Losing Sleep is the seventh solo album

Solo album

A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

 by the Scottish

Scotland

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 singer/songwriter Edwyn Collins

Edwyn Collins

Edwyn Stephen Collins is an Ivor Novello Award winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop. Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice...

, released 13 September 2010 on Heavenly Records

Heavenly Records

Heavenly Records, aka Heavenly Recordings, is a London-based record label, distributed by EMI. Founded by Jeff Barrett, a former press officer for Creation Records and many successful indie bands of the time including Happy Mondays, Heavenly Recordings' first releases were 7" and 12" singles for...

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The album was recorded at Collins' West Heath Studios and features guest appearances from Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand (band)

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...

's Alex Kapranos

Alex Kapranos

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 and Nick McCarthy, Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera

Aztec Camera were a Scottish New Wave band from the Glasgow suburb of East Kilbride, formed in 1980 and centered around teenage singer-songwriter, Roddy Frame. Their album Love was among the nominations for Best British Album at the 1989 BRIT Awards....

's Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame

Roddy Frame is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, who was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently is a solo performer.-Career:...

, Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr

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, The Rockingbirds

The Rockingbirds

The Rockingbirds were a British country-rock band, formed in London in 1990. They disbanded in 1995, but reformed in 2008 for the Heavenly Records 18th Anniversary shows...

' Andy Hackett and Sean Read, The Cribs

The Cribs

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' Ryan Jarman

Ryan Jarman

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 and Jacob Graham, Connor Hanwick and Jonathan Pierce of The Drums

The Drums

The Drums are an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, NY with members stemming from the shortlived band Elkland . The band is currently on the Moshi Moshi/Island , Universal and Frenchkiss labels.-Formation:...

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It reached number 54 in the UK album charts upon its week of release and is his most successful album since 1994's Gorgeous George.

Track listing

1. Losing Sleep
2. What Is My Role? (feat. Ryan Jarman)
3. Do It Again (feat. Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy)
4. Humble
5. Come Tomorrow, Come Today (feat. Johnny Marr)
6. Bored
7. In Your Eyes (feat. The Drums
   The Drums
   The Drums are an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, NY with members stemming from the shortlived band Elkland . The band is currently on the Moshi Moshi/Island , Universal and Frenchkiss labels.-Formation:...
   
   )
8. I Still Believe In You (feat. Ryan Jarman)
9. Over The Hill
10. It Dawns On Me (feat. Romeo Stodart)
11. All My Days (feat. Roddy Frame)
12. Searching For The Truth

Personnel

• Edwyn Collins - harmonica
  Harmonica
  The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
  
  , vocals
• Paul Cook
  Paul Cook
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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• Barrie Cadogan - guitar, bass
• Sean Read
  The Rockingbirds
  The Rockingbirds were a British country-rock band, formed in London in 1990. They disbanded in 1995, but reformed in 2008 for the Heavenly Records 18th Anniversary shows...
  
   - saxophone, piano, backing vocals
• Carwyn Ellis
  Carwyn Ellis
  Carwyn Ellis is a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and music producer from Wales. He is also known as the frontman of British psychedelic pop band Colorama as well as the bandleader / guitarist / bassist of Edwyn Collins’ all-star band.-Career:After a nomadic...
  
   - bass, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Andy Hackett
  The Rockingbirds
  The Rockingbirds were a British country-rock band, formed in London in 1990. They disbanded in 1995, but reformed in 2008 for the Heavenly Records 18th Anniversary shows...
  
   - lead guitar on track 4
• Dave Ruffy
  The Ruts
  The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel.-Career:...
  
   - drums

Production

• Producer: Edwyn Collins, Sebastian Lewsley
• Engineer: Sebastian Lewsley
• Mixing: Sebastian Lewsley, Edwyn Collins
• Arranger: Edwyn Collins
  Edwyn Collins
  Edwyn Stephen Collins is an Ivor Novello Award winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop. Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice...