Melting Pot (The Charlatans album)

Melting Pot

Greatest hits album by The Charlatans

Released

23 February 1998

Recorded

1990–1997

Genre

Alternative rock, Madchester

Length

74:15

Label

Beggars Banquet

Producer

Chris Nagle, David Allen, Flood, Steve Hillage, Dave Charles, The Charlatans

The Charlatans chronology

Tellin' Stories
(1997)

Melting Pot
(1998)

Us and Us Only
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.2/10)^[2]
Select	^[3]

Melting Pot is a greatest hits album by the British alternative rock band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK). Featuring tracks from their time on Beggars Banquet Records between 1990 and 1997 the album was released on 23 February 1998. The cover features a picture of The Weaverdale cafe (now renamed The Melting Pot) in Northwich, the site of the group's first meeting after signing to Beggars in 1990. The song "Opportunity Three" is a remix by Flood of the song "Opportunity" from the Some Friendly album that otherwise only appeared on the Over Rising EP.

The album was re-released on 20 May 2002 with a slipcase to match the artwork of b-sides compilation Songs from the Other Side. No changes were made to the album artwork or track listing.

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Only One I Know"	Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins	4:00
2.	"Then"		4:14
3.	"Opportunity Three" (from Over Rising EP)	Blunt, Brookes, Burgess	7:28
4.	"Over Rising" (from Over Rising EP)	Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins	3:40
5.	"Sproston Green (US version)" (1991 Non-Album Single and B-Side to "Weirdo")	Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins	4:20
6.	"Weirdo"	Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins	3:45
7.	"Theme from the Wish" (B-Side of "Weirdo")	Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, M. Collins, R. Collins	3:33
8.	"Patrol (The Chemical Brothers mix)" (B-Side of "Jesus Hairdo")		7:00
9.	"Can't Get Out of Bed"		3:12
10.	"I Never Want an Easy Life If Me and He Were Ever to Get There"		4:13
11.	"Jesus Hairdo"		3:13
12.	"Crashin' In"		5:02
13.	"Just Lookin'"		3:51
14.	"Here Comes a Soul Saver"		3:25
15.	"Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over"		4:55
16.	"One to Another"		4:30
17.	"North Country Boy"		4:03

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Melting Pot – The Charlatans UK". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
↑ Pitchfork Media review
↑ Harris, John. "Review: The Charlatans – Melting Pot, Beggars Banquet". Select (EMAP Metro) (March 1998): 83.

Willis, D. The Charlatans : the authorised history, Virgin Books, 1999. ISBN 0-7535-0194-5
"Link". Official Charlatans website. Retrieved 24 December 2005.

External links

Melting Pot at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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

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