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"Stand by Me"
Single by Ben E. King
from the album Don't Play That Song!
B-side
"On the Horizon"
Released
April 1961
Format
7-inch single, 12-inch single
Recorded
October 27, 1960
Genre
Rhythm and blues, soul
Length
2:57
Label
Atco
Songwriter(s)
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Ben E. King singles chronology
"First Taste of Love"
(1961) "Stand by Me"
(1961) "Amor"
(1961)
"First Taste of Love"
(1961) "Stand by Me"
(1961) "Amor"
(1961)
"Stand by Me"
Single by John Lennon
from the album Rock 'n' Roll
B-side
"Move Over Ms. L"
Released
March 10, 1975
Format
7-inch vinyl
Recorded
1974
Genre
Rock
Length
3:26
Label
Apple
Songwriter(s)
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)
John Lennon
John Lennon singles chronology
"#9 Dream"
(1974) "Stand by Me"
(1975) "(Just Like) Starting Over"
(1980)
"#9 Dream"
(1974) "Stand by Me"
(1975) "(Just Like) Starting Over"
(1980)
"Stand by Me"
Single by Mickey Gilley
from the album Urban Cowboy
B-side
"Here Comes the Hurt Again"
Released
May 31, 1980
Format
7"
Recorded
1980
Genre
Country
Length
3:35
Label
Epic
Songwriter(s)
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)
Jim Ed Norman
Mickey Gilley singles chronology
"True Love Ways"
(1980) "Stand by Me"
(1980) "That's All That Matters"
(1980)
"True Love Ways"
(1980) "Stand by Me"
(1980) "That's All That Matters"
(1980)
"Stand by Me"
Single by Maurice White
from the album Maurice White
Released
1985
Format
7-inch, 12-inch
Genre
Rhythm and blues, soul
Length
4:07
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)
Maurice White
"Stand by Me"
Single by 4 the Cause
from the album Stand by Me
Released
September 18, 1998
Format
CD
Recorded
1997
Genre
Soul, Hip hop
Length
3:44
Label
RCA
Songwriter(s)
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)
Michael Vitoria, Funky Be
4 the Cause singles chronology
"Stand by Me"
(1998) "Let Me Be"
(1998)
"Stand by Me"
(1998) "Let Me Be"
(1998)
"Stand by Me"
Single by Prince Royce
from the album Prince Royce
Released
2010
Recorded
2009
Genre
Bachata
Length
3:25
Label
Top Stop Music
Songwriter(s)
Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)
Sergio George
Prince Royce singles chronology
"Stand by Me"
(2010) "Corazón Sin Cara"
(2010)
"Stand by Me"
(2010) "Corazón Sin Cara"
(2010)
"Stand by Me" is a song, originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King, and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Sam Cooke and J. W. Alexander called "Stand by Me Father," recorded by the Soul Stirrers with Johnnie Taylor singing lead. The third line of the second verse of the former work derives from Psalms 46:2c.[1] There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song, performed by many artists. It was featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film Stand by Me, and a corresponding music video was released to promote the film.
In 2012, it was estimated that the song's royalties had topped £17 million, making it the sixth highest earning song as of that time. 50% of the royalties were paid to King.[2]
In 2015, King's original version was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant",[3] just under five weeks before his death. Later in the year, the 2015 line up of the Drifters recorded it, in tribute to him.
Contents
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1 Song information
1.1 Structure
2 Other notable versions
3 Chart performance
3.1 Ben E. King
3.2 John Lennon
3.3 Mickey Gilley
3.4 Maurice White
3.5 4 the Cause
3.6 Prince Royce
3.7 Florence + The Machine
4 See also
5 References
Song information[edit]
According to the documentary History of Rock 'n' Roll, Ben E. King had no intention of recording the song himself.[4] King had written it for the Drifters, who passed on recording it. After the "Spanish Harlem" recording session, he had some studio time left over. The session's producers, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, asked if he had any more songs. King played it on the piano for them. They liked it and called the studio musicians back in to record it.
Stoller recalls it differently:
I remember arriving at our office as Jerry and Ben were working on lyrics for a new song. King had the beginnings of a melody that he was singing a cappella. I went to the piano and worked up the harmonies, developing a bass pattern that became the signature of the song. Ben and Jerry quickly finished the lyrics ... .[5]
In another interview, Stoller said:
Ben E. had the beginnings of a song—both words and music. He worked on the lyrics together with Jerry, and I added elements to the music, particularly the bass line. To some degree, it's based on a gospel song called "Lord Stand By Me". I have a feeling that Jerry and Ben E. were inspired by it. Ben, of course, had a strong background in church music. He's a 50% writer on the song, and Jerry and I are 25% each.... When I walked in, Jerry and Ben E. were working on the lyrics to a song. They were at an old oak desk we had in the office. Jerry was sitting behind it, and Benny was sitting on the top. They looked up and said they were writing a song. I said, "Let me hear it."... Ben began to sing the song a cappella. I went over to the upright piano and found the chord changes behind the melody he was singing. It was in the key of A. Then I created a bass line. Jerry said, "Man that's it!" We used my bass pattern for a starting point and, later, we used it as the basis for the string arrangement created by Stanley Applebaum.[6]
The personnel on the song included Romeo Penque on sax, Ernie Hayes on piano, Al Caiola and Charles McCracken on guitars, Lloyd Trotman on double bass, Phil Kraus on percussion, and Gary Chester on drums, plus a wordless mixed chorus and strings. Songwriting credits on the single were shown as King and Elmo Glick—a pseudonym used by Leiber and Stoller.
King's record went to No. 1 on the R&B charts[7] and was a Top Ten hit on the US charts twice—in its original release, entering the Billboard chart on May 13, 1961[8] and peaking at No. 4 on June 16, 1961, and a 1986 re-release coinciding with its use as the theme song for the movie of the same name following its appearance in the film, when it peaked at No. 9 on 20 December 1986 - 3 January 1987, and also in an advertisement for Levi Jeans. It also reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1987 after its re-release, mostly because of the jeans spot, originally reaching No. 27 on its first release.
The song was not released on an album until it had been out as a single for two years. The song appeared on King's Don't Play That Song! album.
The song was ranked 122nd on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1999, BMI named it as the fourth most-performed song of the 20th century, with about seven million performances.[9]
On March 27, 2012, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that the song would receive its 2012 Towering Song Award and that King would be honored with the 2012 Towering Performance Award for his recording of it.[10]
Structure[edit]
The song uses a version of the common chord progression now called the 50s progression, which has been called the "'Stand by Me' changes" after the song.[11]
Other notable versions[edit]
Adriano Celentano's 1962 Italian version, "Pregherò" (meaning "I will pray") reached no. 1 on the Italian charts.[12]
Muhammad Ali (as Cassius Clay) released a version on his 1963 spoken-word/comedy album I Am the Greatest. Clay's recording was released as the B-side of the eponymous single in 1964,[13] charting on the Billboard "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles".[14] It was included on the CD Beat Of The Pops Vol 34.
Spyder Turner's 1967 version climbed to No. 3 on the US Billboard Black Singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[15]
John Lennon recorded his version of the song for his 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll. Lennon's remake was his last hit prior to his five-year retirement from the music industry. Lennon filmed a performance of the song for The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975.[16] On May 3, 1975 this version peaked at #20 on the US Hot 100, right in front of King's comeback hit "Supernatural Thing - Part I" at #21.
Mickey Gilley released his version of the song in 1980, and it was included in the movie Urban Cowboy. It was his eighth #1 on the US country charts and also reached #22 on the US Hot 100.
Maurice White's 1985 recording peaked at number 6, 11 and 50 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Adult Contemporary and Billboard Hot 100 charts, respectively.[17]
A version of the song released by American R&B group 4 The Cause in 1998 was a #1 hit in Switzerland, reached No. 2 of the Austrian and German singles charts and number three in New Zealand, and was a top-ten hit in several other countries.[18][19]
Prince Royce recorded a bachata version of the song as his debut single, changing parts of the lyrics into Spanish. This version peaked No. 8 on US Hot Latin Tracks and No. 1 on US Tropical Airplay. At the Latin Grammy Awards of 2010, Royce performed a live version of the song along with Ben E. King.[20] Royce's remake received a Lo Nuestro award for "Tropical Song of the Year".[21]
Florence + The Machine recorded the song for the soundtrack and trailer of Final Fantasy XV in 2016.[22][23] The cover peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Rock Singles in December 2016.[24]
Skylar Grey recorded the song which appeared for a Budweiser commercial for Super Bowl LII, with proceeds for the song to go to the American Red Cross.[25][26]
Chart performance[edit]
Ben E. King[edit]
Chart (1961)
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[27] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 4
UK Singles Chart[28] 27
Chart (1986)
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 9
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[30] 10
For the year-end charts in the US, the song was the #63 song of 1961[31] and #67 of 1987.[32]
Chart (1987)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[28] 1
Irish Singles Chart 1
German Top 75 2
Swiss Music Charts 3
Dutch Top 40 7
Austria Top 40 7
Sweden Singles Chart 8
Norway Singles Chart 9
John Lennon[edit]
Chart (1975)
Peak
position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart 10
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 20
US Cashbox Top 100[34] 20
UK Singles Chart 30
German Singles Chart 22
Mickey Gilley[edit]
Chart (1980)
Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[35] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 22
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[37] 3
Canadian RPM Country Chart 3
Canadian RPM Singles Chart 51
Maurice White[edit]
Chart (1985)[17]
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[38] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[39] 50
4 the Cause[edit]
Weekly charts
Chart (1998)
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 82
UK Single Charts 12
German Single Charts 2
Austrian Single Charts 2
Swiss Single Charts 1
Year-end charts
Chart (1998)
Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 28
Prince Royce[edit]
Chart (2010)[42]
Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 8
U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Songs 17
Florence + The Machine[edit]
Chart (2016)
Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[43]
2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[44]
23
Belgium Digital Songs (Billboard)[45]
1
France (SNEP)[46]
162
Israel (Media Forest)[47]
5
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[48]
15
See also[edit]
List of number-one R&B singles of 1961 (U.S.)
List of UK Singles Chart number ones
List of number-one singles of 1987 (Ireland)
List of number-one Billboard Hot Tropical Songs of 2010
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Laurence Ourac. "Stand by Me: Digging The Oldies Part 3". Retrieved 2016-10-08. (The actual reference is Psalms 46:2c rather than all of Psalms 46:2-3.)
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Jump up ^ "BBC4…The World's Richest Songs". Did You Watch It?. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
Jump up ^ "New Entries to National Recording Registry | News Releases - Library of Congress". Loc.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Good Rockin' Tonight". (c) 1995 Time-Life Video.
Jump up ^ Leiber, Jerry; Stoller, Mike; Ritz, David (2009). Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller Autobiography. Simon & Schuster. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-4165-5938-2.
Jump up ^ "May 2012". JazzWax. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 325.
Jump up ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1961-05-13
Jump up ^ "BMI Announces Top 100 Songs of the Century | News". BMI.com. December 13, 1999. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Stand By Me Named Towering Song, Ben E. King Towering Performance, Lance Freed Abe Olman Publisher". SongHall. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ Moore, Allan (1995). "The So-Called 'Flattened Seventh' in Rock". Popular Music. Cambridge University Press. 14 (2): 185–201. doi:10.1017/S0261143000007431.
Jump up ^ "Hit Parade del 24 Novembre 1962". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Late Single Spotlights". Billboard. Vol. 76 no. 10. 7 March 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2017. The flip is a legit reading of the Ben E. King hit from a while back.
Jump up ^ Stutz, Colin (4 June 2016). "Muhammad Ali the Grammy-Nominated, Billboard-Charting Musician". Billboard. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
Jump up ^ "Deep Online April 2010". Soulexpress.net. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ The Old Grey Whistle Test (DVD). Warner Home Video. 2003.
^ Jump up to: a b The album Maurice White on AllMusic
Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. "4 The Cause - Stand By Me". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts". Musicline.de. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Prince Royce All Set To Touch The Sky". Thaindian.com. November 12, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Premio Lo Nuestro 2011 Winners List". Nochelatina.com. February 18, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ Bilstein, Jon (31 March 2016). "Hear Florence and the Machine's Sweeping 'Stand By Me' Cover". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
Jump up ^ "Florence + The Machine Covers Classic "Stand By Me" for Final Fantasy XV" (Press release). Square Enix. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
Jump up ^ "Chart History: Florence + the Machine". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
Jump up ^ Langone, Alix. "Budweiser Just Released Its 2018 Super Bowl Commercial and It Has Nothing to Do With Beer". Retrieved January 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ Marzovilla, Julia. "Skylar Grey Helps Highlight 'A Good Cause on a Large Scale' With New Budweiser Super Bowl Commercial". Retrieved January 28, 2018.
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Jump up ^ "End of Year Charts 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
Jump up ^ Prince Royce Billboard Singes, AllMusic
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Florence %2B The Machine – Stand By Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Ultratop.be – Florence %2B The Machine – Stand By Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Belgium Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Lescharts.com – Florence %2B The Machine – Stand By Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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Preceded by
"Dancin' Cowboys"
by The Bellamy Brothers Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single (Mickey Gilley version)
August 9, 1980 Succeeded by
"Tennessee River"
by Alabama
Preceded by
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
by Aretha Franklin and George Michael UK number one single
Ben E. King version
February 21, 1987
(for three weeks) Succeeded by
"Everything I Own"
by Boy George
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Ben E. King
Studio albums
Spanish Harlem
Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers
Don't Play That Song!
Young Boy Blues
Seven Letters
What Is Soul
Rough Edges
The Beginning of It All
Supernatural
I Had a Love
Rhapsody
Let Me Live in Your Life
Music Trance
Street Tough
Save the Last Dance for Me
What's Important to Me
Shades of Blue
I Have Songs in My Pocket
Soul Masters
I've Been Around
Love Is Gonna Get You
Live albums
Person to Person: Live at the Blue Note
Compilations
Ben E. King's Greatest Hits
Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection
Anthology
The Very Best of Ben E. King
Eleven Best
Singles
"Spanish Harlem"
"Stand by Me"
"Amor"
"Don't Play That Song (You Lied)"
"I (Who Have Nothing)"
"Supernatural Thing"
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v
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John Lennon singles discography
Lifetime
1969
"Give Peace a Chance" / "Remember Love" (Ono)
"Cold Turkey" / "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)" (Ono)
1970
"Instant Karma!" / "Who Has Seen the Wind?" (Ono)
"Mother" / "Why" (Ono)
1971
"Power to the People" / "Open Your Box" (Ono) (UK)
"Power to the People" / "Touch Me" (Ono) (US)
"Imagine" / "It's So Hard" (US)
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" / "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" (Ono)
1972
"Woman Is the Nigger of the World" / "Sisters O Sisters" (Ono)
1973
"Mind Games" / "Meat City"
1974
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" / "Beef Jerky"
"#9 Dream" / "What You Got"
"Ya Ya" / "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Germany only)
1975
"Stand by Me" / "Move Over Ms. L"
"Imagine" / "Working Class Hero" (UK)
1977
"Stand by Me" / "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (reissue) (US)
1980
"(Just Like) Starting Over" / "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Ono)
Posthumous
1981
"Woman" / "Beautiful Boys" (Ono)
"Watching the Wheels" / "Yes, I'm Your Angel" (Ono) (UK)
"Watching the Wheels" / "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" (US)
1982
"Love" / "Give Me Some Truth"
1984
"Nobody Told Me" / "O' Sanity" (Ono)
"Borrowed Time" / "Your Hands" (Ono)
"I'm Stepping Out" / "Sleepless Night" (Ono)
"Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" / "It's Alright" (Ono)
1985
"Jealous Guy" / "Going Down on Love"
1986
"Rock and Roll People" (promo)
1998
"I'm Losing You" (promo)
Unreleased
1972
"The Luck of the Irish" / "Attica State" (release pulled after receiving an Apple catalogue number)
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Mickey Gilley
Albums
Too Good to Stop Now
Invitation Only
Notable singles
"Room Full of Roses"
"I Overlooked an Orchid"
"City Lights"
"Window Up Above"
"Bouquet of Roses"
"Overnight Sensation"
"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"
"Bring It On Home to Me"
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
"She's Pulling Me Back Again"
"Honky Tonk Memories"
"Chains of Song"
"The Power of Positive Drinkin'"
"Here Comes the Hurt Again"
"The Song We Made Love To"
"Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye"
"My Silver Lining"
"True Love Ways"
"Stand by Me"
"That's All That Matters"
"A Headache Tomorrow (Or a Heartache Tonight)"
"You Don't Know Me"
"Lonely Nights"
"Tears of the Lonely"
"Put Your Dreams Away"
"Talk to Me"
"Fool for Your Love"
"Your Love Shines Through"
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
"Too Good to Stop Now"
"I'm the One Mama Warned You About"
"You've Got Something on Your Mind"
"Your Memory Ain't What It Used to Be"
"Doo-Wah Days"
"Full Grown Fool"
"She Reminded Me of You"
"There I've Said It Again"
Guest singles
"Paradise Tonight" (with Charly McClain)
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Prince Royce
Discography
Awards and nominations
Studio albums
Prince Royce
Phase II
Soy el Mismo
Double Vision
Five
Compilation albums
#1's
Singles
"Stand by Me"
"Corazón Sin Cara"
"El Amor Que Perdimos"
"Mi Última Carta"
"Las Cosas Pequeñas"
"Incondicional"
"Te Me Vas"
"Darte un Beso"
"Te Robaré"
"Nada"
"Soy el Mismo"
"Stuck on a Feeling"
"Solita"
"Back It Up"
"Culpa al Corazón"
"Solo Yo"
"La Carretera"
"Moneda"
"Deja Vu"
Promotional singles
"Addicted"
Featured singles
"Ven Conmigo"
"El Verdadero Amor Perdona"
"Te Perdiste Mi Amor"
"Te Dar um Beijo"
"Que Cosas Tiene el Amor"
"Hands"
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is the 2014 debut science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, set in her fictional universe the Galactic Commons. Chambers originally self-published it via a Kickstarter campaign; it was subsequently re-published by Hodder & Stoughton.[1]
Contents
1 Synopsis
2 Characters
3 Reception
4 References
Synopsis[edit]
Fleeing her old life, Rosemary Harper joins the multi-species crew of the Wayfarer as a file clerk, and follows them on their various missions throughout the galaxy.
Characters[edit]
Rosemary Harper – A martian born human, she leaves her home planet to join the crew of the tunneling ship, the Wayfarer, where she works as the ship's clerk, whilst struggling to cover up her past.
Ashby Santoso – The captain of the Wayfarer who grew up on the Exodus Fleet. Familiar with space-bound life, he keeps the rest of the crew in check.
Dr Chef – A Grum, so named as he is both the doctor and chef on board the Wayfarer.
Kizzy Shao – One the Wayfarer's two technicians. Extremely talkative.
Jenks – The Wayfarer's other technician. Shorter than most people in the Galactic Commons, but chooses not to get this changed.
Sissix – An Aandrisk, and pilot of the Wayfarer. When she isn't flying the ship, she seems to spend the rest of her time arguing with Corbin.
Corbin – Human, and the ship's algaeist. With a short temper, and not as friendly as the rest of the crew, he prefers not to leave the algae labs where he grows the Wayfarer's fuel.
Lovelace – Referred to by the crew as Lovey, Lovelace is the Wayfarer's onboard AI who runs the processes on the ship and helps during communications.
Ohan - Sianat Pair, The ship's Navigator, they are able to understand the complexities of the sublayer and direct Sissix on where to go, they keep to themself.
Reception[edit]
It was shortlisted for the 2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award,[2] and earned Chambers a nomination for the British Fantasy Awards' 2016 "Sydney James Bounds Award for Best Newcomer".[3] It was the first self-published novel to be shortlisted for the Kitschies Golden Tentacle for Best Debut Novel.[4]
The Guardian called it "a quietly profound, humane tour de force that tackles politics and gender issues with refreshing optimism".[5] Io9 considered it to be "exciting, adventurous, and ... cozy", and comparable to "the best space opera universes".[1]
Adam Roberts felt that it was "a huge amount of space-opera-y fun, with some interestingly nuanced perspectives on gender woven into the whole",[4] while James Nicoll observed that although the setting was evocative of the Traveller roleplaying game, he was "more strongly reminded of James Tiptree, Jr.'s short story “And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side” … that is, if James Tiptree, Jr. instead of being relentlessly, inexorably depressing, had been a cheerful optimist."[6] Strange Horizons' Linda Wilson commended Chambers for portraying naturalistic conversation and exposition, and for the relationships between characters.[7]
At the Financial Times, James Lovegrove described it as "SF for the Tumblr generation, a feel-good tale of non-conformity, gender fluidity, multiculturalism and unorthodox sexual relationships", and "perfectly pleasant", but faulted it for "somewhat lacking ... dramatic tension".[8] Similarly, Locus's Adrienne Martini stated that although the novel's opening was "catnip for space opera fans", and although she felt that readers will "love these characters and the exquisitely developed universe they inhabit", ultimately "nothing much happens" until the last 40 pages; Martini emphasized, however, that the novel is worth reading because of its characters and worldbuilding.[9] At Tor.com, Niall Alexander noted that although it is not a "balls-to-the-wall blockbuster", and although it has a "simplistic plot (that) can't compete with either the depth and complexity of Chambers' cast of characters or the sense of wonder suggested by her stellar setting," it is nonetheless a "delight" and a "genuine joy"; ultimately, Alexander concluded, the novel "isn't really about the eponymous angry planet—it's about the long way there."[10]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet Is This Year’s Most Delightful Space Opera, by Andrew Liptak, at Io9; published September 12, 2015; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ Award Shortlists, at ClarkeAward.com; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ Announcing the British Fantasy Awards 2016 Nominees, by Lee Harris, at Tor.com; published June 7, 2016; retrieved July 6, 2017
^ Jump up to: a b Self-published sci-fi debut kickstarts on to Kitschies shortlist, by Alison Flood, at the Guardian; published February 13, 2015; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ The best recent science fiction novels – review roundup, by Eric Brown; at the Guardian; published July 31, 2015; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ Not quite the Traveller novel I was expecting, by James Nicoll, at James Nicoll Reviews; published February 1, 2015; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, reviewed by Linda Wilson, at Strange Horizons; published June 2, 2016; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ ‘The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet', by Becky Chambers, reviewed by James Lovegrove, at the Financial Times; published October 2, 2015; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ Adrienne Martini reviews Becky Chambers, by Adrienne Martini, at Locus Online; published March 12, 2016; retrieved July 6, 2017
Jump up ^ The Joy of the Journey: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, reviewed by Niall Alexander, at Tor.com; first published March 17, 2015; republished July 5, 2016; retrieved July 6, 2017
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