You've Come a Long Way, Baby
| You've Come a Long Way, Baby | ||||
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| Studio album by Fatboy Slim | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1998 | |||
| Studio |
The House of Love (Brighton, England) | |||
| Genre | Big beat | |||
| Length | 61:59 | |||
| Label | Skint | |||
| Producer | Norman Cook | |||
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| Singles from You've Come a Long Way, Baby | ||||
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You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 October 1998 by Skint Records. It was both a critical and commercial success, containing four top ten singles. The album liner notes state that the album was made at The House of Love.
Release
The album peaked at number one on the UK albums chart, number one in New Zealand, number two in Australia,[1] and number thirty-four on the US Billboard 200. Four singles were released from the album: "The Rockafeller Skank", "Gangster Tripping", "Praise You", and "Right Here, Right Now", each of which reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] "Build It Up – Tear It Down" was also released as a promo, but not as a commercial single.
You've Come a Long Way, Baby faced issues regarding the use of profanity, most notably on the track "Fucking in Heaven" (renamed "In Heaven" in North America, and "Illin in Heaven" on the censored version), where the word 'fucking' is spoken 108 times by DJ Freddy Fresh. The word "shit" is used in "Gangster Tripping" 57 times, which makes a total of 165 profanities. Because of this, the album was given a Parental Advisory sticker. It is possible that the repeated use of "druggy" in "Kalifornia" also required the sticker, which is not limited to simply profanity but also to drug references.
Title and artwork
The title You've Come a Long Way, Baby was derived from a marketing slogan for Virginia Slims cigarettes.[3] Conceived by Red Design, the album's primary cover art features an obese young man dressed in a T-shirt bearing the words "I'm No. 1 so why try harder".[4][5] The original photograph was taken at the 1983 Fat People's Festival in Danville, Virginia and provided by the Rex Features photo library.[6] Despite a series of enquiries, the man has not been identified.[7] Additional photography for the You've Come a Long Way, Baby liner notes was provided by Simon Thornton.[4]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [8] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [9] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [10] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[11] |
| NME | 8/10[12] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.2/10[13] |
| Q | [14] |
| Rolling Stone | [15] |
| Spin | 8/10[16] |
| Sunday Mirror | 8/10[17] |
The album received critical acclaim, particularly for its beats and hooks, and is considered a benchmark album in big beat music. In 1999, it was certified 3× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), 3xPlatinum by the Australian Record Industry Association[1] and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2000, the album was ranked number 81 in Q magazine's readers' poll of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".[18]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Right Here, Right Now" | Norman Cook, Dale Peters, Joe Walsh | 6:27 |
| 2. | "The Rockafeller Skank" | Cook, John Barry, Winifred Terry | 6:53 |
| 3. | "Fucking in Heaven" | Cook | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Gangster Tripping" | Cook, Josh Davis, Sam Brox, Ganiyu Pierre Gasper, Stephen Jones, Nicholas Lockett, Myke Wilson | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Build It Up – Tear It Down" | Cook, Patricia Miller | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Kalifornia" | Cook, Mr. Natural | 5:53 |
| 7. | "Soul Surfing" | Cook, Earl Nelson, Fred Smith | 4:56 |
| 8. | "You're Not from Brighton" | Cook | 5:20 |
| 9. | "Praise You" | Cook, Camille Yarbrough | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Love Island" | Cook | 5:18 |
| 11. | "Acid 8000" | Cook | 7:28 |
Total length: |
1:01:59 | ||
| Australian edition bonus track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 12. | "How Could They Hear Us" | Cook | 5:08 |
Total length: |
1:07:07 | ||
| Japanese edition bonus track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 12. | "The World Went Down" | Cook | 6:43 |
Total length: |
1:08:42 | ||
| UK limited edition bonus disc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Everybody Loves a Carnival" (radio edit) | Cook, Edwin Starr | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Michael Jackson" | Cook | 5:47 |
| 3. | "Next to Nothing" | Cook | 7:15 |
| 4. | "Es Paradis" | Cook | 5:43 |
Total length: |
22:50 | ||
| Tenth anniversary deluxe edition bonus disc | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Cowboy" (featuring Eve) | Cook, Kaseem Dean, Eve Jeffers, Jay "Icepick" Jackson, Mashonda Tifrere | 5:34 |
| 2. | "Radioactivity" | Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Because We Can" | Cook, Jim Broadbent, Marius de Vries | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Always Read the Label" | Cook | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Tweakers Delight" | Cook | 3:08 |
| 6. | "The World Went Down" | Cook | 6:43 |
| 7. | "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)" | Cook | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Don't Forget Your Teeth" | Cook | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Praise You" (original version) | Cook, Yarbrough | 6:41 |
| 10. | "Lounge Island" | Cook | 3:13 |
Total length: |
48:07 | ||
- Sample credits[4]
- "Right Here, Right Now" contains samples of "Ashes, the Rain, and I" as performed by the James Gang, written by Dale Peters and Joe Walsh.
- "The Rockafeller Skank" contains samples of "Sliced Tomatoes" as performed by the Just Brothers, written by Winifred Terry, and "Beat Girl", written and performed by John Barry.
- "Gangster Trippin" contains samples of "Entropy", written and performed by DJ Shadow (Josh Davis), and "Beatbox Wash", written and performed by the Dust Junkys (Sam Brox, Ganiyu Pierre Gasper, Stephen Jones, Nicholas Lockett and Myke Wilson).
- "Build It Up – Tear It Down" contains samples of "The Acid Test" as performed by The Purple Fox, written by Patricia Miller.
- "Soul Surfing" contains samples of "I'll Do a Little Bit More" as performed by The Olympics, written by Earl Nelson and Fred Smith.
- "Praise You" contains samples of "Take Yo Praise", written and performed by Camille Yarbrough.
Personnel
Credits for You've Come a Long Way, Baby adapted from liner notes.[4]
- Norman Cook – performer, production
- Red Design – photography
- Simon Thornton – engineering, mixing, photography
Charts
| Chart (1998–99) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[19] | 2 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] | 13 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 27 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 35 |
| Canada (RPM)[23] | 16 |
| Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[24] | 29 |
| France (SNEP)[25] | 10 |
| Germany (Media Control)[26] | 15 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[27] | 19 |
| Netherlands (MegaCharts)[28] | 27 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[29] | 20 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[30] | 1 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] | 24 |
| Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[31] | 23 |
| UK Albums Chart (OCC)[32] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[33] | 34 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 19 October 1998 | Skint Records | CD[34] | BRASSIC 11CD |
| LP[35][36] | BRASSIC 11LP | |||
| United States | 20 October 1998 | Astralwerks | ASW 66247-1 | |
| Cassette[37] | ASW 66247 | |||
| CD[38] | ASW 66247-2 | |||
| United Kingdom | 4 December 1998 | Skint Records | MiniDisc[39] | BRASSIC 11MD |
| Japan | 6 April 1999 | CD[40] | SKI 491973 | |
| 13 July 1999 | Sony Music Entertainment | CD (limited edition)[41] | ESCA 491973 | |
| United Kingdom | 22 September 2009 | Skint Records | CD (deluxe edition)[42] | BRASSIC 56CD |
References
- 1 2 "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Fatboy Slim". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ "Fatboy Slim Drops Beats on New Beautiful South Record". MTV. 11 September 1998. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 You've Come a Long Way, Baby (liner notes). Fatboy Slim. Skint Records. 1998. BRASSIC 11CD.
- ↑ "Fatboy Slim". Red Design. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Fat Peoples Festival in Danville, Virginia, America – 1983". Rex Features. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Jonze, Tim (15 August 2013). "Fatboy Slim: 'My weirdest gig? The House of Commons'". 30 Minutes With …. The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 15 August 2013.
We still haven't ever found the fat kid from the cover of You've Come a Long Way, Baby. He's still never identified himself, despite me putting out appeals. I would actually like to give him some money!
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "You've Come a Long Way, Baby – Fatboy Slim". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-312-24560-2.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
- ↑ Browne, David (19 October 1998). "You've Come a Long Way, Baby". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ "You've Come A Long Way, Baby". NME. 16 September 1998. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Wisdom, James P. "Fatboy Slim: You've Come A Long Way, Baby". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ "Fatboy Slim: You've Come a Long Way, Baby". Q (148): 116. December 1998.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (20 October 1998). "You've Come A Long Way, Baby". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Lim, Dennis (December 1998). "Fatboy Slim: You've Come a Long Way, Baby". Spin 14 (12): 175–76. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Pop reviews". Sunday Mirror. 18 October 1998. Retrieved 8 July 2015. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Q Magazine : The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever - 選出". Afrokayo.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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- 1 2 "Fatboy Slim – You've Come A Long Way, Baby". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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- ↑ "Fatboy Slim – You've Come A Long Way, Baby". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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- ↑ "You've Come a Long Way, Baby – Fatboy Slim (CD – Astralwerks #66247)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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- ↑ "You've Come a Long Way, Baby [Japan] – Fatboy Slim (Skint Records #491973)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "You've Come a Long Way, Baby [Japan Bonus CD] – Fatboy Slim (CD – Sony Music Distribution #491973)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "You've Come a Long Way, Baby [10th Anniversary Edition] – Fatboy Slim (CD – Skint Records #BRASSIC 56CD)". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
External links
- You've Come a Long Way, Baby at Discogs (list of releases)
- You've Come a Long Way, Baby at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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