Hurricane No. 1 (album)

Hurricane #1
Studio album by Hurricane #1
Released	19 September 1997 28 October 1997
Genre	Britpop
Length	47:51 60:26 (with bonus tracks)
Label	Creation Records
Producer	Stephen Harris, Andy Bell
Hurricane #1 chronology
Hurricane #1 (1997) Step into My World EP (1997)
Singles from Hurricane #1
"Step into My World" Released: April 28, 1997 "Just Another Illusion" Released: July 23, 1997 "Chain Reaction" Released: August 25, 1997 "Step Into My World" Released: October, 1997 "Monday Afternoon" Released: 1997 (Not released in UK)

Hurricane #1 is the debut studio album by the British rock band Hurricane #1, released in 1997. Charted at number 11 in the UK album charts, and the top 10 in Japan. The album was recorded at Lincoln's Chapel with producer Stephen Harris.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Q magazine named it one of the best albums of 1997.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Bell (Creation Songs).

1. "Just Another Illusion" - 5:40
2. "Faces in a Dream" - 4:44
3. "Step into My World" - 5:01
4. "Mother Superior" - 5:11
5. "Let Go of the Dream" - 2:38
6. "Chain Reaction" - 3:41
7. "Lucky Man" - 5:15
8. "Strange Meeting" - 4:06
9. "Monday Afternoon" - 3:03
10. "Stand in Line" - 8:28
11. "Touchdown" (US) - 4:40
12. "Smoke Rings" (US) - 8:35

Personnel

• Alex Lowe: vocals, guitar
• Andy Bell: lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Will Pepper: bass guitar
• Gareth Farmer: drums, percussion
• Strings Arranged by Charlie Francis
• Additional keyboards: Chopper Harris
• Backing vocals on "Lucky man": Idha
• Engineered and mixed by Stephen Harris

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