Long Player Late Bloomer

Long Player Late Bloomer
Studio album by
Ron Sexsmith
ReleasedMarch 1, 2011
GenrePop folk, rock
Length43:40
LabelThirty Tigers
ProducerBob Rock
Ron Sexsmith chronology
Exit Strategy of the Soul
(2008) 		Long Player Late Bloomer
(2011) 		Forever Endeavour
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
PopMatters[4]

Long Player Late Bloomer is the 12th studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, released in 2011.

On June 16, the album was named as a longlisted nominee (one of 40) for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[5] On July 6, the album was named as a shortlisted (one of 10) nominee for the 2011 award. The album was subsequently nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards.[6]

The album is notable for being produced by heavy metal producer Bob Rock, best known for his work with Mötley Crüe and Metallica. Sexsmith was followed by a camera crew for the recording of the album, which resulted in the film, Love Shines which documents Sexsmith's attempts to turn his niche following into mainstream success by recording the album with Rock. Long Player Late Bloomer spent a total of three weeks in the UK official album chart, peaking at no. 48

Track listing

All tracks written by Ron Sexsmith

  1. "Get in Line" – 2:27
  2. "The Reason Why" – 3:14
  3. "Believe It When I See It" – 3:45
  4. "Miracles" – 2:31
  5. "No Help at All" – 3:30
  6. "Late Bloomer" – 4:08
  7. "Heavenly" – 2:32
  8. "Michael and His Dad" – 3:50
  9. "Middle of Love" – 3:05
  10. "Every Time I Follow" – 3:24
  11. "Eye Candy" – 3:45
  12. "Love Shines" – 4:29
  13. "Nowadays" – 3:00

Japanese bonus tracks

  2. "Wooden Toys"
  3. "Chambermaid"
  4. "Next Time"
  5. "Speaking with the Angel" (acoustic)
  6. "Love Shines" (acoustic)

References

  1. ^ "Long Player Late Bloomer by Ron Sexsmith Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Long Player Late Bloomer - Ron Sexsmith". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Ron Sexsmith: Long Player Late Bloomer - review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ron Sexsmith: Long Player Late Bloomer". PopMatters. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived October 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
  6. ^ "2012 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, February 7, 2011. [1]
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