Equally Cursed and Blessed
| Equally Cursed and Blessed | ||||
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| Studio album by Catatonia | ||||
| Released | 12 April 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999, Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth, Wales | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 44.49 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Producer | Tommy D and Catatonia | |||
| Catatonia chronology | ||||
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| Singles from International Velvet | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| NME | (6/10)[3] |
| Sorted | (Positive)[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Independent | (Negative)[6] |
Equally Cursed and Blessed is the third album by Welsh band Catatonia, released in April 1999 via Blanco y Negro Records. Like its predecessor, International Velvet, it reached number one in the UK Album Chart. However, sales were down compared to the previous album, though the album was praised for its often dark and miserable tone.
Singles
The album spawned one Top 10 single, "Dead from the Waist Down". The other singles, "Londinium" and "Karaoke Queen", charted at numbers 20 and 36 respectively. "Nothing Hurts" was slated to be the fourth single release from the album but was shelved following the low chart placement of "Karaoke Queen".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Dead From the Waist Down" | Mark Roberts, Catatonia | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "Londinium" | Roberts, Catatonia | 4:36 | |
| 3. | "Post Script" | Cerys Matthews, Roberts, Catatonia | 4:56 | |
| 4. | "She's a Millionaire" | Roberts, Catatonia | 4:22 | |
| 5. | "Storm the Palace" | Mark Roberts, Catatonia | 2:38 | |
| 6. | "Karaoke Queen" | Matthews, Catatonia | 5:06 | |
| 7. | "Bullimic Beats" | Matthews, Catatonia | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "Valerian" | Matthews, Catatonia | 4:21 | |
| 9. | "Shoot the Messenger" | Matthews, Paul Jones, Catatonia | 3:58 | |
| 10. | "Nothing Hurts" | Owen Powell, Catatonia | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "Dazed, Beautiful and Bruised" | Powell, Catatonia | 3:42 |
| US release bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "Road Rage" | 5:10 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Mulder and Scully" | 4:10 | ||||||||
| 14. | "Road Rage" (Enhanced video) | 4:18 | ||||||||
| Bonus one-sided 7" included with LP release | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Nothing Hurts (live)" | 3:29 | ||||||||
| Preceded by Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA |
UK number one album 24 April 1999 – 30 April 1999 |
Succeeded by Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA |
References
- ↑ Damas, Jason. "Review: Equally Cursed and Blessed - Catatonia". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ Brunner, Rob (31 March 2000). "Review: Equally Cursed and Blessed (2009) - Catatonia". Time Inc. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "Review: Equally Cursed And Blessed". IPC Media. 8 March 1999. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ DeLong, Donnacha. "Review: Catatonia - Equally Cursed and Blessed (Blanco Y Negro)". sortedmagazine.com. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline. "Review: Catatonia - Equally Cursed and Blessed (Blanco Y Negro)". Friday Review (Guardian Media Group) (9 April 1999): 19.
- ↑ Gill, Andy (16 April 1999). "Review: CATATONIA - Equally Cursed and Blessed". Independent News & Media. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ Owens, David (2000). Cerys, Catatonia and The Rise Of Welsh Pop (1. publ. ed.). London: Ebury. ISBN 0091874122.
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