Portishead (album)

Portishead is the second album of the Bristol-based group Portishead, released in 1997. The album reached #2 on the UK Album Chart^[7] and #21 on the Billboard 200 chart.

On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan released Dummy and Portishead as limited SHM-CD version.

Reception

• Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp. 66–67) - Ranked #18 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year."
• NME (12/20-27/97, pp. 78–79) - Ranked #32 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.
• Q (1/98, p. 114) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997."
• Spin (1/98, p. 86) - Ranked #6 on Spin's list of the "Top 20 Albums Of The Year."
• Village Voice (2/24/98) - Ranked #14 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.

Track listing

Tracks written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, except where noted.

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" (Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Thorne, Hardson, Stewart) – 4:59
10. "Elysium" – 5:54
11. "Western Eyes" – 3:57

• "Only You" samples Ken Thorne from "Inspector Clouseau" and The Pharcyde from "She Said".
• "Western Eyes" samples Hookers & Gin from "Sean Atkins Experience". None of these references exist, the sample being created from scratch by the band with the help of Shawn Atkins.^[8]

Sales chart performance

References

External links

• Portishead Info