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{{Infobox album
| name       = Paley & Francis
| type       = [[Studio album]]
| artist     = Paley & Francis ([[Black Francis]] and [[Reid Paley]])
| cover      = PALEY&FRANCIS-CoverPromoTHIS.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2011|10|11}}
| recorded   = September 2010
| venue      =
| studio     = Hormone Studios, [[Nashville]]
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[roots rock]], [[alternative rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=35|s=59}}
| label      = [[Cooking Vinyl]], [[Sonic Unyon]], [[Demon Music Group]]
| producer   = [[Jon Tiven]]
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| misc       = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[Black Francis]]
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| prev_title = [[Abbabubba]]
| prev_year  = 2011
| title      = Paley & Francis
| year       = 2011
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{{Album ratings
| MC = 60/100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/paley-francis/paley-and-francis/critic-reviews |title=Paley and Francis by Paley and Francis |work= [[Metacritic]] |accessdate=6 September 2017 }}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/paley-francis-mw0002181279 |title=Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis |accessdate=6 September 2017 |work= [[Allmusic]] |last=Phares |first=Heather }}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
| rev2score = C−<ref>{{cite news |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2011/10/album-review-paley-francis-paley-and-francis/ |title=Paley & Francis – Paley and Francis |date=18 October 2011 |accessdate=6 September 2017 |work= [[Consequence of Sound]] |last=Young |first=Alex }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Popmatters]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/149501-paley-francis-paley-francis/ |title=Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis |date=9 January 2012 |accessdate=6 September 2017 |work= [[Popmatters]] |last=McManus |first=Liam }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis Review |date=October 2011 |journal= [[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |page=95 }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''
| rev5score = 5/10<ref>{{cite journal |title=Paley and Francis: Paley and Francis |date=October 2011 |journal= [[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |page=101 }}</ref>
}}
'''''Paley & Francis''''' is a studio album by Paley & Francis ([[Reid Paley]] and [[Black Francis]]), recorded in [[Nashville]] in September 2010, and released in the UK & Europe on October 10, 2011 on [[Cooking Vinyl]], and in North America on October 11, 2011 on [[Sonic Unyon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/10/reid-paley-francis/|title=Reid Paley & Black Francis: Paley & Francis|publisher=[[American Songwriter]]|date=18 Oct 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/10/album-review-paley-francis-paley-and-francis/|title=Album Review: Paley & Francis – Paley and Francis|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=18 Oct 2011}}</ref>
The album was produced by [[Jon Tiven]], and features [[Reid Paley]] and [[Black Francis]] on guitars and vocals, accompanied by [[Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section|Muscle Shoals]] legends [[Spooner Oldham]] on piano and [[David Hood]] on bass.
Paley & Francis debuted live in early September 2011 with club performances in Albany NY, Buffalo NY, and Hamilton Ontario (unannounced), and as one of the headliners of Hamilton Ontario's [[Supercrawl]] Festival. The band for these performances consisted of [[Reid Paley]] & [[Black Francis]] on guitars and vocals, Eric Eble (of the [[Reid Paley]] Trio) on bass, and Dave Varriale on drums.
The Paley & Francis album was re-released as a [[LP album|vinyl LP]] in 2022 by [[Demon Music Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/paley-francis-140g-black-vinyl/|title=Paley & Francis (140g Black Vinyl) Demon Music Group|publisher=[[Demon Music Group]]|date=12 Dec 2021}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
All music written by [[Black Francis]] and [[Reid Paley]], lyricists noted below
#"Curse" (Francis){{nbsp}}– 3:45
#"On the Corner" (Paley){{nbsp}}– 2:18
#"Magic Cup" (Francis){{nbsp}}– 3:47
#"Ugly Life" (Paley){{nbsp}}– 3:55
#"Seal" (Francis){{nbsp}}– 4:29
#"The Last Song" (Paley){{nbsp}}– 3:38
#"Crescent Moon" (Francis){{nbsp}}– 3:26
#"Deconstructed" (Paley){{nbsp}}– 3:44
#"Praise" (Francis){{nbsp}}– 3:36
#"Happy Shoes" (Paley){{nbsp}}– 3:22
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Paley & Francis|type=Liner notes|others=Paley & Francis|publisher=[[Cooking Vinyl]] |year=2011}}</ref>
;Musicians
*[[Reid Paley]] – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
*[[Black Francis]] – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
*[[David Hood]] – bass
*[[Spooner Oldham]] – piano, organ, electric piano
*[[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]] – snare, tambourine, shaker, bells
*[[Jon Tiven]] – tenor saxophone, harmonica, tambourine, "bass pillow", snare, handclaps, backing vocals
*Jru Frazier – snare, tambourine
*[[Patterson Hood]] – shaker
;Technical
*Jon Tiven – producer, engineer, mixing
*Jake Burns – mixing engineer
*Jim Demain – mastering engineer
*Myles Mangino – photography
*Butch Belair – photography
==References==
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