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The Blue God

2008 studio album by Martina Topley-Bird

The Blue God is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Martina Topley-Bird, her first in five years. Released on 12 May 2008,[9] the album had been complete since at least September 2007.[10] Since then, Topley-Bird slowly revealed track titles and posted songs from the album on her official website[11] and her MySpace page.[12] The Blue God was produced by Danger Mouse. The album was preceded by its first single, "Carnies," on 3 March 2008.[13] "Poison," the second single, was released on 5 May 2008. The single's B-side, "Soldier Boy", is a collaboration with Gorillaz & Roots Manuva which interpolates certain elements of the Gorillaz' demo "Snakes & Ladders".[12] The third single from the album, "Baby Blue," was released as a digital download on 7 September 2008.[14][15]

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The album reached number 88 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release.[16]

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References

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    "BBC – Music – Review of Martina Topley-Bird – The Blue God". bbc.co.uk.
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    Hot Press review
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    Administrator (19 April 2010). "Martina Topley Bird – The Blue God (Independiente)".
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    Colville, Liz. "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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    Prefix Magazine review
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    "Login". timesonline.co.uk.
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    "カラコンは女の子の味方". twistedear.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008.
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    "Independiente". independiente.co.uk.
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    "martinatopleybird.com".
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    "Martina Topley Bird". Martina Topley Bird. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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    MySpace.com – Martina Topley-Bird
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    "martinatopleybird.com".
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    Martina Topley Bird – Baby Blue Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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    "Baby Blue Single OUT NOW!". independiente.co.uk.
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    The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine


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