The It Girl (album)
The It Girl | ||||
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Studio album by Sleeper | ||||
Released | 6 May 1996 | |||
Genre | Britpop[1] | |||
Length | 45:59 | |||
Label | Indolent | |||
Producer | Stephen Street | |||
Sleeper chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Vox | (8/10)[3] |
The It Girl is the second studio album by English Britpop band Sleeper, first released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music). It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in England alone.[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Louise Wener, unless stated otherwise.
UK version (SLEEPCD012)
- "Lie Detector" (Wener, Andy Maclure) – 2:31
- "Sale of the Century" (Wener, Maclure) – 4:29
- "What Do I Do Now?" – 3:41
- "Good Luck Mr Gorsky" – 4:05
- "Feeling Peaky" – 2:54
- "Shrinkwrapped" – 4:46
- "Dress Like Your Mother" (Wener, Maclure) – 2:34
- "Statuesque" – 3:23
- "Glue Ears" (Wener, Maclure) – 4:46
- "Nice Guy Eddie" (Wener) 3:20
- "Stop Your Crying"
- "Factor 41" – 2:58
- "Click...off...gone" – 2:52
US version The US version has a different track listing along with alternative photos in the linear booklet.
- "Feeling Peaky"
- "Sale Of The Century"
- "Dress Like Your Mother"
- "Statuesque"
- "Nice Guy Eddie"
- "Stop Your Crying"
- "Lie Detector"
- "What Do I Do Now?"
- "Shrinkwrapped"
- "Good Luck Mr. Gorsky"
- "Factor 41"
- "Click...Off...Gone"
Japanese version (BVCP-936)
- "Lie Detector"
- "Sale of the Century"
- "What Do I Do Now?"
- "Good Luck Mr Gorsky"
- "Feeling Peaky"
- "Shrinkwrapped"
- "Dress Like Your Mother"
- "Statuesque"
- "Glue Ears"
- "Nice Guy Eddie"
- "Stop Your Crying"
- "Factor 41"
- "Click...off...gone"
- "Package Holiday"
- "Oh Well"
- "Atomic"
2010 remastered release
CD1 as the original UK version
CD2 track listing:
- "Paint Me"
- "Room at the Top"
- "Disco Duncan (live)
- "Vegas" (live)
- "Amuse" (live)
- "Atomic"
- "Package Holiday"
- "Oh Well"
- "Pokerface"
- "Blazer Sleeves"
- "Inbetweener" (live)
- "She's a Sweetheart"
- "Statuesque" (Boxed Off mix)
- "Atomic" (Wubble U mix)
- "Other End of the Telescope"
- "Spies"
Tracks 1-5 taken from the "What Do I Do Now" single b-sides; 6-8 from "Sale of the Century" single; 9-11 from "Nice Guy Eddie" single; 12-16 from "Statuesque" single.
Singles
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"What Do I Do Now?"
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"Sale of the Century"
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"Nice Guy Eddie"
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"Statuesque"
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References
- ↑ http://www.vanyaland.com/2014/01/14/modern-lists-rubbish-top-33-britpop-records-time-response-buzzfeeds-album-ranking/
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: The It Girl". Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ↑ Dalton, Stephen. "Review: Sleeper - The It Girl (Indolent)". Vox. IPC Media (July 1996): 94.
- ↑ Harris, John. "The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock". HarperPerennial, 2004. Pg. 354. ISBN 0-00-713473-8
External links
- The It Girl at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- Complete Sleeper discography
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