morcheeba, Blood Like Lemonade (Pias)". The Independent.
  3. ^ Murphy, John (6 June 2010). "Morcheeba - Blood Like Lemonade | Album Reviews". Musicomh.com.
  4. ^ "All the latest news from Virgin". Virgin.com.
  5. ^ Sounds like Morcheeba... | Morcheeba.co.uk Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ More news on our tour plans | Morcheeba.co.uk Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Имеющие уши. Что слушали россияне в 2010 году". Lenta.ru. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Morcheeba – Blood Like Lemonade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2010". Nepmusique.com (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2010". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Color". Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Color". Impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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Studio albums
  • Who Can You Trust? (1996)
  • Big Calm (1998)
  • Fragments of Freedom (2000)
  • Charango (2002)
  • The Antidote (2005)
  • Dive Deep (2008)
  • Blood Like Lemonade (2010)
  • Head Up High (2013)
  • Blaze Away (2018)
  • Blackest Blue (2021)
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