Drink Me (Salad album)

Drink Me
Studio album by Salad
Released	15 May 1995
Studio	Britannia Row
Genre	Rock, Britpop
Length	47:37
Label	Island
Producer	Mark Freegard
Salad chronology
Singles Bar (1994) Drink Me (1995) Ice Cream (1997)
Singles from Drink Me
"Your Ma" Released: 16 July 1994 "Drink the Elixir" Released: 11 March 1995 "Motorbike to Heaven" Released: 13 May 1995 "Granite Statue" Released: 16 September 1995

Drink Me is the first studio album by English Britpop band Salad, released in May 1995, a year after their compilation of singles and B-sides Singles Bar.

Release

The album was released in May 1995 through Island Records, shortly after the release of the single "Motorbike to Heaven", which dropped at No. 42 on the charts. Prior to this, the tracks "Drink the Elixir" and "Your Ma" had been released as singles, the latter as a triple A-side together with "Plank" and "Open".

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Drink Me reached number 16 in the UK album charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Motorbike to Heaven"	Paul Kennedy	4:11
2.	"Drink the Elixir"	Rob Wakeman	4:26
3.	"Granite Statue"	Paul Kennedy	3:13
4.	"Machine of Menace"	Marijne van der Vlugt	3:26
5.	"Overhear Me"	Rob Wakeman	2:37
6.	"Shepherds' Isle"	Paul Kennedy	2:57
7.	"Muscleman"	Marijne van der Vlugt	3:48
8.	"Your Ma"	Marijne van der Vlugt	3:16
9.	"Warmth of the Hearth"	Paul Kennedy	3:27
10.	"Gertrude Campbell"	Paul Kennedy	1:55
11.	"Nothing Happens"	Paul Kennedy	3:27
12.	"No. 1's Cooking"	Marijne van der Vlugt	3:27
13.	"A Man with a Box"	Paul Kennedy	3:30
14.	"Insomnia"	Rob Wakeman	3:18
Total length:			47:37

Personnel

Salad

• Marijne van der Vlugt – vocals, keyboards
• Paul Kennedy – guitar, vocals
• Rob Wakeman – drums, samples
• Pete Brown – bass

Production

• Mark Freegard – producer, mixing
• Martin Parr – photography
• James SK Wān – bamboo flute

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)	16