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This article is about the Karen Elson album. For the 2019 film, see The Ghost Who Walks (film). For the comic book character, see The Phantom.

2010 studio album by Karen Elson
The Ghost Who Walks
Studio album by Karen Elson
ReleasedMay 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
GenreIndie folk, alt.country, dark cabaret
LabelXL, Third Man
ProducerJack White
Singles from The Ghost Who Walks
  1. "The Ghost Who Walks"
    Released: 6 April 2010
  2. "The Truth Is in the Dirt"
  3. "Cruel Summer"
  4. "Pretty Babies"
  5. "The Birds They Circle"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
BBC(positive)

The Ghost Who Walks is the debut album from British supermodel and singer-songwriter Karen Elson. Elson told DJ Steve Lamacq: "The title was a nickname that I had at school. It was one of the nicer nicknames I had for being tall, pale and a little bit haunted."

The lead single from the album is title song, "The Ghost Who Walks".

Tracks

  1. "The Ghost Who Walks" (Elson)
  2. "The Truth Is in the Dirt" (Elson)
  3. "Pretty Babies" (Elson, Garniez)
  4. "Lunasa" (Garniez)
  5. "100 Years from Now" (Elson, Garniez, Bojadziev)
  6. "Stolen Roses" (Elson)
  7. "Cruel Summer" (Elson)
  8. "Garden" (Elson)
  9. "The Birds They Circle" (Elson)
  10. "A Thief at My Door" (Elson)
  11. "The Last Laugh" (Elson)
  12. "Mouths to Feed" (Elson, Garniez)
  13. "In Trouble with the Lord" (Elson) (iTunes bonus track)

Chart performance

Album Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Album Chart 72
Belgian Flanders Album Chart 76
Belgian Wallonia Album Chart 99
Greek Album Charts 30
Swiss Music Charts 39
US Billboard Heatseekers 16
UK Indie Chart 16
UK Independent Albums Breakers Top 20 2

Singles Charts

Year Single Chart Peak Position
2010 "The Ghosts Who Walks" UK Independent Singles Breakers Charts #19
2010 "The Ghosts Who Walks" NME Singles Charts #14

References

  1. "Debut single from Third Man Records".
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Diver, Mike. "BBC – Music – Review of Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "The Ghost Who Walks by Karen Elson – Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  5. Hung, Steffen. "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". austriancharts.at.
  6. "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". ultratop.be.
  7. "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks". ultratop.be.
  8. "Greek Music Chart". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  9. "Karen Elson – The Ghost Who Walks – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
  10. Billboard Heatseekers
  11. UK Indie Chart
  12. UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart
  13. Independent Singles Breakers Charts
  14. NME Charts

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