Theaudience (album)

Theaudience
Theaudience
Studio album by Theaudience
Released	17 August 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	Britpop; indie rock;
Length	54:43
Label	eLLeFFe; Mercury;
Producer	Nigel Butler; Peter Collins; Angie Dial; Sophie Ellis-Bextor; Ian Grimble; Patch Hannan; Mike Hedges; Dean Mollett; Billy Reeves;
Singles from Theaudience
	"I Got the Wherewithal"; Released: 27 October 1997; "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?"; Released: 23 February 1998; "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed"; Released: 11 May 1998; "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)"; Released: 27 July 1998;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	^[2]
The Independent	Positive^[3]
NME	4/10^[1]

Theaudience is the only album from British band Theaudience, released on 17 August 1998 by eLLeFFe and Mercury Records. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart. The band featured Sophie Ellis-Bextor on lead vocals.

Release

The album's artwork comes from the video for "I Got the Wherewithal", which was directed by Robin Bextor.^[4] Four singles were released from the album. "I Got the Wherewithal" was released in October 1997, peaking at number 170 on the UK Singles Chart. "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" was released in February 1998, peaking at number 48. "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" was released in May 1998, peaking at number 27. "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" was released in July 1998, peaking at number 25. The music video for "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" directed by Sophie's father Robin Bextor featured Sophie Ellis-Bextor's younger sister Martha-Rose playing her. "Keep in Touch" was briefly scheduled as the fifth single from the album, but the release of a fifth single was cancelled.

The original vinyl edition of the album was limited to 1,500 copies, and was pressed on glittery vinyl. On 8 July 2022, Scottish independent label Last Night from Glasgow reissued the album on double vinyl, including the original album across three sides of vinyl, in addition to six bonus tracks on side four.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Billy Reeves, except where noted.^[4]

"A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" – 3:44
"Now That You Are 18" – 2:52
"Mr. Doasyouwouldbedoneby" – 3:45
"I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" (Reeves, Nigel Butler) – 3:14
"Keep in Touch" (Reeves, Kerin Smith) – 3:41
"I Got the Wherewithal" – 3:48
"Harry Don't Fetch the Water" – 4:37
"If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" – 3:52
"Running Out of Space" – 2:53
"You Get What You Deserve" (Reeves, Alison Sweeny, Paul Alexander, Dave Jones) – 4:08
"The More There Is to Do" – 4:09
"Bells for David Keenan" (Reeves, Butler) – 1:11
"Shoebox Song" (Dean Mollett) – 3:34
"How's That?" – 6:51

Limited edition bonus disc

"Mr. Doasyouwouldbedoneby" (original version) – 3:51
"I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" (original version) – 3:56
"A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" (Blah St acoustic version) – 3:38
"You Get What You Deserve" (piano version) – 3:02
"Keep in Touch" (piano version) – 4:01
"I Can See Clearly" – 3:39

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[4]

Theaudience

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Billy Reeves
Dean Mollett
Kerin Smith
Patrick Hannan
Nigel Butler

Design

Tracy Ward – paintings
Neil Cooper – portrait photography
Chris Kidson – studio photos
Rick Lecoat – design

Production

Mike Hedges – producer (tracks 1, 7, 9 and 10)
Ian Grimble – producer (tracks 1, 7, 9 and 10), engineer (tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 and 10)
Billy Reeves – producer (tracks 2, 3, 5–8, 11 and 14), mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 14)
Peter Collins – producer (track 4)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor – producer (track 6)
Patrick Hannan – producer (tracks 11 and 13), engineer (track 7, 9 and 11), mixing (tracks 11 and 13)
Nigel Butler – producer (track 12), mixing (track 12)
Angie Dial – producer (track 12)
Dean Mollett – producer (track 13)
Jeremy Wheatley – engineer (tracks 2, 3, 5 and 13), mixing (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13)
Paul David Hager – engineer (track 4), mixing (tracks 4)
Nick Hannan – engineer (track 6, 11, 13 and 14), mixing (tracks 11 and 14)
David Bascombe – mixing (tracks 6 and 8)

Charts

1998 chart performance for *Theaudience*
Chart (1998)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	49
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	22

2022 chart performance for *Theaudience*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK Albums Sales (OCC)^[8]	11
UK Physical Albums (OCC)^[9]	11
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)^[10]	4

References

^ "Review: Theaudience". NME. 17 July 1998. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
^ Walsh, Nick Paton. "Review: theaudience – theaudience (eLLeffe)". The Guardian. No. 21 August 1998. p. 22.
^ Gill, Andy (14 August 1998). "Review: theaudience (Elleffe/Mercury 558 771-2)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Theaudience (1998). Theaudience (liner notes). eLLeFFe/Mercury Records. 558 845-2.
^ Sinclair, Paul (7 February 2022). "The Audience 2LP vinyl reissue". SuperDeluxeEdition. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[NME_review-1] "Review: Theaudience". NME. 17 July 1998. Retrieved 7 August 2009.

[The_Guardian_Review-2] Walsh, Nick Paton. "Review: theaudience – theaudience (eLLeffe)". The Guardian. No. 21 August 1998. p. 22.

[Independent_review-3] Gill, Andy (14 August 1998). "Review: theaudience (Elleffe/Mercury 558 771-2)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2009.

[Theaudiencebooklet-4] Theaudience (1998). Theaudience (liner notes). eLLeFFe/Mercury Records. 558 845-2.

[5] Sinclair, Paul (7 February 2022). "The Audience 2LP vinyl reissue". SuperDeluxeEdition. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[ac_Scotland_-6] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[ac_UK2_-7] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[8] "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[9] "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[10] "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

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Billy Reeves Kerin Smith Sophie Ellis-Bextor Nigel Butler Patrick Hannan Dean Mollett
Studio albums	Theaudience
Singles	"I Got the Wherewithal" "If You Can't Do It When You're Young; When Can You Do It?" "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed" "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)"