Natural Rebel

Natural Rebel is the fifth studio album by English singer and musician, Richard Ashcroft. The album was released on 19 October 2018 through Righteous Phonographic Association and BMG Rights Management. This is the first Ashcroft album not produced by longtime producer Chris Potter, instead by Jon Kelly and Emre Ramazanoglu, who was also contributed drums on this album.

Natural Rebel
Studio album by Richard Ashcroft
Released	19 October 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Genre	Alternative rock, pop rock
Length	46:23
Label	BMG Righteous Phonographic Association
Producer	Jon Kelly Emre Ramazanoglu Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft chronology
These People (2016) Natural Rebel (2018) Acoustic Hymns Vol 1 (2021)
Singles from Natural Rebel
"Surprised by the Joy" Released: 10 September 2018 "Born to Be Strangers" Released: 22 October 2018 "That's When I Feel It" Released: 23 January 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	4/10[3]
The Daily Telegraph	[4]
Drowned in Sound	2/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Loud and Quiet	[7]
musicOMH	[8]
NME	[9]
Uncut	6/10[10]
Under the Radar	6/10[11]

Release and promotion

The album was announced on 15 August 2018 through his social media, along with Ashcroft's UK tour.^[12] The first single from the album, "Surprised by the Joy", was released on 10 September 2018. The second single, "Born to Be Strangers", was released on 22 October 2018. The third single, "That's When I Feel It", was released on 23 January 2019.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All My Dreams"	4:27
2.	"Birds Fly"	3:57
3.	"Surprised by the Joy"	5:37
4.	"That's How Strong"	4:44
5.	"Born to Be Strangers"	4:13
6.	"That's When I Feel It"	4:02
7.	"We All Bleed"	3:58
8.	"A Man in Motion"	5:03
9.	"Streets of Amsterdam"	5:20
10.	"Money Money"	5:02
Total length:		46:23

All tracks are written by Richard Ashcroft

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Rare Vibration"	6:08
12.	"Guilded Halls"	4:08
Total length:		56:39

Digital released track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Hey Columbo"	1:57
Total length:		58:36

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]	71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	105
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	82
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17]	18
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18]	42
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19]	2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20]	62
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	47
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	4
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23]	1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24]	10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[25]	36
US Top Alternative Album Sales (Billboard)[26]	24
US Top Rock Album Sales (Billboard)[27]	49

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
3. Murray, Robin (19 October 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
4. McCormick, Neil (19 October 2018). "Natural Rebel, Richard Ashcroft, review: a return to the heartfelt intensity of The Verve". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
5. Gourlay, Dave (16 October 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
6. Hann, Michael (19 October 2018). "Richard Ashcroft: Natural Rebel review – roots rocking for car journeys everywhere". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
7. Walton, Sam (17 October 2018). "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
8. Dowden, Neil (22 October 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
9. Beaumont, Mark (16 October 2018). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
10. Cochrane, Greg (1 December 2018). "Uncut Magazine Review". Uncut: 23. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
11. Teo-Blockey, Celine (19 December 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
12. Richard Ashcroft Announces New Solo Album
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19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
20. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 19.10.2018 al 25.10.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
23. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
24. "Richard Ashcroft Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
25. "Richard Ashcroft Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
26. "Alternative Album Sales". Billboard. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
27. "Rock Album Sales". Billboard. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.