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Golden Days is the second album released by the duo Brian May and Kerry Ellis. Their first album together as a duo was Acoustic by Candlelight, which is a live album, although they first worked together on Ellis' second studio album Anthems, which May produced. The album was first released on 7 April 2017 and reached number 27 in the UK Albums Chart.

Release and critical reception

The album was originally to be called Anthems II,[6] named after Ellis' album Anthems, which May produced and wrote or co-wrote five of the songs. It was scheduled to be released in March 2017.[6][7] The release date changed to 7 April 2017 as did the album title to Golden Days[1]

In a press release, May said of the album:

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love in a Rainbow"
4:30
2."Roll with You"
  • Ellis
  • May
3:54
3."Golden Days"
  • May
4:21
4."It's Gonna Be All Right (The Panic Attack Song)"
  • May
3:45
5."Amazing Grace"
2:48
6."One Voice"
3:21
7."If I Loved You"
3:33
8."Born Free"
3:11
9."Parisienne Walkways"
3:43
10."I Who Have Nothing"
4:07
11."The Kissing Me Song"
  • Ellis
  • May
3:43
12."Story of a Heart"
4:22
13."Can't Help Falling in Love"
3:13

Credits and personnel

Kerry Ellis and Brian May
  • Kerry Ellis – lead and backing vocals
  • Brian May – Guitar, vocals, keyboards, sitar, gayageum, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Neil Fairclough – Bass guitar
  • Justin Shirley-Smith – Engineer
  • Kris Fredriksson – Engineer
  • John Miceli – Drums, Engineer (additional)
  • Rufus Taylor – Drums
  • Josh Macrae – Engineer (additional)
  • Stanislav Barochy – Engineer (additional)
  • Jeff Leach – Keyboards (additional)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kerry Ellis/Brian May – Golden Days". AllMusic review. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Album review: "Another triumph for the team of May and Ellis" Golden Days by Brian May and Kerry Ellis". South London Press review. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pop: Brian May and Kerry Ellis: Golden Days". The Times review. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 "CD Review: Kerry Ellis and Brian May – Golden Days". The Reviews Hub. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Brian May And Kerry Ellis – Golden Days album review". Future plc review. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Kerry Ellis and Brian May cancel December tour dates due to illness". WhatsOnStage.com. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Queen legend Brian May and Kerry Ellis to bring new tour to Coventry". Coventry Telegraph. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Brian May and Kerry Ellis to Collaborate on New Album". Playbill. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Brian May and Kerry Ellis". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Days_(Brian_May_and_Kerry_Ellis_album)