I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Studio album by The BPA
Released January 6, 2009
Genre Indie rock, electronic, pop
Length 42:24
Label Southern Fried
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Blender[3]
Now Magazine[4]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[5]
PopMatters[6]
Spin[7]
URB[8]

I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat is the debut album of British electronic act The Brighton Port Authority. It was released on Southern Fried on 6 January 2009 exclusively on amazon.com, with a regular release on February 3. [9]

The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim. The album features collaborations with DJ Danger Mouse, Simon Thornton, Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby), Justin Robertson, Ashley Beedle, Lateef, Martha Wainwright, Jamie T, David Byrne, Dizzee Rascal, Iggy Pop, Olly Hite, Connan Mockasin, Pete Yorn, Jack Peñate and Emmy the Great.

The album's title refers to a famous line from the 1975 Steven Spielberg movie Jaws.

The track "Should I Stay or Should I Blow", from the album, is featured in the soundtrack of FIFA 10.

Track listing

Collaborators for each track are listed after the length.[10]

  1. "He's Frank (Slight Return)" – 3:16 (Iggy Pop)
  2. "Dirty Sheets" – 3:23 (Pete York)
  3. "Jumps the Fence" – 3:33 (Connan Mockasin)
  4. "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" – 2:29 (Ashley Beedle)
  5. "Island" – 4:26 (Justin Robertson)
  6. "Local Town" – 3:08 (Jamie T)
  7. "Seattle" – 3:55 (Emmy the Great)
  8. "Spade" – 3:15 (Martha Wainwright)
  9. "Superman" – 3:43 (Simon Thornton)
  10. "Superlover" – 4:11 (Cagedbaby)
  11. "Toe Jam" – 3:22 (David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal)
  12. "So It Goes" – 3:37 (Olly Hite)

Japanese Version[12] of the album also contains two bonus tracks:

  1. "Electric Love" – 4:21
  2. "So Fukt" – 3:28 (Lateef)

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Billboard review
  3. ↑ Blender review
  4. ↑ Now Magazine review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ↑ PopMatters review
  7. ↑ Spin review
  8. ↑ URB review
  9. ↑ "The BPA (The Brighton Port Authority) :: News and Blog". The Brighton Port Authority. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  10. ↑ Brighton Port Authority Album Details, Chart Attack, Jan 12 2009
  11. ↑ , Allmusic Archived June 3, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "Discography｜The Bpa Jpn Official Website". Avexnet.or.jp. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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