One Plus One Is One

The homecoming album, and his last for XL.
Badly Drawn Boy, 2004

Released: 21 June 2004
Studio: Moolah Rouge, Stockport
Label: XL Recordings, Twisted Nerve

After a long American spell, Gough recorded this album at Moolah Rouge studios in Stockport. It was not a great commercial success, though it reached number 9 in the UK and was certified silver. He left XL for EMI after one single. The Stockport Music Project sings on two tracks.

Track listing

One Plus One Is One4:18
Easy Love3:02
Summertime in Wintertime3:02
This Is That New Song4:07
Another Devil Dies5:01
The Blossoms2:01
Year of the Rat4:43
Four Leaf Clover4:19
Fewer Words1:13
Logic of a Friend4:38
Stockport2:37
Life Turned Upside Down3:24
Takes the Glory5:02
Holy Grail8:13

Personnel

Damon Gough vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, banjo
Alex Thomas drums, timpani, gong
Sean McCann bass
Andy Votel tubular bells, cymbals, samples and effects

More from Badly Drawn Boy

The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000), About a Boy (2002), Have You Fed the Fish? (2002), Born in the U.K. (2006)

Sources

One Plus One Is One, Wikipedia
Badly Drawn Boy, Wikipedia