Mighty ReArranger

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Mighty ReArranger
Studio album by Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation
Released	April 25, 2005 (International) May 9, 2005 (UK) May 10, 2005 (USA)
Recorded	Riverside Studios, Batheaston, United Kingdom, 2004
Genre	Hard rock Progressive rock
Length	54:14
Label	Sanctuary Records Es Paranza Rhino Records
Producer	Steve Evans
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Music Box May 2005 PopMatters (8/10) link
Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation chronology
Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003) Mighty Rearranger (2005) Nine Lives (2006)
Bonus disc cover
A re-coloured version of the original cover, for the French re-release

Mighty ReArranger is an album by the British rock singer Robert Plant and his band the Strange Sensation. It was released on April 25, 2005 internationally, May 9 in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States. Mighty ReArranger contains a blend of world and Western music influences, with mystical, oblique and somewhat cynical references to religion and destiny. The album also contains a strong political statement with the song Freedom Fries. The first single was Shine It All Around. Special editions of the album sold exclusively in Best Buy retailers feature a 44-minute interview bonus disc, A Conversation with Robert Plant, with an interview by Nigel Williamson.

This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. The album was re-released in a remastered edition on March 20, 2007 and as a part of the Nine Lives boxset.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Another Tribe" - 3:17
2. "Shine It All Around" - 4:03
3. "Freedom Fries" - 2:53
4. "Tin Pan Valley" - 3:47
5. "All the King's Horses" - 4:20
6. "The Enchanter" - 5:27
7. "Takamba" - 4:06
8. "Dancing in Heaven" - 4:26
9. "Somebody Knocking" - 3:47
10. "Let the Four Winds Blow" - 4:52
11. "Mighty ReArranger" - 4:25
12. "Brother Ray" - 1:12
13. "Shine It All Around (Girls Remix)", a hidden track

[edit] Bonus disc

Mighty ReArranger was sold in France with a bonus disc of live tracks recorded at Studio 104 in Paris on June 9, 2005.

1. "Shine It All Around"
2. "Black Dog"
3. "Freedom Fries"
4. "When the Levee Breaks"
5. "All the King's Horses"
6. "Takamba"
7. "Tin Pan Valley"
8. "Gallows Pole"
9. "The Enchanter"
10. "Whole Lotta Love"

The band also recorded "Another Tribe", "Morning Dew", "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", and "Mighty ReArranger"

[edit] Remastered version bonus tracks

A Conversation with Robert Plant, an interview with Nigel Williamson to promote the album

• "Red, White and Blue"
• "All the Money in the World"
• "Shine It All Around (Girls Remix)"
• "Tin Pan Valley (Girls Remix)"
• "The Enchanter (UNKLE Reconstruction)"

In this version, "Brother Ray" is by itself on track 12 and the "Shine It All Around" remix is added as a separate track.

[edit] Song meanings

The Mighty ReArranger is a Fate-like entity that controls the affairs of humanity^[1], and the album explores mysticism. Freedom Fries is critical of the presidency of George W. Bush and the climate of United States politics after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Brother Ray is a nickname for Ray Charles, who had recently died when the album was recorded. The title is also similar to The Velvet Underground's Sister Ray.

[edit] References

1. ^ A Conversation with Robert Plant

• Bonus tracks information
• Official page from Robert Plant's site