Elastica (album)
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]
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
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Elastica Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Elastica". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Elastica. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ McDonald, Glenn (4 April 1995). "Elastica: Elastica". The War Against Silence (10). http://www.furia.com/page.cgi?type=twas&id=twas0010#entry1.
- ^ DeRemer, Leigh Ann, ed (2006). "Elastica". Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 29. Gale Cengage, 2000. Elastica Become Pop Stars. http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/elastica-biography. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Leaver, Anthony (28 March 2007). "Elastica Review". BBC Music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bxhj.
- ^ "Elastica". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=47069. 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. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Elastica%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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