9 (Public Image Ltd album)

9
Studio album by Public Image Ltd
Released 10 May 1989 (USA)[1]
30 May 1989 (UK)
Recorded December 1988 – March 1989
Studio
Genre
Length 44:04
Label Virgin
Producer
Public Image Ltd chronology
Happy?
(1987)
9
(1989)
The Greatest Hits, So Far
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauC+[3]

9 is the seventh studio album by Public Image Ltd, released in May 1989 on the Virgin Records label (see 1989 in music).

The band that recorded 9 consisted of John Lydon, bassist Allan Dias, guitarist John McGeoch and drummer Bruce Smith. Former guitarist Lu Edmonds, who had left the band by the time the album was recorded due to problems with tinnitus, received a writing co-credit on all tracks, although he does not play on the album. The band's replacement for Edmonds, Ted Chau, is also absent.

The album was produced by Stephen Hague, Eric "ET" Thorngren, and the band. Bill Laswell, who had produced Album three years earlier, had originally been lined up to produce 9, but the tension between him and Lydon after the recording of that album, coupled with Laswell's desire to once again use his own cast of session musicians on 9 and his dissatisfaction with Public Image's new line-up, led to the agreement being cancelled.

The first album track to be released was "Warrior", which showed up on the soundtrack album to the movie Slaves of New York, released on 20 March 1989.[1] The track "Sand Castles in the Snow" was originally titled "Spit", and was so listed in various Virgin pre-release information. It reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart at number 38.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Public Image Ltd. 

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "Happy?"  Stephen Hague 3:57
2. "Disappointed"  Stephen Hague 5:34
3. "Warrior"  Stephen Hague 4:17
4. "USL.S. 1"  Eric "ET" Thorngren 5:37
5. "Sand Castles in the Snow"  Stephen Hague 3:44
6. "Worry"  Stephen Hague 3:54
7. "Brave New World"  Eric "ET" Thorngren 4:19
8. "Like That"  Eric "ET" Thorngren 3:40
9. "Same Old Story"  Eric "ET" Thorngren 4:19
10. "Armada"  Eric "ET" Thorngren 4:43

Personnel

Track-by-track commentary by the band

"Happy?":

"Disappointed":

"Warrior":

USL.S.1":

Related tracks

"Warrior" (extended mix):

"Don't Ask Me" (single a-side):

"Rise" (Bob Clearmountain remix):

Charts

UK

USA

References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r15903
  2. Robert Christgau. "Robert Christgau: CG: Public Image Ltd". Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 Nina Ellerman: “Don't Worry, Be Happy?” (BAM, 16 June 1989)
  4. Antoine de Caunes: “John Lydon and John McGeoch Interview” (Rapido, BBC Two, 3 May 1989)
  5. 1 2 Steve Lake: “Pillenknick” (ME/Sounds, Germany, July 1989)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Jason Pettigrew: “Tired?” (Alternative Press, July 1989)
  7. Iain Blair: “Rotten Johnny – Lead Singer Of Public Image Remains A Punk At Heart” (Chicago Tribune, 30 June 1989)
  8. Neil Perry: “Public Image – The 9 Lives Of John Lydon” (Sounds, 22 April 1989)
  9. 1 2 Scott Murphy: “Allan Dias Interview” (Fodderstompf.com website, May 2004)
  10. 1 2 3 Robin Gibson: “PIL Crazy After All These Years” (Sounds, 27 October 1990)
  11. 1 2 3 Rick Batey: “Compilation – John McGeoch” (Guitarist, April 1991)
  12. Scott Murphy: “Lu Edmonds Interview” (The Filth And The Fury#10 fanzine, September 1999)
  13. John Lydon liner notes (Public Image Ltd.: "Plastic Box" compilation, Virgin Records, 1999)
  14. Tim Sommer: "John Lydon Interview" ("PostModern MTV", MTV, 12 October 1989)
  15. 1 2 3 Dave Kendall: "John Lydon Interview" (120 Minutes, MTV, early October 1989)
  16. 1 2 Scott Murphy: "John Lydon Interview" (Fodderstompf.com website, January 2004)
  17. Edwin Gould: "John Lydon Interview" (KROQ radio station, Los Angeles, 6 November 1990)
  18. Neil Spencer: "Public Image Limited" (Volume Three, May 1992)
  19. Terry Christian: "John Lydon and Ricki Lake Interview" (The Word, Channel 4, 14 December 1990)
  20. 1 2 3 Theofficialcharts.com website
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 Billboard.com website
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