Republica (album)

Republica
Studio album by
Republica
Released30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
Recorded1994–1995
Studio
  • Milo Studios
  • The Workhouse Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length48:22
Label
Producer
Republica chronology
Republica
(1996) 		Speed Ballads
(1998)
Singles from Republica
  1. "Bloke"
    Released: January 1995
  2. "Ready to Go"
    Released: 15 April 1996
  3. "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
    Released: 21 April 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cash Box(favorable)[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Music Week[4]
The Times(favorable)[5]

Republica is the debut studio album by English band Republica. It was first released in the United States on 30 July 1996 by RCA Records, and by Deconstruction Records in the United Kingdom. Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke", "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous", with the last two being hits.

Upon its release, Republica received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart. In the US, it reached number 153 on the Billboard 200 and was also successful in other countries, such as Germany and New Zealand.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on 28 February 2020 on Cherry Red Records.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Saffron, Tim Dorney, Andy Todd, and Johnny Male except where noted

Republica track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ready to Go"5:01
2."Bloke" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)4:56
3."Bitch" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)5:13
4."Get Off"3:57
5."Picture Me" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)5:47
6."Drop Dead Gorgeous"4:30
7."Out of the Darkness"3:49
8."Wrapp"1:45
9."Don't You Ever"4:00
10."Holly" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)4:23
11."Ready to Go" (original mix)5:01
Total length:48:22

Limited edition

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Released in 1997 with an alternate album cover and bonus live CD.

CD2 - Republica Live
No.TitleLength
1."Drop Dead Gorgeous"5:09
2."Bloke"5:10
3."Get Off"4:01
4."Ready to Go"4:30
5."Out of the Darkness"3:41
6."Holly"6:04

Deluxe edition

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This was released on the 90/9 imprint of Cherry Red Records on 28 February 2020.

CD1
No.TitleLength
1."Ready to Go"5:01
2."Bloke"4:51
3."Bitch"5:15
4."Get Off"3:56
5."Picture Me"5:42
6."Drop Dead Gorgeous"4:30
7."Out of the Darkness"3:49
8."Wrapp"1:44
9."Don't You Ever"3:59
10."Holly"4:23
11."Mutha"3:59
12."Introlude"2:13
13."Ready to Go" (original mix)5:02
14."Drop Dead Gorgeous" (original mix)4:50
15."Bloke" (original mix)4:18
16."Bitch" (original mix)4:05
17."Holly" (original mix)4:24
18."Out of This World" (Republica mix)4:33
CD2
No.TitleLength
1."Out of This World" (original mix)8:08
2."Bloke" (extended mix)6:40
3."Holly" (full mix)7:06
4."Ready to Go" (original extended mix)7:41
5."Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Pop Fiction mix)3:39
6."Bloke" (Blame It On the Vodka mix)6:18
7."Ready to Go" (Smash's Disco mix)5:42
8."Out of This World" (alternative mix)6:42
9."Bloke" (Jack Daniels mix)7:32
10."Holly" (Republica club mix)8:03
11."Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's Runway mix)7:08
12."Out of This World" (Proper Night Out mix)5:08
CD3
No.TitleLength
1."Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers mix)7:04
2."Bloke" (Blakkat remix)5:07
3."Ready to Go" (Smash's Club extended mix)5:42
4."Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's One Way dub)7:21
5."Out of This World" (Rub-A-Dub-Sub mix)7:04
6."Ready to Go" (Dramaboy's Babyyan mix)7:50
7."Holly" (Fabio Paras mix)8:48
8."Bitch" (Way Out West mix)6:18
9."Out of This World" (Prankster Bends The Frequency mix)5:46
10."Bloke" (Blakkat instrumental mix)5:07
11."Ready to Go" (Gavin And Scott Hardkiss' Remixica)8:24
12."Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers dub)5:21

Personnel

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Republica

  • Saffron – vocals
  • Tim Dorney – keyboards
  • Andy Todd – keyboards
  • Johnny Male – guitar
  • David Barbarossa – drums

Additional personnel

  • Ben Grosse – additional producer, programming
  • Dave Arch – piano
  • Paul Cartledge – guitar
  • Pete Davis – keyboards, programming
  • Jez Williams – guitar
  • Randy Jacobs – guitar
  • Grant Mohrman – guitar
  • Marlon Young – guitar
  • Sal Aiello – guitar
  • Ian Tregoning – mixing
  • Phil Dane – mixing
  • Jesus Beats – programming
  • John Vitale – programming, guitar
  • Mike Tuller – programming

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Republica
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000^
United States — 200,000[17]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Republica - Republica". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  2. ^ Darzin, Daina (3 August 1996). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ Gardner, Elysa (29 September 1996). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 8 February 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ "The week's top pop releases; Records". The Times. 1997-03-08.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 233.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Republica – Republica" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Republica – Republica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Republica Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  15. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  16. ^ "British album certifications – Republica – Republica". British Phonographic Industry.
  17. ^ Pride, Dominic (May 1997). "BMG-linked deconstruction building worldwide bridges". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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