Psyche (album)

Psyche
Studio album by PJ & Duncan AKA
Released 4 November 1994
20 September 1995 (Japan)
Recorded 1993-1994
Genre Pop, pop rap, teen pop
Length 43:02
Label Telstar Records
Producer Nicky Graham, Deni Lew, Mike Olton
PJ & Duncan AKA chronology

Psyche
(1994)		 Top Katz
(1995)
Singles from Psyche
  1. "Tonight I'm Free"
    Released: 6 December 1993
  2. "Why Me?"
    Released: 11 April 1994
  3. "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"
    Released: 11 July 1994
  4. "If I Give You My Number"
    Released: 26 September 1994
  5. "Eternal Love"
    Released: 21 November 1994
  6. "Our Radio Rocks"
    Released: 13 February 1995

Psyche is the debut studio album released by British recording duo PJ & Duncan, now better known as Ant & Dec. Recording on the album began in 1993, following the release of a track the duo performed during their time on Byker Grove, "Rip it Up". The song was then re-worked into their debut single, "Tonight I'm Free", which was released in December 1993 on Telstar Records. The album includes the duo's best known track, "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble", which peaked at no. 9 on the UK Singles Chart.

The track would however go on to top the singles chart in 2013, nearly nineteen years after its release, after an impromptu performance of it by the duo on their show Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

The singles "Why Me" and "If I Give You My Number" were also released prior to the album, which was made available on 4 November 1994. Seven singles were released from the album over the course of eighteen months.

The album peaked at no. 5 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Platinum in the UK by the BPI. The album was reissued in Singapore in 1995, under the title Eternal Love, containing bonus remixes of "Eternal Love" itself and "Our Radio Rocks". The album was also reissued in Japan in 1995, under the title Our Radio Rocks, with the additional of remixes of "Our Radio Rocks" itself, "If I Give You My Number" and "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble". Aside from a heavy number of remixes, alternate versions, and continuations of the spoken-word eulogy "The PJ and Duncan Show", three new songs were issued as B-sides: "Style with a Smile", "So Many Questions" and "I'm a Loser", which were all written by album composers Nicky Graham, Deni Lew and Mike Olton.

Track listing

Psyche
No. Title Length
1. "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"   4:00
2. "One Look"   4:03
3. "Why Me?"   3:33
4. "She Scores A Perfect Ten"   4:12
5. "Tonight I'm Free 94" (featuring Lily Gonzales and the cast of Byker Grove) 3:48
6. "Eternal Love"   3:58
7. "If I Give You My Number"   3:16
8. "Talk About It"   3:48
9. "Girlfriend"   4:11
10. "Our Radio Rocks"   4:04
11. "I Want You"   4:29
12. "Free as A Bird"   4:24
13. "The PJ & Duncan Show: Psyche!" (Hidden track) 4:03

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
European Albums Chart[3] 26
German Albums Chart[4] 90
Japanese Albums Chart[5] 54
UK Albums Chart[6] 5

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 300,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

B-sides

References

  1. ↑ "PJ & Duncan Our Radio Rocks Japan Promo CD ALBUM (142000)". Eil.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=3256696
  3. ↑ http://books.google.ca/books?id=tQsEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1|title=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=14 January 1995
  4. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=PJ+%26+Duncan&title=Psyche&cat=a&country=de|accessdate=2012-03-12
  5. ↑ . Oricon http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/19341/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved 2012-03-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "PJ & DUNCAN | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  7. ↑ "British album certifications – PJ & Duncan – Psyche". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Psyche in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search