White Chalk is the seventh studio album by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey, released on 24 September 2007 on Island Records.
Work on the album started in 2006, with producer Flood and John Parish, who also worked on her To Bring You My Love and Is This Desire? albums. Other collaborators on White Chalk are Eric Drew Feldman and Jim White from Dirty Three.
The first single to be released from White Chalk was "When Under Ether" on 17 September 2007 on digital download and 7" vinyl. A second single, "The Piano," was released on 26 November 2007. A third, "The Devil," was released on 7", download, and CD formats in March 2008.
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The previous album Uh Huh Her had a raw sound but for this record White Chalk, Rolling Stone 's magazine noted that Harvey "delved further into a Goth-like vibe in the much quieter, haunting, piano-based music". For this album she gave up the traditional three-piece sound guitar/bass/drums and recorded a set of songs for piano, despite her lack of expertise on the instrument. Vocally, she sang in a much higher register than usual, at a pitch outside her normal range. Lyrically, Harvey continued with the dark, moody themes typical of much of her music.
The US release is available on CD and 33⅓ rpm LP. The UK release is available on CD and 45 rpm vinyl record. White Chalk is also available on iTunes complete with a bonus track, "Wait".
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| Released | 24 September 2007 |
|---|---|
| Recorded | November 2006–March 2007 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, folk rock, piano rock |
| Length | 33:57 |
| Label | Island Records - 1740335 |
| Producer Format | Flood, John Parish, PJ Harvey Vinyl 12" 45rpm or 33 1/3 rpm, CD |
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Track Listing
All songs written and composed by PJ Harvey.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Devil" | 2:55 | |
| 2. | "Dear Darkness" | 3:09 | |
| 3. | "Grow Grow Grow" | 3:21 | |
| 4. | "When Under Ether" | 2:22 | |
| 5. | "White Chalk" | 3:06 | |
| 6. | "Broken Harp" | 1:57 | |
| 7. | "Silence" | 3:05 | |
| 8. | "To Talk to You" | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "The Piano" | 2:36 | |
| 10. | "Before Departure" | 3:45 | |
| 11. | "The Mountain" | 3:10 |
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