Nuisance (album)
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| Nuisance | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 1995 | |||
| Genre | Britpop | |||
| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | Laurel/London | |||
| Producer | Neill King | |||
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Nuisance is the debut studio album by British rock band Menswear, released on 24 October 1995 by Laurel/London Records.[1] The album was preceded by "I'll Manage Somehow", "Daydreamer" and "Stardust"; the former charted in the top fifty while the latter two charted in the top 20.[2] The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]
Production
[edit]All the material for Nuisance was written by Johnny Dean, Chris Gentry, Simon White, Matt Everitt and Stuart Black. The album was produced by Neill King.
Release
[edit]Preceding the album, "I'll Manage Somehow" peaked at number 49 in the UK.[2] This was followed up by "Daydreamer" and ""Stardust", charting at number 14 and number 16 respectively.[2] Nuisance was released on 24 October 1995 by the label Laurel and peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart.[2][nb 1] "Sleeping In" reached number 24 and "Being Brave" charted at number 10.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
In a retrospective article about Britpop, Huffington Post writer Kayley Kravitz wrote that while Nuisance "stands up as a great Britpop record" it sound "[d]ated [...] but essential Britpop nonetheless."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Johnny Dean, Chris Gentry, Simon White, Matt Everitt and Stuart Black.
- "125 West 3rd Street" – 3:06
- "I'll Manage Somehow" – 2:35
- "Sleeping In" – 4:42
- "Little Miss Pinpoint Eyes" – 2:07
- "Daydreamer" – 2:16
- "Hollywood Girl" – 2:18
- "Being Brave" – 4:02
- "Around You Again" – 3:23
- "The One" – 3:43
- "Stardust" – 2:55
- "Piece of Me" – 3:03
- "Stardust (reprise)" – 14:39
- Includes hidden track "Bones and Red Meat", which lasts for 3:20
Personnel
[edit]- Johnny Dean – vocals
- Chris Gentry – guitar
- Simon White – guitar
- Stuart Black – bass
- Matt Everitt – drums
References
[edit]- Footnotes
- ^ UK Laurel 828 676 2
- Citations
- ^ Sprague, David (23 September 1995). "London's Menswear latest U.K. fashion". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 38. p. 23.
- ^ a b c d e f "MENSWEAR". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Nuisance - Menswear - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Kravitz, Kayley (29 July 2012). "Revisiting Britpop in 2012". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
