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{{Infobox album
| name       = Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Robert Plant]]
| cover      = Robert Plant Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|df=y|2014|9|8}}
| recorded   = Helium Studios, [[Wiltshire]] <br> [[Real World Studios]], nr [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] <br> Contino Rooms, [[London]]
| studio     =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Experimental rock]]|[[worldbeat]]|[[folk rock]]|[[alternative rock]]}}
| length     = 50:00<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.de/lullaby-Ceaseless-Roar-Robert-Plant/dp/B00L75GC54/ref=mb_oe_o | title=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar | website=Amazon Germany }}</ref>
| label      = [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]]/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer   = Robert Plant
| chronology = [[Robert Plant]]
| prev_title = [[Robert Plant discography#Live albums|Sensational Space Shifters (Live in London July '12)]]
| prev_year  = 2012
| next_title = [[Carry Fire]]
| next_year  = 2017
}}
'''''Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar''''' (stylized as '''''lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar''''') is the tenth solo album by English rock singer [[Robert Plant]]. It was released on 8 September 2014 on [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref name=nme>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/robert-plant/78080|title=Robert Plant announces new album and UK tour|magazine=[[NME]]|date=23 June 2014|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-out-september-9-nonesuch-warner-bros-records-2014-06-23|title=Robert Plant's "lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar" Out September 9 on Nonesuch / Warner Bros. Records; Pre-Order Now|publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]]|date=23 June 2014|accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref> It was also Plant's first studio album with his backing band the Sensational Space Shifters, although the band is not credited on the front cover.
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 81/100<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar/robert-plant|title=Lullaby and...the Ceaseless Roar by Robert Plant |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref>
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Robert Plant / Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters ''Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar''|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-mw0002697183|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters: Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar – review
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/04/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-review |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 September 2014|page=|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| rev3      = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=McNair|first=James|title=Black Country communion: Robert Plant ''Lullaby And … The Ceaseless Roar''|url=|work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|date=October 2014|page=84}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| rev4score = 9.3/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleason|first=Holly|title=Robert Plant: ''Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar'' Review|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/09/robert-plant-lullaby-andthe-ceaseless-roar-review.html|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| rev5      = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev5score = 7.0/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Berman|first=Stuart|title=Robert Plant ''Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar''|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19655-robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar/|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| rev6      = [[PopMatters]]
| rev6score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sweeney|first=Joe|title=Robert Plant: Lullaby and … the Ceaseless Roar|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/185720-robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar/|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|date=22 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| rev7      = ''[[Record Collector]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Staunton|first=Terry|title=Robert Plant – Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar
|url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/lullaby-ceaseless-roar |work=[[Record Collector]]|date=October 2014|page=|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| rev8      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hermes|first=Will|title=Robert Plant ''Lullaby and … The Ceaseless Roar''|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-20140909|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=9 September 2014|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
| rev9      = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev9score = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Neil|title=Robert Plant – Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/robert-plant/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-review|work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=October 2014|page=|accessdate=11 November 2014|archive-date=7 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007173950/http://www.uncut.co.uk/robert-plant/robert-plant-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-review|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
''Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar'' received acclaim by the majority of music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from a selection of critics, the album received an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 81, based on 23 reviews. The album was named one of the 50 best albums of 2014 by NPR Music.
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline  =
| extra_column =
| total_length =
| title1   = Little Maggie
| writer1  = [[Traditional music|Traditional]], arranged by [[Robert Plant]], [[Justin Adams]], John Baggott, Billy Fuller, Dave Smith, [[Liam Tyson|Liam "Skin" Tyson]]
| length1  = 5:06
| title2   = Rainbow
| writer2  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson
| length2  = 4:18
| title3   = Pocketful of Golden
| writer3  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, [[Juldeh Camara]], Fuller, Smith, Tyson
| length3  = 4:12
| title4   = Embrace Another Fall
| writer4  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson
| length4  = 5:52
| title5   = Turn It Up
| writer5  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson
| length5  = 4:06
| title6   = A Stolen Kiss
| writer6  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson
| length6  = 5:15
| title7   = Somebody There
| writer7  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson
| length7  = 4:32
| title8   = Poor Howard
| note8    = {{Ref|1|‡}}
| writer8  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson
| length8  = 4:13
| title9   = House of Love
| writer9  = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Smith, Tyson
| length9  = 5:07
| title10  = Up on the Hollow Hill (Understanding Arthur)
| writer10 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Fuller, Tyson
| length10 = 4:35
| title11  = Arbaden (Maggie's Babby)
| writer11 = Plant, Adams, Baggott, Camara, Fuller, Smith, Tyson
| length11 = 2:44
}}
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:{{Note|1|‡}} – derived from the [[Lead Belly]] song "Po' Howard" (Huddie Ledbetter, [[John Lomax|John A. Lomax]], [[Alan Lomax]]); also incorporates lyrics and melody from "Wah Wah", from the album ''[[No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-08|title=Robert Plant lullaby And…The Ceaseless Roar Review · paulsemel.com|url=https://paulsemel.com/robert-plant-lullaby-andthe-ceaseless-roar-review/|access-date=2021-12-25|website=paulsemel.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
<small>Sources:<ref name=nme/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2014/06/robert-plant-new-album-song-of-the-day/|title=Robert Plant: New Album & Song of the Day|publisher=[[Folk Radio UK]]|first=Alex|last=Gallacher|date=24 June 2014|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref></small>
==Personnel==
;Musicians
*[[Robert Plant]] – vocals, production
*The Sensational Space Shifters (as backing band):
**[[Justin Adams]] – bendirs, djembe, guitars, tehardant, background vocals
**[[Liam Tyson|Liam "Skin" Tyson]] – banjo, guitar, background vocals.
**John Baggott – keyboards, loops, moog bass, piano, tabla, background vocals
**[[Juldeh Camara]] – kologo, ritti, Fulani vocals
**Billy Fuller – bass, drum programming, omnichord, upright bass
**Dave Smith – drum set
*[[Julie Murphy (singer)|Julie Murphy]] – vocals on "Embrace Another Fall"
*Nicola Powell – background vocals on "Poor Howard"
;Production
*Tim Oliver – recording, mixing
*Tim Holmes – recording
*[[Tchad Blake]] – mixing
*[[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering
*Brett Kilroe and Geoffrey Hanson – art direction
<small>Source:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/robert-plant-to-release-lullaby-and-the-ceaseless-roar-in-september/|title=Robert Plant To Release 'Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar' In September|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=23 June 2014|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref></small>
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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!Chart (2014)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|22|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|11|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
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{{album chart|Flanders|15|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|6|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|6|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|3|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|15|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|4|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|10|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|2|year=2014|week=37|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 September 2014}}
|-
!scope="row"|Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1881|title=Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 08-09-2014 al 14-09-2014)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=Italian|accessdate=19 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011065107/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1881|archivedate=11 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
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{{album chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 September 2014}}
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{{album chart|Poland|4|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|id=886|accessdate=14 September 2014|rowheader=true}}
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{{album chart|Spain|30|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
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{{album chart|Sweden|6|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 September 2014}}
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{{album chart|Switzerland|6|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
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{{album chart|UK|2|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardDigital|15|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
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{{album chart|BillboardRock|4|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
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{{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|3|artist=Robert Plant|album=Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 September 2014}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a|title=Rapports Annuels 2014|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=20 November 2020}}</ref>
| 124
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20140105/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2014|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=22 March 2021}}</ref>
| 94
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = 9 December 2014 | title = 2014 Year End Charts - Top Rock Albums| date = 2 January 2013 }}</ref>
| 61
|}
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Discogs master|master=730632|name=Lullaby And...The Ceaseless Roar|type=album}}
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