Portishead (album)
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| Studio album by Portishead | ||||
| Released | 30 September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 50:30 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Go!/London | |||
| Producer | Portishead | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | (B-) link |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A)[1] |
| Melody Maker | (Positive)[2] |
| Musician | (positive)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10) link |
| Rolling Stone |  link[4] |
| Slant Magazine | link |
| The Source | (positive)[5] |
| Vibe | (positive)[6] |
Portishead is the second album of the Bristol-based group Portishead, released in 1997. The album reached #2 on the UK Album Chart[7] and #21 on the Billboard 200 chart.[citation needed]
On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan released Dummy and Portishead as limited SHM-CD version.
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[edit] Reception
- Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp. 66–67) - Ranked #18 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year."
- NME (12/20-27/97, pp. 78–79) - Ranked #32 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.
- Q (1/98, p. 114) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997."
- Spin (1/98, p. 86) - Ranked #6 on Spin's list of the "Top 20 Albums Of The Year."
- Village Voice (2/24/98) - Ranked #14 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
[edit] Track listing
Tracks written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, except where noted.
- "Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons) – 4:38
- "All Mine" – 3:59
- "Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons) – 4:18
- "Half Day Closing" – 3:49
- "Over" – 4:00
- "Humming" – 6:02
- "Mourning Air" – 4:11
- "Seven Months" – 4:15
- "Only You" (Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Thorne, Hardson, Stewart) – 4:59
- "Elysium" – 5:54
- "Western Eyes" – 3:57
- "Only You" samples Ken Thorne from "Inspector Clouseau" and The Pharcyde from "She Said".
- "Western Eyes" samples Hookers & Gin from "Sean Atkins Experience". None of these references exist, the sample being created from scratch by the band with the help of Shawn Atkins.[8]
[edit] Sales chart performance
[edit] References
- ^ (10/03/97, p.84)
- ^ Myers, Ben. "Review: Portishead - Portishead, GO! Beat". Melody Maker (IPC Media) (October 4, 1997): 50.
- ^ (11/97, p.86)
- ^ (10/2/97, p.56)
- ^ (11/97, p.174)
- ^ (11/97, p.152)
- ^ "Portishead at chartstats.com". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=7159. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ Facts about Western Eyes
- ^ "Portishead at TOP20.dk". http://top20.dk/album/515-115. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Portishead at VG.no
[edit] External links
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