Hopes and Fears

by Keane

Hopes and Fears cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2004-01-01
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 44:55
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 10 ratings

Artists on this release: James Sanger, Tim Rice-Oxley, Richard Hughes, Tom Chaplin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Eschewing guitars entirely, Keane's debut is a masterclass in piano-led pop songwriting. 'Hopes and Fears' is filled with earnest, melodic ballads about friendship and loss. Featuring the massive hit 'Somewhere Only We Know', it became one of the best-selling albums of the year in the UK.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Somewhere Only We Know (03:56)
  2. This Is The Last Time (03:27)
  3. Bend & Break (03:40)
  4. We Might As Well Be Strangers (03:12)
  5. Everybody's Changing (03:35)
  6. Your Eyes Open (03:21)
  7. She Has No Time (05:45)
  8. Can't Stop Now (03:37)
  9. Sunshine (04:11)
  10. Untitled 1 (05:36)
  11. Bedshaped (04:35)

Credits

  • Keane - producer, programmed by
  • Ferdy Unger-Hamilton - a&r
  • Alex Lake - design, photography by
  • Madefire - design
  • Richard Hughes - drums, written-by
  • Adam Tudhope - management
  • Ted Jensen - mastered by
  • Mark Stent - mixed by
  • Rob Haggett - mixed by [2nd assistant]
  • David Treahearn - mixed by [assistant]
  • Tim Rice-Oxley - piano, keyboards, bass, written-by
  • Andy Green - producer, engineer, programmed by [pro tools]
  • James Sanger - producer, programmed by, written-by
  • Tom Chaplin - vocals, written-by

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