The Charlatans (1995 album)
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| Studio album by The Charlatans | ||||
| Released | 28 August 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–1995, Monnow Valley Studio, Rockfield Studios, Monmouth | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Britpop | |||
| Length | 52:05 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | The Charlatans, Dave Charles and Ric Peet with Steve Hillage | |||
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| Singles from The Charlatans | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[2] |
The Charlatans is the fourth album by the British alternative rock band The Charlatans, released on 28 August 1995. It went to the top of the UK Albums Chart the same year. The Charlatans is rated 84 in the Melody Maker's top 100 albums of all time list from 2000.
The album's original title was slated to be The First Shag in Ages,[3] named after a chapter from Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. Several promo shirts bearing this title were printed and early vinyl versions of the album have this written between the leadout groove.
The track "Here Comes a Soul Saver" uses a riff from the Pink Floyd song "Fearless".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, M. Collins, R. Collins.
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Nine Acre Court" | 3:45 | |
| 2. | "Feeling Holy" | 5:16 | |
| 3. | "Just Lookin'" | 3:49 | |
| 4. | "Crashin' In" | 5:02 | |
| 5. | "Bullet Comes" | 5:25 | |
| 6. | "Here Comes a Soul Saver" | 3:23 | |
| 7. | "Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over" | 4:51 | |
| 8. | "Tell Everyone" | 3:32 | |
| 9. | "Toothache" | 5:16 | |
| 10. | "No Fiction" | 3:58 | |
| 11. | "See It Through" | 4:08 | |
| 12. | "Thank You" | 3:34 | |
| 13. | "Chemical Risk (Toothache remix)" (Japanese bonus track) | 3:41 |
Singles
The first single to the album, called "Crashin' In" or "Crashing In"[4] was released by The Charlatans on 28 December 1994.[5] In addition to the album songs Crashin' In and See It Through the single also featured the title Green Flashing Eyes which was later released on the compilation album Songs from the Other Side.
Personnel
- Tim Burgess – lead vocals, harmonica
- Mark Collins – guitars
- Rob Collins – D6, clavinet, hammond organ, wurlitzer, piano, backing vocals
- Martin Blunt – bass
- Jon Brookes – drums
References
| Preceded by Said and Done by Boyzone |
UK number one album 9 September 1995 – 15 September 1995 |
Succeeded by Zeitgeist by The Levellers |
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