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Big Calm
Studio album by
Morcheeba
Released16 March 1998
Length50:23
LabelIndochina, Sire
ProducerMorcheeba
Morcheeba chronology
Who Can You Trust?
(1996) 		Big Calm
(1998) 		Fragments of Freedom
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Muzik8/10[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork6.7/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin8/10[9]

Big Calm is the second studio album by English electronic music group Morcheeba. It was released in March 1998 by Indochina Records and Sire Records. The album reached the top 20 of the UK album chart,[10] while the single "Part of the Process" charted in the UK singles top 40 in August of the same year.[10] "The Music That We Hear", included on special-edition versions of the album, is a reworking of "Moog Island" from Morcheeba's first album, Who Can You Trust?. The album cover was inspired by that of the 1966 Ray Conniff compilation Hi Fi Companion.[11]

The recording of the album started on Christmas Day 1995, as Morcheeba members Paul and Ross Godfrey were awaiting the release of Who Can You Trust?. After basic demos had been laid down at their home studio, the duo brought in vocalist Skye Edwards and a number of guest performers to complete the record.[12] Steve Bentley-Klein provided a string-arrangement for "The Sea", while "Let Me See" featured Dom Pipkin on organ and Jimmy Hastings on flute. The song "Blindfold" had been written for the film She's So Lovely, but was not deemed ready for the feature. "Friction" featured Spikey T while the title track includes contributions from Jason Furlow and DJ Swamp.[12]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey & Skye Edwards except 11 written by Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey, Skye Edwards & Jason Furlow

  1. "The Sea" – 5:47
  2. "Shoulder Holster" – 4:04
  3. "Part of the Process" – 4:24
  4. "Blindfold" – 4:37
  5. "Let Me See" – 4:20
  6. "Bullet Proof" – 4:11
  7. "Over and Over" – 2:20
  8. "Friction" – 4:13
  9. "Diggin' a Watery Grave" – 1:34
  10. "Fear and Love" – 5:04
  11. "Big Calm" – 6:00
  12. "The Music That We Hear" – 3:49 (bonus track)
Japanese bonus tracks
  2. "Shoulder Holster" (Radio Mix) – 4:14
  3. "Shoulder Holster" (Diabolical Brothers Mix) – 5:56

Personnel

  • Skye Edwards – vocals and Production
  • Paul Godfrey – programming, scratching, live drums and lyrics
  • Ross Godfrey – all guitars, sitar, pedal steel, lap steel, clavinet, Hammond, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer piano, drums, EMS synthesizer and MKS 80
  • Pete Norris – sound manipulation, synthesizer programming
  • Spikey-T – Jamaican vocals on “Friction”
  • Jason Furlow aka Nosaj the Great – rapping on “Big Calm”

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[15] Platinum 136,500 [14]*
United States (RIAA)[17] none 150,000[16]
Italy (FIMI)[18] none 110,000[16]
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
Worldwide (IFPI) — 2,000,000[20]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Big Calm – Morcheeba". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (20 March 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm (China/Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ Weingarten, Marc (1 May 1998). "Big Calm". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ^ Nichols, Natalie (29 March 1998). "Morcheeba, 'Big Calm,' China/Sire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. ^ Da Bank, Rob (April 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm (Indochina)". Muzik (35): 74.
  6. ^ Patterson, Sylvia (11 April 1998). "Morcheeba – Big Calm". NME. Archived from the original on 22 November 1999. Retrieved 1 October 2017. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Wisdom, James P. (1 July 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ^ Manning, Kara (23 March 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ Hermes, Will (May 1998). "Morcheeba: Big Calm / Sneaker Pimps: Becoming Remixed". Spin. 14 (5): 141. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Morcheeba | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  11. ^ "Hi-Fi Companion". 991.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b "Classic album: Morcheeba on Big Calm". musicradar.com. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  14. ^ http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=3300
  15. ^ "French album certifications – Morcheeba – Big Calm" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  16. ^ a b https://books.google.hr/books?id=Fw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=album+sales+morcheeba+who+can+you+trust&source=bl&ots=U1mmo4gIYm&sig=3CQDQDTZbU4jt8DD88vupF2tlAg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF7t-n8dfXAhVBzqQKHQQUANE4FBDoAQgmMAA#v=onepage&q=album%20sales%20morcheeba%20who%20can%20you%20trust&f=false
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Morcheeba – Big Calm". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ^ "Italian album certifications – Morcheeba – Fragments of Freedom" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Fragments of Freedom" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Morcheeba – Big Calm". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Big Calm in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2003/aug/16/features.jobsmoney1
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