Equally Cursed and Blessed

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Equally Cursed and Blessed
Equally Cursed and Blessed cover
Studio album by Catatonia
Released 1999
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre Pop / Rock
Length ?
Label Blanco y Negro
Producer ?
Professional reviews
Catatonia chronology
"International Velvet"
(1998)		 "Equally Cursed and Blessed"
(1999)		 "Paper Scissors Stone"
(2001)

Equally Cursed and Blessed is a 1999 album by Welsh band Catatonia.This was Catatonia's third album, and like its predecessor International Velvet reached no.1 in the charts. However, sales were down compared to the previous album, and the album was criticised for its often dark and miserable tone. The album spawned only one top ten single, Dead from the Waist Down, while tracks such as Londinium and Karaoke Queen charted terribly, not even reaching the top 20. Although many consider this as Catatonia's finest work, the album is often seen as a faliure.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Dead from the Waist Down"
  2. "Londinium"
  3. "She's a Millionaire"
  4. "Storm the Palace"
  5. "Karaoke Queen"
  6. "Bulimic Beats"
  7. "Shoot the Messenger"
  8. "Postscript"
  9. "Valarian Unwanted"
  10. "Nothing Hurts"
  11. "Dazed Beautiful and Bruised"

Limited edition LP contained a one-sided 7" of "Nothing Hurts" performed at Jools Holland's 1998 Hootenanny