St. Elsewhere (album)

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St. Elsewhere
Studio album by Gnarls Barkley
Released April 24, 2006 (UK)
May 9, 2006 (USA)
Genre Soul
Alternative rock
R&B
Length 37:21
Label Warner Music (UK)
Atlantic/Downtown (U.S.)
Producer Danger Mouse
Professional reviews
Gnarls Barkley chronology
St. Elsewhere
(2006)		 The Odd Couple
(2008)

St. Elsewhere is the debut album by Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green. The album was originally titled Who Cares? in reference to the low sales Gnarls Barkley prematurely predicted their album would experience. It was released on April 24, 2006 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart,and on May 9, 2006 in the United States, although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download in the U.S. iTunes Music Store. It debuted at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard 200, and as of the Billboard 200 issue date of August 5, 2006, it peaked at #4 on this chart. The album's first single, "Crazy", was the first song to become a UK number-one single based solely on downloads.[1] As of August 22, 2006, the album has been shipped to stores in excess of 1,000,000 units, receiving a platinum certification from the RIAA.[2] By Nielsen SoundScan, sales were at 1,260,535 copies as of March 15, 2007. A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7. The CD+DVD package includes a 92 page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances. It was also released on vinyl. The album has sold over 5.8 million copies worldwide to date.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Nicolas Flagello) – 2:19
  2. "Crazy" (Burton, Callaway, Reverberi, Reverberi) – 2:58
  3. "St. Elsewhere" (Burton, Callaway, Clarke, Costa, Humphris, Brown) – 2:30
  4. "Gone Daddy Gone" (Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon) – 2:28
  5. "Smiley Faces" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:05
  6. "The Boogie Monster" (Burton, Callaway, Trovaioli, Lavagnino) – 2:50
  7. "Feng Shui" (Burton, Callaway, Nino Nardini) – 1:26
  8. "Just a Thought" (Burton, Callaway, Kevin Peek) – 3:42
  9. "Transformer" (Burton, Callaway, Marlene Moore) – 2:18
  10. "Who Cares?" (Burton, Callaway, Keith Mansfield) – 2:28
  11. "Online" (Burton, Callaway) – 1:49
  12. "Necromancer" (Burton, Callaway) – 2:58
  13. "Storm Coming" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:08
  14. "The Last Time" (Burton, Callaway, Ian Langley) – 3:25
  15. "Crazy (Instrumental)" (Burton, Reverberi, Reverberi) – 3:00 (iTunes Bonus Track)
  16. "Go-Go Gadget Gospel (Instrumental)" (Burton, Flagello) – 2:14 (iTunes Bonus Track)
  17. "Transformer (Instrumental)" – 2:10 (Amazon MP3 Bonus Track)
  18. "The Boogie Monster (Instrumental)" – 2:49 (Amazon MP3 Bonus Track)

[edit] Critical reception and awards

The album has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised the album's innovation and high production values, and has a total score of 81 on Metacritic.[3]

The album was rated as the best release of 2006 by popmatters.[1]

In 2007, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with nominations for Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Crazy".

[edit] Credits

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

  1. ^ ""Crazy song makes musical history"". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4870150.stm. Retrieved April 2, 2006. 
  2. ^ PRESS RELEASE Gnarls Barkley Receives RIAA Platinum Certification; Duo's Debut Honored for Sales Exceeding One Million; "Crazy" Makes History While Scoring Three MTV VMA Nods from Market Wire
  3. ^ Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere (2006): Reviews from Metacritic
Preceded by
Shayne Ward by Shayne Ward		 UK number one album
April 30, 2006 – May 6, 2006		 Succeeded by
Eyes Open by Snow Patrol
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