Close to Paradise

Close to Paradise
Studio album by
Patrick Watson
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
RecordedBreakglass Studio; Master Cuts, Montreal, Quebec
GenreAlternative folk
Length48:07
LabelSecret City
Producers
Patrick Watson chronology
Just Another Ordinary Day
(2003)		 Close to Paradise
(2006)		 Wooden Arms
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Bande à part(8.4/10)[2]
CanoëStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
CHART(favourable)[4]
Pitchfork Media(5.2/10)[5]
RockfeedbackStarStarStarStar[6]
Yahoo Music UKStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[7]
QStarStarStarStar[8]

Close to Paradise is the second studio album by Patrick Watson, released on September 26, 2006. On September 24, 2007, the album won the Polaris Music Prize, after reaching the finals alongside such other albums as Neon Bible (Arcade Fire), Ashtray Rock (Joel Plaskett Emergency), Woke Myself Up (Julie Doiron), and The Reminder (Feist).[9][10][11]

Track listing

  1. "Close to Paradise"
  2. "Daydreamer"
  3. "Slip Into Your Skin"
  4. "Giver"
  5. "Weight of the World"
  6. "The Storm"
  7. "Mr. Tom"
  8. "Luscious Life"
  9. "Drifters"
  10. "Man Under the Sea"
  11. "The Great Escape"
  12. "Sleeping Beauty"
  13. "Bright Shiny Lights"

The song "The Great Escape" was featured on episode 16 of the third season of Grey's Anatomy, which aired on February 15, 2007. It also appears in a commercial for Tropicana Products and the movie One Week. It also features during the credit sequences of The High Cost of Living. The song also appears in the movie "Struck by Lightning".

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Bande à part review". Archived from the original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  3. ↑ Canoë review
  4. ↑ CHART review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ↑ Rockfeedback review
  7. ↑ "Yahoo Music UK review". Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  8. ↑ Andy Fyfe Q, October 2007, Issue 255.
  9. ↑ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". CBC News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  10. ↑ "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  11. ↑ Love, Noah (July 10, 2007). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Patrick Watson – Close to paradise". Music Canada.
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