Elastica (album)
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-) [2] |
| The War Against Silence | (favorable) [3] |
Elastica is the debut album by English alternative rock group Elastica, released in March 1995. At the time the fastest-selling debut album ever in the UK,[4] Elastica was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.[5] It hit #1 on the UK Albums Chart.[6] The record also did well in the US, peaking at #66 on the Billboard Hot 200[7] and being certified Gold[8] , selling about 600,000 copies.[citation needed]
Track listing
All songs by Justine Frischmann/Elastica, unless noted otherwise
- "Line Up" – 3:15
- "Annie" (Donna Matthews/Elastica) – 1:15
- "Connection" – 2:22
- "Car Song" – 2:24
- "Smile" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 1:40
- "Hold Me Now" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 2:33
- "S.O.F.T." – 3:59
- "Indian Song" – 2:48
- "Blue" (Matthews/Elastica) – 2:23
- "All-Nighter" – 1:31
- "Waking Up" (Frischmann/Hugh Cornwell/Jean Jacques Burnel/David Greenfield/Brian Duffy) – 3:16
- "2:1" – 2:31
- "See That Animal" – 2:23
- "Stutter" – 2:23
- "Never Here" – 4:27
- "Vaseline" – 1:20
The original tracklisting on the UK version, on Deceptive Records was slightly different, as follows:
- "Line Up" – 3:15
- "Annie" (Donna Matthews/Elastica) – 1:15
- "Connection" – 2:22
- "Car Song" – 2:24
- "Smile" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 1:40
- "Hold Me Now" (Frischmann/Matthews/Elastica) – 2:33
- "S.O.F.T." – 3:59
- "Indian Song" – 2:48
- "Blue" (Matthews/Elastica) – 2:23
- "All-Nighter" – 1:31
- "Waking Up" (Frischmann/Hugh Cornwell/Jean Jacques Burnel/David Greenfield/Brian Duffy) – 3:16
- "2:1" – 2:31
- "Vaseline" – 1:20
- "Never Here" – 4:27
- "Stutter" – 2:23
- "Cleopatra" - (limited edition free flexi 7")
Singles
- "Stutter" - 1993
- "Line Up" - 1994
- "Connection" - 1994
- "Waking Up" - 1995
- "Car Song" - 1995
Personnel
- Elastica - Performer, Producer
- Marc Waterman - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Phil Vinall - Mixing
- Alan Moulder - Mixing
- Paul Tipler - Mixing
- Bruce Lampcov - Mixing
- John Leckie - Mixing
- Mitti - Mixing
- Juergen Teller - Photography
- Dan Abnormal (also known as Damon Albarn) - Extra Keys
- Steve Lamacq - A&R
- Mark Kates - A&R
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Elastica Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Elastica". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ McDonald, Glenn (4 April 1995). "Elastica: Elastica". The War Against Silence (10).
- ^ DeRemer, Leigh Ann, ed. (2006). "Contemporary Musicians". Elastica. Contemporary Musicians. Vol. Vol. 29. Gale Cengage, 2000. Elastica Become Pop Stars. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Leaver, Anthony (28 March 2007). "Elastica Review". BBC Music.
- ^ "Elastica". chartstats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Elastica Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "American album certifications – Elastica – Elastica". Recording Industry Association of America.