Leaders of the Free World

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Leaders of the Free World
Studio album by Elbow
Released	September 12, 2005 (UK)
Recorded	Blueprint Studios, Manchester
Genre	Alternative
Length	49:28
Label	V2 (UK)
Producer(s)	Elbow
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME link Pitchfork 9/8/2005 Rolling Stone 2/6/2006
Elbow chronology
2nd Cast of Thousands (2003)	3rd Leaders of the Free World (2005)

Leaders of the Free World is the third studio album from British band, Elbow, released in 2005. 'Forget Myself' & the title track 'Leaders Of The Free World' were the only singles released from the album.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Release details 3 Trivia 4 References 4.1 Notes

[edit] Track listing

1. "Station Approach"
2. "Picky Bugger"
3. "Forget Myself"
4. "The Stops"
5. "Leaders of the Free World"
6. "An Imagined Affair"
7. "Mexican Standoff"
8. "The Everthere"
9. "My Very Best"
10. "Great Expectations"
11. "Puncture Repair"

[edit] Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	September 12, 2005	V2	CD	VVR1032552

[edit] Trivia

• The album cover is highly reminiscent of the 1976 album A Trick of the Tail by Genesis.
• The album cover depicts five characters from the songs on the album itself:

-The ticket conductor from the train in "Station Approach" (or possibly bus conductor in "Great Expectations")
-The bouncer ("man at the door") from "Forget Myself"
-The man "kicking up mischief", and drinking from "Picky Bugger"
-A mexican, from "Mexican Standoff"
-A man needing patching up, and he has tea and a bike pump, as in "Puncture Repair"

[edit] References

[edit] Notes