Get In
| Get In | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 August 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 at Strongroom, Wessex and Matrix in London | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Britpop, indie pop, dance pop, disco, Hi-NRG | |||
| Length | 56:22 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Adrian Bushby, Pete Gofton and Andy Carpenter | |||
| Kenickie chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Get In | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Select | [2] |
Get In is the second and final studio album by the British alternative rock band Kenickie. It was released on 25 August 1998[3] and reached number thirty-two on the UK Albums Chart.[4] Get In includes the singles "I Would Fix You" and "Stay in the Sun".
Production and release
The album was produced by Adrian Bushby and band-member Peter Gofton, except "I Would Fix You" which was produced by Adrian Bushby and Peter Gofton with Andy Carpenter. Having been moved from the closed EMI subsidiary EMIdisc, the album was first released on CD and Cassette by the parent label. The album was re-released in February 2012 by Eastworld with seven bonus tracks. The artwork was designed by Nick Edwards.
Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews from both UK weekly music newspapers. Melody Maker awarded the album 8/10 while the NME wrote: "This is the sound of a band refusing to play the game set out for them – attractive blonde singer, chirpy attitude, ladders to the top – risking a slide down the snakes instead ... the exuberant, lip-glossed evil of ‘Punka’ has been replaced by the maturity shorthand of strings and synths, flamenco flamboyance kicking up alongside deadpan electro, Shangrai-La’s drumbeats booming next to high-kicking pastiche. It’s often audaciously bleak ... but they aren’t stupid enough to go to the other Svengali-approved extreme and dress up as tragic divas. If it’s messy, it’s because the situation described in ‘I Would Fix You’ is messy; if it’s brave, it’s never foolish."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Laverne and Gofton; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay in the Sun" | 3:43 | |
| 2. | "Lunch at Lassiters" | 4:44 | |
| 3. | "I Would Fix You" | Laverne, Gofton, Du Santiago | 4:32 |
| 4. | "60's Bitch" | 2:56 | |
| 5. | "Run Me Over" | 3:53 | |
| 6. | "And That's Why" | Laverne | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Magnatron" | Du Santiago, Gofton | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Weeknights" | 4:48 | |
| 9. | "Psychic Defence" | 4:54 | |
| 10. | "5 AM" | Du Santiago | 4:00 |
| 11. | "411 (La la La)" | 3:38 | |
| 12. | "Something's Got to Give" | Du Santiago | 12:32 |
| 13. | "Disco Xmas On the Dole" (hidden track on the end of "Something's Got to Give") |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Rough Boys and Modern Girls" | Du Santiago | |
| 14. | "I Would Fix You (DJ Downfall mix)" | Laverne, Gofton, Du Santiago | |
| 15. | "Packed In" | Gofton | |
| 16. | "I Would Fix You (Mint Royale mix)" | Laverne, Gofton, Du Santiago | |
| 17. | "Hooray for Everything" | Laverne | |
| 18. | "Stay in the Sun (Fridge remix)" | ||
| 19. | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee |
Personnel
- Kenickie
- Lauren Laverne
- Marie du Santiago
- Emmy-Kate Montrose
- Pete Gofton
- Other personnel
- Becky Doe, Olli Kraus, Ruth Gottlieb and Sophie Sirota - String Quartet
- Adrian Bushby - Producer and Mixing
- Pete Gofton - Producer and Mixing
- Andy Carpenter - Producer and Mixing ("I Would Fix You")
- David Whittaker - Strings (1, 6, 8, 9, 12)
- Ruth Gottlieb - Strings ("I Would Fix You")
- Nick Edwards - Artwork
B-sides
- from "I Would Fix You"
- "Rough Boys and Modern Girls"
- "Packed In"
- "I Would Fix You (Mint Royale Remix)"
- "I Would Fix You (DJ Downfall mix)"
- from "Stay in the Sun"
- "Hooray For Everything"
- "Save Your Kisses for Me" (Brotherhood of Man cover)
- "Stay in the Sun (Fridge Remix)"
- "Stay in the Sun (Maxwell Implosion Influenza remix)"
- "Stay in the Sun (Club Mix)" (Remixed by Xenomania)
- "Stay in the Sun (Club Instrumental)" (Remixed by Xenomania)
- "Stay in the Sun (Bangkok Ladyboy Mix)" (Remixed by Kat People)
- "Stay in the Sun (Bangkok Ladyboy Instrumental)" (Remixed by Kat People)
The main single version of "Stay In The Sun" is also a different mix to the album version, with prominent additional percussion and piano parts.
References
- ^ Damas, Jason. Get In at AllMusic
- ^ John Mullen (September 1998). "Albums – Sep 98, Select Magazine Scans". Select. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/get-in-bonus-tracks-mr0002245559
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 299. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20161030140851/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-nme-75
External links
 | This 1990s album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |