Just for a Day
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Lime Lizard | (favourable)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) [3] |
Just for a Day is the debut studio album by the English band Slowdive, released on September 2, 1991. It was recorded at Courtyard Studios in Abingdon in the Thames Valley, formerly known as Georgetown Studios. The album peaked at No. 3 in the UK Indie charts. Upon its release, copies of the album were labelled with a sticker that read "like a mind altering substance, without the risk."
Critical reception
Jon Ridge, reviewing the album for Lime Lizard magazine, thought the album was premature, describing it as "more a continuation, or aqueous celebration rather, than an advancement over their rather spiffing previous three eps".[2] In 1999, Ned Raggett ranked the album at No. 17 on his list of "The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties".[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Neil Halstead
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spanish Air" | 6:02 |
| 2. | "Celia's Dream" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Catch the Breeze" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Ballad of Sister Sue" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Erik's Song" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Waves" | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Brighter" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "The Sadman" | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Primal" | 5:31 |
- 2005 re-release
The album was re-released by Sanctuary Records in 2005 with an extra disc with tracks from early EPs, effectively including the Slowdive, Holding Our Breath and Morningrise EPs. All the tracks included in the previous compilation Blue Day were present.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slowdive" | 5:17 |
| 2. | "Avalyn I" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Avalyn II" | 8:09 |
| 4. | "Morningrise" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "She Calls" | 5:38 |
| 6. | "Losing Today" | 5:01 |
| 7. | "Golden Hair" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Shine" | 5:23 |
| 9. | "Albatross" | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Catch The Breeze (Peel Session)" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Shine (Peel Session)" | 5:20 |
| 12. | "Golden Hair (Peel Session)" | 3:46 |
Personnel
- Rachel Goswell - vocals, guitar
- Neil Halstead - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Christian Savill - guitar
- Nick Chaplin - bass guitar
- Simon Scott - drums
References
- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh "Just For a Day Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-05-21
- ^ a b Ridge, Jon (1991) "Slowdive Just For A Day", Lime Lizard, October 1991, p. 52
- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (2005) "Slowdive Just for a Day / Souvlaki / Pygmalion", Pitchfork Media, 28 November 2005, retrieved 2010-05-21
- ^ http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~tewing/ned/nedmain.html