International Velvet (album)

International Velvet
Studio album by Catatonia
Released	February 2, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:56
Label	Blanco y Negro
Producer	Tommy D, Catatonia
Catatonia chronology
Way Beyond Blue (1996) International Velvet (1998) Equally Cursed and Blessed (1999)
Singles from International Velvet
"Mulder and Scully" Released: 26 January 1998 "I am the Mob" Released: 23 March 1998 "Road Rage" Released: 5 May 1998 "Strange Glue" Released: 27 July 1998 "Game On" Released: 1998

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Source	Rating
Allmusic
NME	(6/10)
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)
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The Independent

International Velvet is the second album by Welsh band Catatonia. It was the band's breakthrough album, reaching number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, spawning two Top 10 singles, "Mulder and Scully" and "Road Rage", two other Top 20 singles, "Game On" and "Strange Glue", and catapulted the band and lead singer Cerys Matthews into the spotlight. Album sales reached 900,000, as it became one of the biggest selling albums of 1998 in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

All songs written by Cerys Matthews and Mark Roberts, except where noted.

1. "Mulder and Scully" - 4:11
2. "Game On" - 2:51
3. "I am the Mob" - 3:09
4. "Road Rage" - 5:09
5. "Johnny Come Lately" (Billy Strayhorn, Catatonia) - 4:36
6. "Goldfish And Paracetamol" (Matthews, Paul Jones) - 3:50
7. "International Velvet" - 4:23
8. "Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands" - 2:40
9. "Part of the Furniture" - 4:08
10. "Don't Need the Sunshine" (Catatonia, Owen Powell) - 3:49
11. "Strange Glue" (Catatonia, Owen Powell) - 3:44
12. "My Selfish Gene" - 2:27

Personnel

• Cerys Matthews - Vocals
• Mark Roberts - Guitar
• Paul Jones - Bass
• Owen Powell - Guitar
• Aled Richards - Drums

Preceded by Mezzanine by Massive Attack

UK number one album May 16, 1998 – May 22, 1998

Succeeded by Version 2.0 by Garbage