One of the most cherished British artists working in music today, Frank Turner will release a retrospective set spanning his illustrious career – Songbook will be released on digital and CD on 24 November, with a vinyl and deluxe boxset edition following on 15 December. The deluxe boxset also includes a copy of the Ben Morse documentary Get Better: A Story About Frank Turner, a previously-unseen concert film from Frank’s 2000th gig at Nottingham’s Rock City in December 2016 and an exclusive photobook of pictures taken throughout Frank’s career. Preorder on all formats here.
Songbook will bring together highlights from across Frank’s six albums alongside ten brand new Songbook versions of some of his most-loved tracks. These reimagined versions see some songs re-recorded in full and some stripped-down to an acoustic setting.
The release will also include a brand new track, ‘There She Is’, which is available as a single on iTunes. You can also listen to it on Spotify.
Tracklisting (order may vary on some formats):
CD1:
1. Four Simple Words (Tape Deck Heart)
2. I Still Believe (England Keep My Bones)
3. The Next Storm (Positive Songs For Negative People)
4. Recovery (Tape Deck Heart)
5. The Road (Poetry of the Deed)
6. Long Live the Queen (Love Ire & Song)
7. Glorious You (Positive Songs For Negative People)
8. Plain Sailing Weather (Tape Deck Heart)
9. I Knew Prufrock Before He Was Famous (Love Ire & Song)
10. Wessex Boy (England Keep My Bones)
11. The Opening Act of Spring (Positive Songs For Negative People)
12. Polaroid Picture (Tape Deck Heart)
13. Mittens (Positive Songs For Negative People)
14. If Ever I Stray (England Keep My Bones)
15. The Way I Tend To Be (Tape Deck Heart)
16. The Ballad of Me and My Friends (Sleep is for the Week)
17. Photosynthesis (Love Ire & Song)
18. Get Better (Positive Songs For Negative People)
19. There She Is
CD2 Songbook versions:
1. Polaroid Picture
2. The Ballad Of Me And My Friends
3. Broken Piano
4. Josephine
5. Love 40 Down
6. The Way I Tend To Be
7. Glorious You
8. I Am Disappeared
9. Long Live The Queen
10. Photosynthesis