On (Echobelly album)
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 September 1995 | |||
Recorded | Konk, London | |||
Genre | Britpop, power pop, alternative rock | |||
Length | 42:02 | |||
Label | Fauve, 550, Rhythm King | |||
Producer | Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade | |||
Echobelly chronology | ||||
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Singles from On | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A[2] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 4/10[4] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 7/10[6] |
On is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Echobelly. Gaining a favourable response from critics,[7] the album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart becoming their most commercially successful album. The album spawned three top 40 singles two of which managed to reach the top 20. On 21 July 2014, a 2CD expanded edition of the album was released with B-sides and previously unreleased live performances.[8]
Album title
[edit]The album title was inspired by a poster found by Glen and Sonya. The poster had the word "no" across it in blood red. By turning the word around, it became a positive, and thus decided to title the album On.[9]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson.
- Original 1995 release
- "Car Fiction" - 2:31
- "King of the Kerb" - 3:59
- "Great Things" - 3:31
- "Natural Animal" - 3:27
- "Go Away" - 2:44
- "Pantyhose and Roses" - 3:25
- "Something Hot in a Cold Country" - 4:01
- "Four Letter Word" - 2:51
- "Nobody Like You" - 3:52
- "In the Year" - 3:31
- "Dark Therapy" - 5:30
- "Worms and Angels" - 2:38
- Bonus tracks included with the 2014 reissue[8]
- "Here Comes the Scene" – 3:16
- "God's Guest List" – 3:35
- "On Turn Off" – 3:17
- "On Turn On" – 3:18
- "Bunty" – 2:12
- "One After 5am" – 2:14
- "Car Fiction" (French version) – 2:32
- "On Turn On" (acoustic) – 3:18
- "Natural Animal" (acoustic) – 3:45
- "We Know Better" – 4:02
- "Atom" – 2:49
- "Aloha Lolita" – 3:42
- Tracks 13-18 are b-sides from "Great Things".[10]
- Tracks 19-21 are b-sides from "King Of The Kerb".[11]
- Tracks 22-24 are b-sides from "Dark Therapy".[12]
- Disc 2 included with the 2014 reissue
Tracks 1-13 Live at Wetalands NYC - 9 September 1995, and Tracks 14-17 from the John Peel BBC Radio One Session - 1 April 1995 [8]
- "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" – 3:59
- "Car Fiction" – 2:45
- "Close... But" – 3:12
- "Dark Therapy" – 6:38
- "Father Ruler King Computer" – 3:31
- "Give Her a Gun" – 3:56
- "Go Away" – 2:55
- "Great Things" – 3:46
- "Insomniac" – 3:59
- "King of the Kerb" – 5:02
- "Natural Animal" – 3:35
- "Pantyhose and Roses" – 3:44
- "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never" – 3:29
- "Four Letter Word" – 3:39
- "Car Fiction" – 2:23
- "Pantyhose and Roses" – 3:37
- "Go Away" – 2:47
Singles
[edit]- "Great Things" was released as the first single, and reached 13 in the UK Singles Chart.
- "King Of The Kerb" was released as the second single, and reached 25 in the UK Singles Chart.
- "Dark Therapy" was released as the third single, and reached 20 in the UK Singles Chart.
Echobelly
[edit]- Sonya Madan - vocals
- Glenn Johansson - guitar
- Debbie Smith - guitar
- Alex Keyser - bass
- Andy Henderson - drums
Original album and B-sides
[edit]- Sean Slade & Paul Kolderie - Engineers on tracks 1-21, Producers on tracks 1-18
- Echobelly - Producer on track 19-21
- Glen Johansson and Simon Vinestock - Producer on tracks 22-24
- Jim Brumby - Engineer on tracks 22-24
- Simon Vinestock - Mixer on track 11
References
[edit]- ^ Raggett, Ned. "On – Echobelly". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (3 November 1995). "On". Entertainment Weekly. No. 299. p. 65. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (22 September 1995). "CD of the week: Echobelly". The Guardian.
- ^ Richardson, Andy (16 September 1995). "'Belly Flop". NME. p. 49.
- ^ Aston, Martin (November 1995). "Echobelly: On". Q. No. 110.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (December 1995). "Echobelly: On". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 9. p. 125. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Echobelly".
- ^ a b c "Cherry Red Records - Echobelly - on: Expanded Edition 2CD - 3Loop". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Expanded edition booklet
- ^ "Echobelly - Great Things". Discogs.
- ^ "Echobelly - King Of The Kerb". Discogs.
- ^ "Echobelly - Dark Therapy". Discogs.
- ^ CD Booklet (expanded edition)