A Catholic Education
| A Catholic Education | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Power pop | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Paperhouse, Matador | |||
| Producer | Teenage Fanclub | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
A Catholic Education is the debut album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in 1990.
The album received positive reviews from UK music journalists and critics.[2] The album has been described as differing in tone and style from the band's later work.[3]
"Everything Flows" was later included in the compilation albums Deep Fried Fanclub and Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Six Seconds – A Short Cut to Teenage Fanclub. Those were released in 1995 and 2003, respectively.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everything Flows" | Blake | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Everybody's Fool" | Blake/Love/McGinley | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Catholic Education" | Blake | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Eternal Light" | Blake | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Heavy Metal" | McGinley | 2:14 |
| 6. | "Critical Mass" | Blake | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Too Involved" | Blake/McGinley | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Don't Need a Drum" | Blake/McGinley | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Every Picture I Paint" | Blake/McGinley | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Catholic Education II" | Blake | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Heavy Metal II" | Blake/McGinley | 7:21 |
Personnel
- Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
- Gerard Love – vocals, bass guitar
- Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
- Francis MacDonald – drums
- Brendan O'Hare – drums
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Janovitz, Bill. "Everything Flows". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "A Catholic Education - Teenage Fanclub". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2012.