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Last album = ''[[Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai]]''<br />(2003) | |
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The album bowed at No.3 in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Jamiroquai album to chart outside the top two spots. However, with other solid new albums from [[Coldplay]], [[Foo Fighters]] and others in the top five, it was still a strong success for Jamiroquai. |
The album bowed at No.3 in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Jamiroquai album to chart outside the top two spots. However, with other solid new albums from [[Coldplay]], [[Foo Fighters]] and others in the top five, it was still a strong success for Jamiroquai. |
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Dynamite is Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, released in June 2005. Produced by Mike Spencer and Jay Kay, it is perhaps their most diverse work to date, featuring electronic, funk, disco, house and acoustic tracks.
Album information
Dynamite was released on 20th September, 2005. The album was released after the 2004 hit movie Napoleon Dynamite featured the Jamiroquai song Canned Heat in its climactic dance scene. The second single, "Seven Days in Sunny June", was released in the UK in August 2005, peaking at #14 on the UK singles chart. The song also featured in the film "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). On 7 November, 2005, "(Don't) Give Hate A Chance" was released as the third single from the album. The politically-driven video for the track, which can be seen in its entirety at the band's website, is Jamiroquai's first animated clip; it features a Buffalo Man, complete with buffalo-horned hat, sunglasses, and tracksuit. The clip helped the track score Top 20 showings in UK charts such as the Smash Hits and hit40uk charts (both of which take in radio and video airplay, not just sales). However, the track bowed meekly at No.27 on the official UK singles chart. The album was recorded in many locations, including Jay's personal Chillington Studios, and Los Angeles.
Reception
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The album bowed at No.3 in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Jamiroquai album to chart outside the top two spots. However, with other solid new albums from Coldplay, Foo Fighters and others in the top five, it was still a strong success for Jamiroquai.
"Feels Just Like It Should" was the first single release, reaching No.8 in its first week on the UK charts. It has since become a No.1 hit on the Billboard dance charts in the United States. The album was also certified Gold in Japan for selling 100,000 copies.
Uncut (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Jay Kay returns with another blast of super-slick soul..."
Vibe (p.150) - "[T]he space cowboys return with a vengeance, sounding funky as ever." [3]
Track listing
- CD Release
- "Feels Just Like It Should" (Kay) – 4:34
- "Dynamite" (Johnson, Kay) – 4:57
- "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Johnson, Kay) – 3:59
- "Electric Mistress" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 3:56
- "Starchild" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 5:13
- "Love Blind" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 3:35
- "Talullah" (Harris, Kay) – 6:04
- "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 5:02
- "World That He Wants" (Johnson, Kay) – 3:14
- "Black Devil Car" (Harris, Kay) – 4:45
- "Hot Tequila Brown" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 4:40
- "Time Won't Wait" (Harris, Johnson, Kay) – 5:01
- DualDisc release
- Entire album in Enhanced Stereo – 54:59
- "Feels Just Like It Should" (Video) – 4:34
- "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Video) – 3:59
- "Feels Just Like It Should" (The Making Of) – 10:00
- Additional album art
- Australian Tour Edition Bonus Remix CD
- "Don't Give Hate a Chance" (Steve Mac Classic Remix)
- "Don't Give Hate a Chance" (Freemasons Remix)
- "Don't Give Hate a Chance" (Freemasons Dub)
- "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Ashley Beedle Heavy Disco Dub)
- "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Kraak & Smaak Remix)
- "Seven Days in Sunny June" (Blackbeard Remix)
- "Feels Just Like It Should" (Mark Ronson Remix)
- "Feels Just Like It Should" (Timo Maas Remix)
Personnel
- Sola Akingbola – percussion
- Pablo Arraya – engineer
- Richard Bignell – engineer
- Bridgette Bryant Blades – backing vocals
- Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
- Luke Cohen – studio assistant
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Reginald Dozier – engineer
- Valerie Etienne – backing vocals
- Hazel Fernandez – backing vocals
- Nick Ferrero – engineer
- Nathan Haines – flute, saxophone
- Rob Harris – guitar
- Randy Hope-Taylor – bass
- Matt Johnson – piano, keyboards, fender rhodes, synthesizer bass
- Vann Johnson – backing vocals
- Charlie Lightening – photography
- Miaer "DJ Snare" Lloyd – scratching
- Audrey Martells – backing vocals
- Derrick McIntyre – bass
- Derrick McKenzie – drums, hi hat
- Alex Meadows – bass
- Ricky Pope – engineer
- Samantha Smith – backing vocals
- Mike Spencer – programming, producer, engineer, mixing
- Benjamin Wright – strings, string arrangements