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Portishead is the eponymous second studio album by English electronic band Portishead, released on 16 September 1997 by Go! Discs.

Music

"Only You" samples Ken Thorne's "Inspector Clouseau" and The Pharcyde's "She Said".[1] "Western Eyes" is listed as sampling "Hookers & Gin" by the Sean Atkins Experience in the album's liner notes. In reality, this song does not exist; like most of the samples on the album, it was created by the band .[2]

Release

Released in September 1997, the album reached No. 2 on the UK Album Chart[3] and No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan re-released Dummy and Portishead as a limited SHM-CD version.[citation needed]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA[6]
The Guardian[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork8.2/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]
Spin9/10[13]
The Village VoiceB−[14]

Portishead received critical acclaim upon its release. Spin praised the record and noted that the band created a "gothic", "deadly" and "trippy" atmosphere.[13] Commenting on the textures of the music, music journalist Barry Walters observed that the group got "darker, deeper and more disturbing" in comparison to their previous effort Dummy.[13]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Melody Maker Albums of the Year 1997 18[15]
NME 1997 Critics' Poll 1997 32[15]
Q 50 Best Albums of 1997 1997 (*)[15]
Spin Top 20 Albums of the Year 1997 6[15]
Village Voice 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll 1997 14[15]

(*) designates unordered lists.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons)4:38
2."All Mine"3:59
3."Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons)4:18
4."Half Day Closing"3:49
5."Over"4:00
6."Humming"6:02
7."Mourning Air"4:11
8."Seven Months"4:15
9."Only You"4:59
10."Elysium"5:54
11."Western Eyes"3:57

Credits

All songs produced by Geoff Barrow, Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons and Dave McDonald.

Portishead

Additional musicians

  • Clive Deamer – Drums
  • Sean Atkins – Additional vocals
  • John Baggot – Organ, piano
  • Andy Hague, Ben Waghorn, John Cornick – Horns
  • S. Cooper – Violin

Sales chart performance

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[16] 2
Austrian Album Chart[citation needed] 6
Belgian Album Chart (FL)[citation needed] 9
Belgian Album Chart (WA)[citation needed] 23
Danish Album Chart[17] 6
Dutch Album Chart[citation needed] 31
Finnish Album Chart[citation needed] 14
French Album Chart[citation needed] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 1
Norwegian Album Chart[19] 7
Swedish Album Chart[citation needed] 6
Swiss Album Chart[citation needed] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 2
US Billboard 200[4] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[22] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 50,000^
Europe (IFPI)[24] Platinum 1,000,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 635,000[27]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Portishead at coverinfo.de". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ Facts about Western Eyes Archived 13 June 2002 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Portishead at chartstats.com". Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Portishead | Chart history - Billboard". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Portishead – Portishead". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ^ Lanham, Tom (3 October 1997). "Portishead". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (3 October 1997). "Dread again". The Guardian.
  8. ^ Hochman, Steve (20 November 1997). "From Elton to Boyz to Celine to Dylan, It's an Album Bull Market". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  9. ^ Williams, Simon (27 September 1997). "Portishead – Portishead". NME. Archived from the original on 6 October 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  10. ^ Schreiber, Ryan (1 October 1997). "Portishead: Portishead". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  11. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (14 October 1997). "Portishead". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Portishead". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 646. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  13. ^ a b c Walters, Barry (November 1997). "Portishead: Portishead". Spin. 13 (8): 142. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  14. ^ Christgau, Robert (27 January 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A1006.htm
  16. ^ "australian-charts.com - Portishead - Portishead". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Portishead at TOP20.dk". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – Portishead – Portishead". Hung Medien.
  19. ^ Portishead at VG.no
  20. ^ "Portishead | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations - 1997 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1997". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Portishead – Portishead". Music Canada.
  24. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  25. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Dummy')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  26. ^ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Portishead' (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com (original source published by British Phonographic Industry). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  27. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/arts/music/13pare.html
  28. ^ "American album certifications – Portishead – portishead". Recording Industry Association of America.
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