Some Friendly

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Some Friendly
Studio album by The Charlatans
Released October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08)
Recorded 1990
Genre Alternative rock, Madchester
Length 47:54
Label Dead Dead Good Records, Situation Two, Beggars Banquet Records
Producer Chris Nagle
The Charlatans chronology
Some Friendly
(1990)		 Between 10th and 11th
(1992)
Singles from Some Friendly
  1. "The Only One I Know"
    Released: May 14, 1990 (1990-05-14)
  2. "Then"
    Released: September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (C)[2]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[3]

Some Friendly is the debut album by the English band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK because of the 1960s San Francisco band The Charlatans), released in 1990 (see 1990 in music).

Recorded at The Windings near Wrexham, Wales in 1990 the sessions proved somewhat fraught - the band fell out with the owners of the studio; "it was one of those studio bust-ups ... Rob and Martin were up to their old tricks, smashing stuff up and that" said singer Tim Burgess later.

However lack of songs proved to be the major problem. Having been together for less than a year the band hadn't had the opportunity to stockpile songs and the album suffered as a result, featuring a few tracks that "had to go on there just to make up the numbers" (Burgess again).

The band also felt that some songs (especially "White Shirt" and "Polar Bear") were overproduced, with the bass being lost in the mix and that the whole album sounded rather 'thin'.

Both "The Only One I Know" and "Then" provided the Charlatans with hit singles however (peaking at #9 and #12 respectively in the British pop charts) and sales were good all over the world especially in the bands native UK where the album went straight in at #1 in the album charts.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1990 Original edition

  1. "You're Not Very Well" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:31
  2. "White Shirt" (Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 3:25
  3. "The Only One I Know" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins) – 3:58
  4. "Opportunity" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 6:41
  5. "Then" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 4:11
  6. "109 Pt.2" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:18
  7. "Polar Bear" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 4:56
  8. "Believe You Me" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:41
  9. "Flower" (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 5:27
  10. "Sonic" (Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:32
  11. "Sproston Green" (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 5:08

Track listing note: The original vinyl release of Some Friendly did not include "The Only One I Know", as it was the band's wish to take only one single from each album.

[edit] 2010 Deluxe edition

A 2CD Remastered Deluxe Edition of the album was released on May 17, 2010. The tracklisting for this release included a remastered version of the original album as well as a disc of outtakes, radio sessions and B-sides.

CD1

  1. You're Not Very Well
  2. White Shirt
  3. Opportunity
  4. Then
  5. 109 pt.2
  6. Polar Bear
  7. Believe You Me
  8. Flower
  9. Sonic
  10. Sproston Green

CD2

  1. The Only One I Know (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  2. Imperial 109 (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  3. Everything Changed (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  4. Then (Peel Session) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  5. Always In Mind ([Peel Session])(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  6. You Can Talk To Me (Peel Session)(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  7. Polar Bear (Peel Session)(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  8. Some Friendly ([Mark Goodier] Session)(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  9. Indian Rope (Mark Goodier Session) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  10. The Only One I Know (Mark Goodier Session) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  11. White Shirt (Mark Goodier Session) (Blunt, Burgess, R. Collins)
  12. Then (Alternate Take) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  13. Taurus Moaner (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  14. Polar Bear (12" Mix) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  15. Over Rising (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  16. Way Up There (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  17. Happen to Die (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  18. Opportunity Three (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess)

Track listing notes: Tracks 1-3 on the bonus disc were originally released on the single The Only One I Know; Tracks 11-12 appeared on the single Then; Tracks 15, 16, 18 and a shorter version of Track 17 appeared on the EP Over Rising. "Opportunity Three" is a remix of "Opportunity" from the original album. "Some Friendly" is an early version of "You're Not Very Well".


For contractual reasons, the digital release of this reissue omits the BBC session recordings: however, it adds four additional versions which were omitted from the CD at the band's request: [4]

Digital download

  1. The Only One I Know (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  2. Imperial 109 (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  3. Everything Changed (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  4. Then (Alternate Take) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  5. Taurus Moaner (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  6. Polar Bear (12" Mix) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  7. Over Rising (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  8. Way Up There (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  9. Happen to Die (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  10. Opportunity Three (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess)
  11. The Only One I Know (12" mix) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  12. Then (7" mix) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  13. Taurus Moaner (instrumental) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
  14. Sproston Green (instrumental) (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, R. Collins)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak Position
1990 The Billboard 200 (U.S.) 73 [5]
UK Album Charts 1 [6]

Single

Year Single Chart Peak Position
1990 "The Only One I Know" UK Singles Chart 9 [6]
"Then" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 4 [5]
UK Singles Chart 12 [6]
"The Only One I Know" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 5 [5]
1991 "Sproston Green" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 25 [5]
"White Shirt" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 18 [5]
"The Only One I Know" Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 37 [5]

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
BPI – UK Gold October 11, 1990 (1990-10-11) BPI[7]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ http://archive.beggars.com/articles/84/the-charlatans-some-friendly-to-be-re-issued#comment
  5. ^ a b c d e f "allmusic". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r3636. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  6. ^ a b c "UK Top 40 Hit Database". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  7. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". http://www.bpi.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  • Willis, D. The Charlatans : the Authorised history, Virgin Books, 1999. ISBN 0-7535-0194-5

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Preceded by
In Concert by The Three Tenors		 UK number one album
October 20, 1990 – October 26, 1990		 Succeeded by
The Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon
The Charlatans
Tim Burgess • Rob Collins • Mark Collins • Martin Blunt • Tony Rogers • Jon Brookes
Studio albums
Some Friendly (1990) • Between 10th and 11th (1992) • Up to Our Hips (1994) • The Charlatans (1995) • Tellin' Stories (1997) • Us and Us Only (1999) • Wonderland (2001) • Up at the Lake (2004) • Simpatico (2006) • You Cross My Path (2008) • Who We Touch (2010)
Compilations
Live albums
Singles
Indian Rope • The Only One I Know • Then • Over Rising • Me. In Time • Weirdo • Tremelo Song • Can’t Get Out of Bed • I Never Want an Easy Life If Me and He Were Ever to Get There • Jesus Hairdo • Crashin' In • Just Lookin/Bullet Comes • Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over • One to Another • North Country Boy • How High • Tellin’ Stories • Forever • My Beautiful Friend • Impossible • Love Is the Key • A Man Needs to Be Told • Up at the Lake • Try Again Today • Loving You Is Easy • Blackened Blue Eyes • NYC (There's No Need to Stop) • You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty • You Cross My Path • Oh! Vanity • The Misbegotten • Mis-Takes • Oh! Vanity (re-issue) • Love Is Ending • My Foolish Pride • Your Pure Soul
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