Hypnotised (album)

Hypnotised
Studio album by The Undertones
Released 21 April 1980
Recorded December 1979- January 1980
Studio Wisseloord Studios, Holland; Eden Studios, London[1]
Genre Punk rock
Length 51:08
Label Sire
Rykodisc
Producer Roger Bechirian
The Undertones chronology
The Undertones
(1979)The Undertones1979		 Hypnotised
(1980)		 Positive Touch
(1981)Positive Touch1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Smash Hits9/10[4]

Hypnotised is a 1980 album released by The Undertones. The album, the second of four released by the band, was recorded at Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands in December 1979, and at Eden Studios in London in January 1980, and the majority of the songs to appear on the album were written between March and December of 1979.[5] In addition, although the primary lyrical concern of the songs upon this album focused upon teenage angst, boisterousness, and heartbreak (as had been the case with their debut album), several of the songs upon Hypnotised are notably both lyrically and musically more sophisticated than material upon The Undertones .[6]

Produced by Roger Bechirian between December 1979 and January 1980, Hypnotised was released on 21 April 1980, reaching number 6 in the UK Albums Charts and making Hypnotised the highest charting album of their career.

The original release of Hypnotised included two singles: "My Perfect Cousin", which was released on 28 March 1980 and reached number 9 in the charts; and "Wednesday Week", released on 5 July 1980 and which charted at number 11 three weeks later.[7]

Hypnotised was listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die; a poll selected and written by 90 leading international music critics.[8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."More Songs About Chocolate and Girls"Damian O'Neill2:43
2."There Goes Norman"J. J. O'Neill2:28
3."Hypnotised"Damian O'Neill, Michael Bradley2:31
4."See That Girl"J. J. O'Neill2:25
5."Whizz Kids"Damian O'Neill2:20
6."Under The Boardwalk"Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick2:27
7."The Way Girls Talk"J. J. O'Neill2:30
8."Hard Luck"J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O'Neill, Billy Doherty, Feargal Sharkey3:42
Side two
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."My Perfect Cousin"Damian O'Neill, Michael Bradley2:36
2."Boys Will Be Boys"J. J. O'Neill, Damian O'Neill1:27
3."Tearproof"J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley2:21
4."Wednesday Week"J. J. O'Neill2:17
5."Nine Times Out of Ten"J. J. O'Neill, Billy Doherty2:38
6."Girls That Don't Talk"J. J. O'Neill2:27
7."What's With Terry"Damian O'Neill3:19
Bonus tracks (issued on CD and download releases only)
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."Hard Luck (Again)"J. J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O'Neill, Billy Doherty, Feargal Sharkey4:11
2."I Don't Wanna See (You Again)"J. J. O'Neill0:48
3."Told You So"J. J. O'Neill2:07
4."The Positive Touch (Peel session)"J. J. O'Neill1:55
5."You're Welcome (Peel session)"J. J. O'Neill2:11
6."When Saturday Comes (Peel session)"J. J. O'Neill2:44

Note

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "The Undertones' First Two Albums Getting 40th Anniversary Reissues". NME.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  4. ↑ Hepworth, David. "The Undertones: Hypnotised". Smash Hits (April 17–30, 1980): 30.
  5. ↑ Sleeve notes for 2009 Salvo re-release of Hypnotised
  6. ↑ "The Undertones: Hypnotised". Piccadilly Records. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Official Charts.com. 27 July - 2 August 1980
  8. ↑ 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
  9. ↑ "The Official Web Site of". The Drifters. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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