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Noah And The Whale: The First Day Of Spring

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On August 31, 2009, “Vertigo” label released “The First Day of Spring”, the second Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in January 2009, and was produced by Emery Dobyns and Charlie Fink.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Fink – vocals, guitar, photography
  • Tom Hobden – keyboards, violin, arrangements
  • Mat “Urby Whale” Owens – bass guitar
  • Doug Fink – drums
  • Exmoor Singers of London – choir
  • BJ Cole – pedal steel
  • Sam Kindrade – trumpet
  • John Carvell – trombone
  • Martin Slattery – flute, clarinet
  • Emery Dobyns – engineer, mixing
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering assistant
  • Traffic – design
  • James Robinson – photography
  • James Jarvin – directed by

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Fink.

  1. The First Days of Spring
  2. Our Window
  3. I Have Nothing
  4. My Broken Heart
  5. Instrumental I
  6. Love Of and Orchestra
  7. Instrumental II
  8. Stranger
  9. Blue Skies
  10. Slow Glass
  11. My Door Is Always Open

Noah and the Whale: Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down

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On August 11, 2008, “Vertigo” label released “Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down”, the debut Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Eastcote Studios”, “House of Strange Studios”, “Kore Studios”, and was produced by Eliot James, Charlie Fink, Fred Abbot, Tom Hobden, Matt “Urby Whale” Owens and Michael Petulla.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Fink – vocals, guitar
  • Fred Abbot – guitar, keys
  • Tom Hobden – violin, keyboards
  • Matt “Urby Whale” Owens – bass guitar
  • Michael Petulla – drums
  • Sam Kinrade – trumpet
  • Jim Carvell – trombone
  • Laura Marling – backing vocals
  • Tom Hatred – backing vocals
  • Ash Gardener – backing vocals, engineer
  • Eliot James – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Brenchley – artwork
  • Salvador Design – layout

Track listing:

  1. 2 Atoms in a Molecule
  2. Jocasta
  3. Shape of My Heart
  4. Do What You Do
  5. Give a Little Love
  6. Second Lover
  7. 5 Years Time
  8. Rocks and Daggers
  9. Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
  10. Mary
  11. Hold My Hand as I Am Lowered

Noah and the Whale: Heart of Nowhere

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On May 6, 2013, “Mercury” label released “Heart of Nowhere”, the fourth and final Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “British Grove Studios” in London, and was produced by Charlie Fink, Tom Hobden, Matt Owens, Fred Abbott and Michael Petulla.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Fink- vocals, guitar
  • Fred Abbott – guitar, keys
  • Matt Owens – bass guitar
  • Michael Petulla – drums
  • Tom Hobden – violin, keys

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Fink.

  1. Introduction
  2. Heart of Nowhere
  3. All Through the Night
  4. Lifetime
  5. Silver and Gold
  6. One More Night
  7. Still After All These Years
  8. There Will Come a Time
  9. Now Is Exactly the Time
  10. Not Too Late