Elegantly Wasted

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Elegantly Wasted
Studio album by INXS
Released 4 April 1997
Recorded December 1996-February 1997
Genre Alternative rock
Length 51:53
Label Mercury
Producer Bruce Fairbairn, Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss
INXS chronology

Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
(1993)
Elegantly Wasted
(1997)
Switch
(2005)
Singles from Elegantly Wasted
  1. "Elegantly Wasted"
    Released: March 1997
  2. "Everything"
    Released: May 1997
  3. "Don't Lose Your Head"
    Released: September 1997
  4. "Searching"
    Released: September 1997

Elegantly Wasted is the tenth studio album by the Australian alternative rock band INXS. It was released on 15 April 1997, and is the final album recorded with lead singer Michael Hutchence, who was found dead in a Sydney hotel room on 22 November that year.

The band had spent April 1996 rehearsing in London, and moved over to Vancouver, Canada to record with Bruce Fairbairn in December that year.[1] Production of the album was completed by Hutchence and Andrew Farriss in Spain by February 1997.[2]

Two songs that did not make the final cut of the album were included on the Bang the Drum EP (2004).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Q [4]
Rolling Stone [5][6]
Entertainment Weekly
Ultimate Guitar
Alpha

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. 
No. Title Length
1. "Show Me (Cherry Baby)"   4:17
2. "Elegantly Wasted"   4:32
3. "Everything"   3:13
4. "Don't Lose Your Head"   4:02
5. "Searching"   4:04
6. "I'm Just a Man"   4:48
7. "Girl on Fire"   3:55
8. "We Are Thrown Together"   5:36
9. "Shake the Tree"   4:10
10. "She Is Rising"   5:24
11. "Building Bridges"   3:55
12. "Shine"   3:52
Total length:
51:53

Variations

  • "Shine" does not appear on the US/Canadian edition and is not to be confused with "Shine Like It Does".
  • The Japanese regular edition and Australian limited edition release of the album features the bonus track "Let It Ride".

Singles

  • "Elegantly Wasted"/"Need You Tonight" (March 1997)
  • "Everything"/"Let It Ride" (May 1997)
  • "Don't Lose Your Head"/"I'm Just a Man" (live) (September 1997)
  • "Searching" (September 1997)
  • 3 track Shagsonic Dub Promo, A1 "Elegantly Wasted (Shagsonic Dub)" B1 "Elegantly Wasted (Shagsonic Remix)", B2 "Elegantly Wasted (Shagsonic Bonus Beats)" (1997)

Personnel

Additional Personnel

  • Bruce Fairbairn – producer
  • Richard Guy – engineer
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing engineer

References

  1. ↑ "An Excess Of INXS > News > Archives - 1996". Inxsweb.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  2. ↑ "INXS@Everything2.com". Everything2.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  3. ↑ "allmusic ((( Elegantly Wasted > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-04. 
  4. ↑ "Q Magazine | Music news & reviews, music videos, band pictures & interviews". Qthemusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  5. ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 406. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. 
  7. ↑ INXS- Elegantly Wasted @Discogs.com Retrieved 12-21-2013.
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