Can Our Love...

Can Our Love...
Studio album by
Tindersticks
Released21 May 2001
GenresChamber pop, alternative pop
Length45:41
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerTindersticks with Ian Caple
Tindersticks chronology
Simple Pleasure
(1999)		 Can Our Love...
(2001)		 Trouble Every Day
(2001)

Can Our Love... is the fifth studio album by British band Tindersticks, released in May 2001 on the Beggars Banquet record label.

Reception

Commercial performance

Can Our Love... entered the UK Albums Chart during the week ending 2 June 2001 and peaked at number 47.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Billboard(favourable)
NMEStarStarStarHalf star
Pitchfork8.1/10
The Village Voice(neutral)

Can Our Love... was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 17 reviews.

Track listing

  1. "Dying Slowly" – 4:36
  2. "People Keep Comin' Around" – 7:11
  3. "Tricklin'" – 2:15
  4. "Can Our Love..." – 5:57
  5. "Sweet Release" – 8:55
  6. "Don't Ever Get Tired" – 3:07
  7. "No Man in the World" – 6:06
  8. "Chilitetime" – 7:34

Charts

Chart performance for Can Our Love...
Chart (2001) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)76
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)99
Irish Albums (IRMA)30
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)84
UK Albums (Official Charts)47
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)5

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart on 27/5/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Album Review and Ratings". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Can Our Love - Tindersticks". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. ↑ B, S. "Can Our Love . . ". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Wirth, Jim (12 September 2005). "Tindersticks : Can Our Love..." NME. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Tangari, Joe (21 May 2001). "Tindersticks: Can Out Love..." Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Winter, Jessica (24 July 2001). "After the Last Call". The Village Voice. Retrieved 4 March 2013.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Tindersticks – Can Our Love...". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tindersticks – Can Our Love..." (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Tindersticks". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/5/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 27/5/2001 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2026.