The Coral (album)

The Coral

Studio album by The Coral

Released

29 July 2002

Recorded

2001–2002;

Genre

Indie

Length

48:35

Label

Deltasonic

Producer

Ian Broudie, Zion Egg (co.)

The Coral chronology

The Coral
(2002)

Magic and Medicine
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10)^[2]
PopMatters	(Positive)^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]
RTÉ	^[5]
Sorted	(Positive)^[6]

The Coral is the self-titled debut album by The Coral, and was released July 29, 2002 in the United Kingdom on the Deltasonic label, where it debuted at number 5 in the charts, and on March 3, 2003 in the United States on Columbia Records (see 2002 in music). It was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Chart performance
4 Release history
5 Miscellanea
6 References
7 External links

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spanish Main"	James Skelly	1:53
2.	"I Remember When"	J. Skelly	3:38
3.	"Shadows Fall"	The Coral	3:29
4.	"Dreaming of You"	J. Skelly	2:21
5.	"Simon Diamond"	J. Skelly, Nick Power	2:28
6.	"Goodbye"	J. Skelly, Power	4:02
7.	"Waiting for the Heartaches"	J. Skelly	4:03
8.	"Skeleton Key"	J. Skelly, Power	3:03
9.	"Wildfire"	Power	3:03
10.	"Badman"	J. Skelly, Power	2:45
11.	"Calendars and Clocks" (includes hidden track "Time Travel")	J. Skelly, Power	11:56

LP bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Simian Technology"	The Coral	2:08

Japan track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spanish Main"	James Skelly	1:53
2.	"I Remember When"	J. Skelly	3:38
3.	"Shadows Fall"	The Coral	3:29
4.	"Dreaming of You"	J. Skelly	2:21
5.	"Simon Diamond"	J. Skelly, Nick Power	2:28
6.	"Goodbye"	J. Skelly, Power	4:02
7.	"Waiting for the Heartaches"	J. Skelly	4:03
8.	"Skeleton Key"	J. Skelly, Power	3:03
9.	"Answer Me"	J. Skelly, Power, Paul Duffy	3:13
10.	"Wildfire"	Power	3:03
11.	"Badman"	J. Skelly, Power	2:45
12.	"Calendars and Clocks" (includes hidden track "Time Travel")	J. Skelly, Power	11:56
13.	"Simian Technology"	The Coral	2:08

Personnel

The Coral^[7]

James Skelly – vocals, guitar, co-producer
Lee Southall – guitar, co-producer
Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, trumpet, co-producer
Paul Duffy – bass guitar, saxophone, co-producer
Nick Power – keyboards, co-producer
Ian Skelly – drums, co-producer, artwork

Production^[7]

Ian Broudie – producer
Jon Gray – engineer
Kenny Patterson – assistant engineer

Other personnel^[7]

Scott Jones – artwork
Juno – design
Steve Fellows – logo design
Kev Power – photography

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[8]	118
Ireland (Irish Albums Chart)	41
Japan (Oricon)^[9]	97
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US Billboard 200^[11]	189
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[12]	13

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	29 July 2002 (2002-07-29)	Deltasonic	CD, LP, digital download	DLTCD006, DLTLP006

Miscellanea

The US release features the videos to "Dreaming Of You" and "Goodbye" and enables you to unlock content on the official Coral USA website.
The LP title was rumoured to be called Son of Becker (Xfm interview 25 May 2002) and Zion Egg before it was finally named The Coral. Other songs which were rumoured to appear on the debut before being left out were "Run Run!" and "Tumble Grave".
"Dreaming of You" was used in My Monster, an episode of the American sitcom, Scrubs.
The BBC's Free Agents used "Dreaming of You" during the ending credits of Episode 3.
"Dreaming of You" is a playable track in the Lego: Rock Band video game.

References

^ Thomas, Bryan. "Review: The Coral - The Coral". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r603837. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^ Dahlen, Chris (12 November 2002). "Review: The Coral - The Coral". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1602-the-coral. Retrieved 12 November 2002.
^ Powers, Devon (January 17, 2003). "Review: The Coral - The Coral (Deltasonic/Sony Music UK)". popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/coral-st.shtml. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^ Christgau, Robert. "Review: The Coral - The Coral". Jann Wenner. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thecoral/albums/album/270447/review/5945275/the_coral. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^ McManus, Luke. "Review: The Coral - The Coral". RTÉ.ie. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2002/0819/thecoral.html. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
^ Body, Dominic. "Review: The Coral - The Coral (Deltasonic)". sortedmagazine.com. http://sortedmagazine.com/Albums.php3?nID=279. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c (2002) Release notes for The Coral by The Coral (booklet). UK: Deltasonic (DLTCD006).
^ "The Coral - The Coral". ultratop.be. Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Coral&titel=The+Coral&cat=a. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "ザ・コーラル [The Coral]" (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Oricon Inc.. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/307322/products/music/494181/1/. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "The Coral – The Coral". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "The Coral Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for The Coral. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ "The Coral Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Heatseekers Albums for The Coral. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

External links

Official website
The Coral at Allmusic
The Coral at Discogs (list of releases)
The Coral at Metacritic

The Coral

James Skelly • Lee Southall • Nick Power • Paul Duffy • Ian Skelly Bill Ryder-Jones

Albums	The Coral • Magic and Medicine • Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker • The Invisible Invasion • Roots & Echoes • Butterfly House

Compilations	Singles Collection

Singles	"Shadows Fall" • "Goodbye" • "Dreaming of You" • "Don't Think You're the First" • "Pass It On" • "Secret Kiss" • "Bill McCai" • "In the Morning" • "Something Inside of Me" • "Who's Gonna Find Me" • "Jacqueline" • "Put the Sun Back" • "1000 Years"

Related articles	Discography • Deltasonic