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| Released | August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) | |||
| Length | 45:08 | |||
| Label | Freida Jean (Absolute UK) | |||
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Jake Shears is the self-titled debut solo album by Jake Shears, released on August 10, 2018.[1] "Creep City" serves as the album's lead single.
The album was recorded in Louisville with Kevin Ratterman, as well as members of My Morning Jacket.[1]
"Creep City" serves as the album's lead single.[2] The music video was directed by Mac Boucher.[1]
The second single was "Sad Song Backwards". It was accompanied by a lyric video.[3]
"Big Bushy Moustache" was released as the third single. Its video was directed by Mac Boucher too, and consists on Shears strutting in New Orleans, urging other men to join him in the celebration of facial hair. It features a cameo by Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme (who had previously collaborated with Scissor Sisters on the promotion of 2010 Magic Hour).[citation needed]
"Everything I Ever Need" was released as the fourth single, with a video (also directed by Boucher) inspired by Elton John and Freddie Mercury.[citation needed]
Shears toured the album in the United States and will support Kylie Minogue touring Australia in 2019.[citation needed]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Albumism |   [5] |
| AllMusic |  [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| NME | [9] |
Jake Shears received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 78 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:25 |
| 2. | "Good Friends" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Big Bushy Mustache" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Sad Song Backwards" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Everything I'll Ever Need" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "All for What" | 4:35 |
| 7. | "S.O.B." | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Creep City" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "The Bruiser" | 5:38 |
| 10. | "Clothes Off" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Palace in the Sky" | 4:08 |
| 12. | "Mississippi Delta (I'm Your Man)" | 3:49 |
The B-Sides EP was released in 2019, a year after the album.[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Whatever It Takes" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Fit Ain't One Thing" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Arrington Fields" | 5:42 |
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 17 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 20 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 4 |
