Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar (stylized as lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar) is the tenth solo studio album by the English rock singer Robert Plant. It was released on 8 September 2014 on Nonesuch/Warner Bros. Records. It was also Plant's first studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters, although the band is not credited on the front cover.
Critical reception
Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar received acclaim by the majority of music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from a selection of critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 23 reviews. The album was named one of the 50 best albums of 2014 by NPR Music.
Track listing
– derived from the Lead Belly song "Po' Howard" (Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax); also incorporates lyrics and melody from "Wah Wah", from the album No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded.
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Personnel Musicians Robert Plant – vocals, production The Sensational Space Shifters (as backing band): Justin Adams – bendirs, djembe, guitars, tehardant, background vocals Liam "Skin" Tyson – banjo, guitar, background vocals. John Baggott – keyboards, loops, moog bass, piano, tabla, background vocals Juldeh Camara – kologo, ritti, Fulani vocals Billy Fuller – bass, drum programming, omnichord, upright bass Dave Smith – drum set Julie Murphy – vocals on "Embrace Another Fall" Nicola Powell – background vocals on "Poor Howard"
Production Tim Oliver – recording, mixing Tim Holmes – recording Tchad Blake – mixing Bob Ludwig – mastering Brett Kilroe and Geoffrey Hanson – art direction
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Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2014)Peakposition Italian Albums (FIMI)10
Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 124 UK Albums (OCC) 94 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 61
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