One Plus One Is One

One Plus One Is One
Studio album by
Badly Drawn Boy
Released21 June 2004
RecordedJune 2003
StudiosMoolah Rouge Studio, Stockport, UK
GenresFolk rock, indie folk
Length55:13 (61:37 U.S version)
LabelsXL Recordings, Twisted Nerve Records
ProducersBadly Drawn Boy, Andy Votel
Badly Drawn Boy chronology
Have You Fed the Fish?
(2002)		 One Plus One Is One
(2004)		 Born in the U.K.
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarHalf star
Dotmusic8/10
musicOMH(favorable)
Pitchfork Media3/10

One Plus One Is One is the fourth studio album by Badly Drawn Boy, released in 2004. It is his last album for XL Recordings.

Track listing

  1. "One Plus One Is One" – 4:18
  2. "Easy Love" – 3:02
  3. "Summertime in Wintertime" – 3:02
  4. "This Is That New Song" – 4:07
  5. "Another Devil Dies" – 5:01
  6. "The Blossoms" – 2:01
  7. "Year of the Rat" – 4:43
  8. "Four Leaf Clover" – 4:19
  9. "Fewer Words" – 1:13
  10. "Logic of a Friend" – 4:38
  11. "Stockport" – 2:37
  12. "Life Turned Upside Down" – 3:24
  13. "Takes the Glory" – 5:02
  14. "Holy Grail" – 8:13
  15. "Don't Ask Me I'm Only the President" (U.S. version only) – 1:36
  16. "Plan-B" (U.S. version only) – 4:47

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for One Plus One Is One
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 95
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)98
French Albums (SNEP)160
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)92
Irish Albums (IRMA)39
Italian Albums (FIMI)63
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)9
UK Albums (Official Charts)9

References

  1. ↑ "One Plus One Is One by Badly Drawn Boy". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. One Plus One Is One at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Badly Drawn Boy One Plus One Is One Album Review". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. ↑ John Murphy. "Badly Drawn Boy - One Plus One Is One". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Sam Ubl (21 July 2004). "Badly Drawn Boy: One Plus One Is One review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Badly Drawn Boy – One Plus One Is One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Badly Drawn Boy – One Plus One Is One". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Badly Drawn Boy – One Plus One Is One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Badly Drawn Boy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Badly Drawn Boy – One Plus One Is One". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 27/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 27/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2025.