Help
Add this page to your book
Show book (0 pages)
Suggest pagesEqually Cursed and Blessed
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Equally Cursed and Blessed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Catatonia | ||||
| Released | April 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 44.49 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Catatonia chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
| NME | (6/10)[3] |
| Sorted | (Positive)[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Independent | (Negative)[6] |
Equally Cursed and Blessed is the third album by Welsh band Catatonia, released in April 1999 via Blanco y Negro Records. Like its predecessor, International Velvet, it reached number one in the UK Album Chart. However, sales were down compared to the previous album, and the album was criticised for its often dark and miserable tone.
The album spawned one Top 10 single, "Dead from the Waist Down". The other singles, "Londinium" and "Karaoke Queen", charted at numbers 20 and 36 respectively.
[edit] Track listing
- "Dead from the Waist Down"
- "Londinium"
- "Post Script"
- "She's a Millionaire"
- "Storm the Palace"
- "Karaoke Queen"
- "Bulimic Beats"
- "Valerian"
- "Shoot the Messenger"
- "Nothing Hurts"
- "Dazed, Beautiful and Bruised"
- The limited edition LP contained a one-sided 7" of "Nothing Hurts" performed at Jools Holland's Hootenanny in 1998.
| Preceded by Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA |
UK number one album April 24, 1999 – April 30, 1999 |
Succeeded by Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA |
[edit] References
- ^ Damas, Jason. "Review: Equally Cursed and Blessed - Catatonia". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r415700. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ Brunner, Rob (March 31, 2000). "Review: Equally Cursed and Blessed (2009) - Catatonia". Time Inc.. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,282868,00.html. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Review: Equally Cursed And Blessed". IPC Media. March 8, 1999. http://www.nme.com/reviews/catatonia/871. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ DeLong, Donnacha. "Review: Catatonia - Equally Cursed and Blessed (Blanco Y Negro)". sortedmagazine.com. http://sortedmagazine.com/archive/magazine/albums/catatonia.htm. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline. "Review: Catatonia - Equally Cursed and Blessed (Blanco Y Negro)". Friday Review (Guardian Media Group) (April 9, 1999): 19.
- ^ Gill, Andy (April 16, 1999). "Review: CATATONIA - Equally Cursed and Blessed". Independent News & Media. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/pop-and-other-album-releases-1087505.html. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
