Wake Up! (The Boo Radleys album)

Wake Up!
Studio album by The Boo Radleys
Released March 27, 1995 (U.K.)
September 12, 1995 (U.S.)
Recorded September - October 1994
Genre Indie
Length 51:29
Label Creation Records CRECD 179 (U.K.)
Columbia Records (U.S.)
The Boo Radleys chronology
Giant Steps
(1993)		 Wake Up!
(1995)		 C'mon Kids
(1996)

Wake Up! is the fourth album by UK alternative rock band The Boo Radleys, released by Creation Records in 1995.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]

Although the band had received critical acclaim with their previous album, Giant Steps, Wake Up! was their first true commercial success, reaching number one in the UK album charts.[2] This was due in large part to two factors: the emergence of Britpop as a driving force in mid-1990s British music, and a catchy Top 10 single, "Wake Up Boo!".

Track listing

All songs written by Martin Carr.

  1. "Wake Up Boo!" - 3:37
  2. "Fairfax Scene" - 2:14
  3. "It's Lulu" - 3:04
  4. "Joel" - 6:10
  5. "Find the Answer Within" - 4:34
  6. "Reaching Out From Here" - 3:02
  7. "Martin, Doom! It's 7 O'Clock" - 6:21
  8. "Stuck on Amber" - 5:24
  9. "Charles Bukowski is Dead" - 2:39
  10. "4am Conversation" - 2:43
  11. "Twinside" - 4:45
  12. "Wilder" - 6:56

2010 Edition

CD1 : Wake Up!

CD2 : Bonus CD 1

'Wake Up!' B-Sides

  1. Janus
  2. Blues For George Michael
  3. Friendship Song
  4. Wake Up Boo! Music For Astronauts
  5. And Tomorrow The World
  6. The History Of Creation [Parts 17 & 36]

'Find the Answer Within' B-Sides

  1. Find The Answer Within (High Llamas Mix)
  2. The Only Word I Can Find
  3. Very Together
  4. Don't Take Your Gun To Town
  5. Wallpaper

CD3 : Bonus CD 2

'It's Lulu' B-Sides

  1. This Is Not About Me
  2. Reaching Out From Here - High Llamas Mix
  3. Martin, Doom! It's Seven O'clock - Stereolab Mix
  4. Joel - Justin Warfield Mix
  5. Tambo
  6. Donkey

'From The Bench' B-Sides

  1. From The Bench At Belvedere
  2. Hi Falutin'
  3. Crushed
  4. Almost Nearly There

Personnel

The Boo Radleys

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Boo Radleys: Wake Up!" at Allmusic. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Wake Up". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=46848. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 
Preceded by
The Colour of My Love by Celine Dion		 UK number one album
April 8, 1995 – April 14, 1995		 Succeeded by
Greatest Hits by Bruce Springsteen