Outsider (Roger Taylor album)

Outsider is the sixth studio album by English musician Roger Taylor, best known as the drummer of British rock band Queen, which was released on 1 October 2021. A homonymous solo tour ran from 2 October to 22 October 2021.[4] The album was inspired by COVID-19 lockdowns.[3]

Outsider
Studio album by
Roger Taylor
Released1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
GenreRock
Length47:02
Label
Producer
Roger Taylor chronology
Fun on Earth
(2013)		 Outsider
(2021)
Singles from Outsider
  1. "Gangsters Are Running This World"
    Released: 8 April 2019
  2. "Isolation"
    Released: 22 June 2020
  3. "We're All Just Trying to Get By"
    Released: 27 August 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash6/10[2]
Classic Rock[3]

Content

Some of the tracks on the album are re-recordings of Taylor's previous tracks. "Absolutely Anything" is another version of Taylor's theme for the 2015 film of the same name, while "Foreign Sand" is presented as a new acoustic "English mix" of Taylor's 1994 single composed by Yoshiki. "Journey's End" was originally released as a single in 2017, and is presented in a "2021 mix" on the album.[3] Taylor's 2019 single "Gangsters Are Running This World", written about Russian president Vladimir Putin and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro,[2] is presented in two versions, with the "purple version" a more "aggressive" take on the track.[3]

Track listing
Outsider track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Tides"3:39
2."I Know, I Know, I Know"3:51
3."More Kicks (Long Day's Journey into Night... Life)"4:56
4."Absolutely Anything"5:04
5."Gangsters Are Running This World"4:04
6."We're All Just Trying to Get By" (featuring KT Tunstall)2:52
7."Gangsters Are Running This World" (purple version)2:37
8."Isolation"3:24
9."The Clapping Song"2:55
10."Outsider"3:41
11."Foreign Sand" (English mix)3:01
12."Journey's End" (2021 mix)6:58
Total length:47:02

Charts
Chart performance for Outsider
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 165
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 24
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 81
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[11] 70
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 59
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 30
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 3

References
  1. "Outsider by Roger Taylor Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. Godfrey, Hayden (30 September 2021). "Roger Taylor – Outsider | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. Aizlewood, John (1 October 2021). "Roger Taylor achieves unexpected solo career high on the moving Outsider". Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 October 2021 – via Loudersound.
  4. "Roger Taylor Announces UK Solo Tour and New Album 'Outsider'". Queenonline.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Roger Taylor – Outsider" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Roger Taylor – Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Roger Taylor – Outsider" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Roger Taylor – Outsider" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Roger Taylor – Outsider" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. "Irish Albums Chart: 8 October 2021". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/10/06 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  12. "ロジャー・テイラー". Oricon. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  14. "Discos Más Vendidos en España". El Portal de Música. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Roger Taylor – Outsider". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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