You've Come a Long Way, Baby
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| Studio album by Fatboy Slim | ||||
| Released | 19 October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | The House of Love (Brighton) | |||
| Genre | Big beat | |||
| Length | 61:59 | |||
| Label | Skint (United Kingdom) Astralwerks (United States) |
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| Producer | Norman Cook | |||
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North American cover
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.2/10)[4] |
| Random.Access | (9.1/10)[5] |
| Rolling Stone |  [6] |
| Q Magazine | [7] |
| NME |   [8] |
| Spin | [9] |
| Piero Scaruffi | [10] |
You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 October 1998 through the label Skint Records.
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Background[edit]
The album's title is taken from a marketing slogan for the cigarette brand Virginia Slims, similar to how Fatboy Slim's debut album Better Living Through Chemistry borrowed chemical company DuPont's "Better Living Through Chemistry" tagline for its title. You've Come a Long Way, Baby faced issues regarding the use of profanity, most notably on the track "Fucking in Heaven" where the word fucking is spoken 108 times by DJ Freddy Fresh. The word "shit" is used in "Gangster Tripping" 57 times, which makes a total of 165 profanities. Because of this, the album was given a Parental Advisory sticker.
The album liner notes state that the album was made at The House of Love.
Release[edit]
The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, number one in New Zealand, number two in Australia,[11] and number thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200.[citation needed] Four singles were released from the album: "The Rockafeller Skank", "Gangster Trippin", "Praise You", and "Right Here, Right Now", each of which reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[12] "Build It Up – Tear It Down" was also released as a promo, but not as a commercial single.
"Fucking in Heaven" is renamed "In Heaven" on the North American release of You've Come a Long Way, Baby. It is also listed as "Illing In Heaven" on a certain promo release.
Artwork[edit]
The original cover for the album was created by Red Design,[13] depicting an obese young male person, dressed in the T-shirt with a slogan "I'm #1 so why try harder". The original photo was provided by the Rex Features photo library.[13] It was taken in the USA in 1983, at Fat Peoples Festival in Danville, Virginia.[14] The yellow button on his t-shirt is a promotional badge of WAKG radio station.
Track listing[edit]
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Samples | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Right Here, Right Now" | Fatboy Slim, Dale Peters, Joe Walsh | "Ashes, the Rain and I" by James Gang. Dialogue by Angela Bassett from the film Strange Days. | 6:28 | ||||||
| 2. | "The Rockafeller Skank" | Fatboy Slim, John Barry, Winifred Terry, Robert Hall | "Vinyl Dogs Vibe" by Vinyl Dogs featuring Lord Finesse. "Peter Gunn" by Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy. "Beat Girl - Main Title" by John Barry. "Sliced Tomatoes" by Just Brothers. "Vinyl Dogs Vibe" by Vinyl Dogs featuring Lord Finesse. | 6:54 | ||||||
| 3. | "Fucking in Heaven" | Fatboy Slim | "Copy Kat" by Bar-Kays. "Somebody Oughta Turn Your Head Around" by The Crystal Mansion. "The Rapper" by The Jaggerz. "Get Up! Go Insane! (Fatboy Really Lost It)" by Stretch & Vern. | 3:55 | ||||||
| 4. | "Gangster Tripping" | Fatboy Slim, Dust Junkys, Josh Davis | "Entropy" by DJ Shadow. "Beatbox Wash" by Dust Junkys. "You Did It" by Ann Robinson. "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang. "The Turntablist Anthem" by X-Ecutioners. "Word Play" by X-Ecutioners. | 5:20 | ||||||
| 5. | "Build It Up - Tear It Down" | Fatboy Slim | "The Acid Test" by Leo Muller. "Tobacco Road" by Eric Burdon and War. "Philly Dog" by Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm. "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)" by The Archies. | 5:05 | ||||||
| 6. | "Kalifornia" | Fatboy Slim, Mr. Natural | 5:53 | |||||||
| 7. | "Soul Surfing" | Fatboy Slim, Earl Nelson, Fred Smith | Tippa Irie's rap from the Saxon live release Coughing Up Fire. "I'll Do a Little Bit More" by The Olympics. "Untitled" by Daddy Sandy. | 4:57 | ||||||
| 8. | "You're Not from Brighton" | Fatboy Slim | "The Groovy Thang" by Minimal Funk. "Nobody's Business (Nosey Parker Mix)" by Peace by Piece. "Rump Shaker (Radio Mix)" by Wreckx-n-Effect featuring Teddy Riley. | 5:21 | ||||||
| 9. | "Praise You" | Fatboy Slim, Camille Yarbrough | "It's a Small World", from the album Mickey Mouse Disco. Theme from the TV series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. "Balance & Rehearsal" by James B. Lansing Sound Inc. "Take Yo Praise" by Camille Yarbrough. "Running Back to Me" by Ruby. "Lucky Man" by the Steve Miller Band. | 5:24 | ||||||
| 10. | "Love Island" | Fatboy Slim | "Song for Lindy" by Fatboy Slim. | 5:18 | ||||||
| 11. | "Acid 8000" | Fatboy Slim | "Boody Mover" by DJ Deeon. | 7:28 | ||||||
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Total length:
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1:01:59 | |||||||||
| Australian Bonus Track | ||||||||||
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| 12. | "How Could They Hear Us" | 5:08 | ||||||||
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Total length:
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1:07:07 | |||||||||
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| 12. | "The World Went Down" | 6:43 | ||||||||
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Total length:
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1:07:42 | |||||||||
| Bonus Disc | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Samples | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Everybody Loves a Carnival (radio edit)" | Fatboy Slim | "Everybody Needs Love" by Edwin Starr. "Give It Up" by The Goodmen. | 4:05 | ||||||
| 2. | "Michael Jackson" | Fatboy Slim | "Michael Jackson" by Negativland. "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A. | 5:47 | ||||||
| 3. | "Next to Nothing" | Fatboy Slim | "Gravitational Arch of 10" by Vapourspace. "Aqua" by Edgar Froese. "The Fuz and Da Boog" by Fuzzy Haskins. "Get Off Your Ass and Jam" by Funkadelic. | 7:15 | ||||||
| 4. | "Es Paradis" | Fatboy Slim | 5:43 | |||||||
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Total length:
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23:50 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Samples | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Cowboy" (Ft. Eve) | Eve Jeffers, Jay "Icepick" Jackson, Kaseem Dean, Mashonda Tifrere, Norman Cook | 5:34 | |||||||
| 2. | "Radioactivity" | Emil Schult, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter | 3:41 | |||||||
| 3. | "Because We Can" | Jim Broadbent, Marius Devrie, Norman Cook | "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)" by The Archies. "The Acid Test" by Leo Muller. | 3:29 | ||||||
| 4. | "Always Read the Label" | Norman Cook | "Stereo Freeze" by Jackie Mittoo. "Pedro Navaja" by Rubén Blades. "I Get High on You" by Sly Stone. "Me and the Biz" by Masta Ace. "Beatbox Wash" by Dust Junkys. "B Side Wins Again" by Public Enemy. "My Melody" by Eric B. and Rakim. | 5:52 | ||||||
| 5. | "Tweakers Delight" | Norman Cook | 3:08 | |||||||
| 6. | "The World Went Down" | Norman Cook | "Prologue, August 29, 1968" by Chicago. | 6:43 | ||||||
| 7. | "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)" | Norman Cook | 4:05 | |||||||
| 8. | "Don't Forget Your Teeth" | Norman Cook | "Word Play" by X-Ecutioners. "Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree" by James Young and the House Wreckers. "Moonbeam Woman" by Freak Power. "I Get High on You" by Sly Stone. | 5:41 | ||||||
| 9. | "Praise You (original version)" | Camille Yarborough | "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" by Schoolly D. | 6:41 | ||||||
| 10. | "Lounge Island" | Norman Cook | 3:13 | |||||||
Personnel[edit]
- Norman Cook – performer, producer
- Simon Thornton – engineer, mixing, photography[17]
Certifications[edit]
The album received critical acclaim, particularly for its beats and hooks, and is considered a benchmark album in big beat music. In 1999, it was certified 3× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), 3xPlatinum by the Australian Record Industry Association[11] and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2000, the album was ranked number 81 in Q magazine's readers' poll of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".[18]
Release History[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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| United Kingdom | 19 October 1998 | Skint | CD | BRASSIC 11CD |
| 2×LP | BRASSIC 11LP | |||
| 22 September 2008 | 2×CD | BRASSIC 56CD |
References[edit]
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "You've Come a Long Way, Baby [Clean] - Fatboy Slim". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ David Browne (19 October 1998). "You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Robert Christgau. "Fatboy Slim". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ James P. Wisdom. "Fatboy Slim: You've Come A Long Way, Baby". Pitchfork. Archived from the original
|archiveurl=requires|url=(help) on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2011. - ^ http://randomacc.net/sound/reviews/fatboyslim_ycalwb.shtml
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/youve-come-a-long-way-baby-19981020
- ^ Q (12/98, p.116) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...big beat's boy wonder is aiming to make the honeymoon last as long and remains as much fun as possible....bolshy, stomping, squelching stuff that you either shuffle your feet to, wave your arms in the air with or simply pogo up and down on the spot to..."
- ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/artistKeyname/234
- ^ Spin (12/98, pp.175-176) - 8 (out of 10) - "...the thrill-intensive Fatboy Slim approach favors monstrous, often incongruous breaks, bass lines, and riffs, aggressively diced and looped in service of wacky, cut-and-paste juxtapositions....few dance producers working today are as keenly attuned to the pleasure principle as Norman Cook..."
- ^ http://www.scaruffi.com/vol6/fatboy.html
- ^ a b http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm
- ^ "Fatboy Slim". chartstats.com. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ a b detailed credits at Discogs.com
- ^ Rex Features photo agency set
- ^ "Search". the-breaks.com. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Fatboy Slim". whosampled.com. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ http://afrokayo.web.fc2.com/mdata_qmagazine_100_greatest_british_albums.html
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