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Every Kingdom
Studio album by Ben Howard
Released	30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
Recorded	2011
Studio	The Barn (Devon) Battery Studios (London)
Genre	Folk indie folk
Length	50:05
Label	Island
Producer	Chris Bond
Ben Howard chronology
Old Pine (2011) Every Kingdom (2011) The Burgh Island E.P. (2012)
Singles from Every Kingdom
"The Wolves" Released: 3 June 2011 "Keep Your Head Up" Released: 26 August 2011 "The Fear" Released: 12 October 2011 "Only Love" Released: 4 May 2012 "Old Pine" Released: 20 July 2012
Alternative cover
Physical deluxe edition cover

Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, CD, LP, and 200-copy limited edition cassette by Island Records. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the Brit Awards that week. The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer, based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow.

The song "Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the extended play (EP) Old Pine (2011). A remix of the song by the art rock band Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012. The songs "The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the EP These Waters (2009). The song "Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the EP Games in the Dark (2009). The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7", each copy with different cover art.

The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix and Deck Nine episodic adventure game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's fourth, bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.

The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize.

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Consequence	C+
The Guardian
PopMatters	8/10
DIY	8/10

Singles

• "The Wolves" is the first single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 June 2011 and re-released on 23 February 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 70 on the UK Singles Chart.
• "Keep Your Head Up" is the second single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 46 on the UK Singles Chart.
• "The Fear" is the third single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2011. It reached a peak chart position of 58 on the UK Singles Chart.
• "Only Love" is the fourth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2012. It reached a peak chart position of 9 on the UK Singles Chart.
• "Old Pine" is the fifth single from the album. It was released in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2012.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Howard.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Every Kingdom liner notes.

Musicians

• Ben Howard – vocals; guitar; additional guitars; melodica; percussion
• Chris Bond – backing vocals; guitars; bass; double bass; drums; percussion; keyboards; accordion
• India Bourne – backing vocals; cello; keyboards; ukulele; bass

Production and artwork

• Chris Bond – producer; engineer
• Darren Lawson – engineer
• Jason Howes – engineer
• Cenzo Townshend – mixing
• Mike Crossey – mixing
• Jonathan Gilmore – assistant mix engineer
• Robin Schmidt – mastering
• Owen Tozer – art direction; design
• Mickey Smith – cover photograph
• Owen Tozer – live photograph
• Roddy Bow – all other photography

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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2. Clare Robinson (7 October 2011), "Howard's wave", Plymouth Evening Herald, p. 1, archived from the original on 20 May 2014, retrieved 8 November 2013
3. Roddy Bow - Every Kingdom Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Old Pine (Everything Everything Remix)" at iTunes Store
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32. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
33. "Canadian album certifications – Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
34. "Danish album certifications – Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
35. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ben Howard; 'Every Kingdom')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
36. "Dutch album certifications – Ben Howard – Every Kingdom" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 9 July 2019. Enter Every Kingdom in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2013 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
37. "Ben Howard – Every Kingdom" (in Swedish). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
38. "British album certifications – Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
39. "American album certifications – Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
40. Every Kingdom at iTunes Store

External links

• Every Kingdom at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2011 debut albums
• Ben Howard albums