Tellin' Stories

For the album by Tracy Chapman, see Telling Stories.

Tellin' Stories

Studio album by The Charlatans

Released

21 April 1997

Recorded

1996 at Monnow Valley Studio and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth

Genre

Alternative rock, Britpop

Length

46:56

Label

Beggars Banquet

Producer

The Charlatans and Dave Charles with Ric Peet

The Charlatans chronology

The Charlatans
(1995)

Tellin' Stories
(1997)

Melting Pot
(1998)

Singles from Tellin' Stories

"One to Another"
Released: 26 August 1996
"North Country Boy"
Released: 24 March 1997
"How High"
Released: 9 June 1997
"Tellin' Stories"
Released: 20 October 1997

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Tellin' Stories is the fifth album by the British alternative rock band The Charlatans, released on 21 April 1997. It includes the final contributions of founder-member and keyboard player Rob Collins who died in a car accident midway through recording. The album was their most commercially successful, having three top ten singles, which remain their career's highest charting.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, M. Collins, R. Collins.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"With No Shoes"	4:42
2.	"North Country Boy"	4:04
3.	"Tellin' Stories"	5:13
4.	"One to Another"	4:29
5.	"You're a Big Girl Now"	2:49
6.	"How Can You Leave Us"	3:45
7.	"Area 51"	3:36
8.	"How High"	3:05
9.	"Only Teethin'"	5:19
10.	"Get on It"	5:56
11.	"Rob's Theme"	3:54
12.	"Two of Us" (Bonus track for other countries)	4:07
13.	"Reputation" (Bonus track for other countries)	4:00

Tellin' Stories Anniversary Edition disc two (2012)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Two of Us"	4:07
2.	"Reputation"	4:00
3.	"Don't Need a Gun"	5:09
4.	"Down with the Mook"	2:57
5.	"Title Fight"	5:15
6.	"Keep It to Yourself"	2:16
7.	"Rainbow Chasing" ("Don't Need a Gun" - Initial First Take)	3:43
8.	"Clean Up Kid"	4:50
9.	"Thank You" (Live At The Phoenix Festival 18 July 1997)	4:46

UK Singles Charting

1996 "One to Another" – #3 UK
1997 "North Country Boy" – #4 UK
1997 "How High" – #6 UK
1997 "Tellin' Stories" – #16 UK

Personnel

Tim Burgess – lead vocals, harmonica
Mark Collins – guitars
Rob Collins – Mellotron, organ, piano, backing vocals
Martin Duffy – mellotron, organ, piano
Martin Blunt – bass
Jon Brookes – drums

Preceded by Ultra by Depeche Mode	UK number one album 3–16 May 1997	Succeeded by Spice by Spice Girls

The Charlatans

Martin Blunt Tim Burgess Mark Collins Tony Rogers Jon Brookes Rob Collins Baz Ketley Jon Day

Studio albums	Some Friendly (1990) Between 10th and 11th (1992) Up to Our Hips (1994) The Charlatans (1995) Tellin' Stories (1997) Us and Us Only (1999) Wonderland (2001) Up at the Lake (2004) Simpatico (2006) You Cross My Path (2008) Who We Touch (2010) Modern Nature (2015)

Compilations	Melting Pot (1998) Songs from the Other Side (2002) Forever: The Singles (2006) Collection (2007) The Best of the BBC Sessions 1999–2006 (2008)

Live albums	Live It Like You Love It (2002) Live at Delamere Forest (2007) Some Friendly - 20th Anniversary Concerts (2010) Who We Touch Tour 2010 (2010)

Singles	Indian Rope The Only One I Know Then Over Rising Me. In Time Weirdo Tremelo Song Can’t Get Out of Bed I Never Want an Easy Life If Me and He Were Ever to Get There Jesus Hairdo Crashin' In Just Lookin/Bullet Comes Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over One to Another North Country Boy How High Tellin’ Stories Forever My Beautiful Friend Impossible Love Is the Key A Man Needs to Be Told Up at the Lake Try Again Today Loving You Is Easy Blackened Blue Eyes NYC (There's No Need to Stop) You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty You Cross My Path Oh! Vanity The Misbegotten Mis-Takes Oh! Vanity (re-issue) Love Is Ending My Foolish Pride Your Pure Soul

DVDs	Just Lookin' 1990-1997 Live at Last Forever: The Singles

Related	Discography Madchester Britpop