1.Word Gets Around (1997); 2.Performance and Cocktails (1999); 3.Just Enough Education to Perform (2001); 4.You Gotta Go There to Come Back (2003); 5.Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005); 6.Pull the Pin (2007); 7.Keep Calm and Carry On (2009)
Word Gets Around
Released August 25, 1997, Length 42:02, Label V2
1.A Thousand Trees 3:02
2.Looks Like Chaplin 2:32
3.More Life in a Tramps Vest 2:19
4.Local Boy in the Photograph 3:22
5.Traffic 4:54
6.Not Up to You 4:37
7.Check my Eyelids for Holes 2:43
8.Same Size Feet 4:00
9.Last of the Big Time Drinkers 2:45
10.Goldfish Bowl 3:03
11.Too Many Sandwiches 5:01
12.Billy Davey's Daughter 3:45
Word Gets Around is the debut album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics.
The album reached #6 in the UK Albums Chart and is one of two Stereophonics albums not to reach #1; the other being 2009's Keep Calm and Carry On, which reached #11. Much of the album is written about everyday life in Cwmaman.
The deluxe and super-deluxe editions were released on the 18th of October 2010. This, as well as the track listings, was announced on the Stereophonics Facebook page on the 24th of August 2010.
The album reached #6 in the UK Albums Chart and is one of two Stereophonics albums not to reach #1; the other being 2009's Keep Calm and Carry On, which reached #11. Much of the album is written about everyday life in Cwmaman.
The deluxe and super-deluxe editions were released on the 18th of October 2010. This, as well as the track listings, was announced on the Stereophonics Facebook page on the 24th of August 2010.
Performance and Cocktails
Released March 8, 1999, Length 50:55, Label V2
1.Roll Up and Shine 3:58
2.The Bartender and the Thief 2:54
3.Hurry Up and Wait 4:40
4.Pick a Part That's New 3:33
5.Just Looking 4:13
6.Half The Lies You Tell Ain't True 2:55
7.I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio 3:50
8.T-Shirt Sun Tan 4:04
9.Is Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today? 4:02
10.A Minute Longer 3:46
11.She Takes Her Clothes Off 3:55
12.Plastic California 4:30
13.I Stopped to Fill My Car Up 4:29
The cover photograph was taken by Scarlet Page in autumn 1998 at a football pitch under the Westway in London, and was inspired by an earlier Annie Leibovitz photograph of a couple kissing outside a prison. The British journalist Tony Barrell did extensive research in 2007 to find the female model in the foreground.
In the Sunday Times on 11 November 2007, he revealed the previously unknown identity of the model as 23-year-old Lucy Joplin. In an interview with Barrell, Joplin explained that the "faraway look" in her eyes was the result of an evening consuming absinthe and opium, and that she was paid just £75 in cash for the shoot. The name of the then 23-year-old male model is Kipp Burns on loan from Mannique models, King's Road.
In the Sunday Times on 11 November 2007, he revealed the previously unknown identity of the model as 23-year-old Lucy Joplin. In an interview with Barrell, Joplin explained that the "faraway look" in her eyes was the result of an evening consuming absinthe and opium, and that she was paid just £75 in cash for the shoot. The name of the then 23-year-old male model is Kipp Burns on loan from Mannique models, King's Road.
Reception
Performance and Cocktails was a surprise commercial success, giving the Stereophonics three straight top five singles in the British charts with "The Bartender and the Thief" reaching number three, and both "Just Looking" and "Pick a Part That's New" reaching number four.
The album itself was a big success, topping the UK Albums Chart selling 119,954 copies in its first week and going on to become the 5th best selling album in the UK in 1999. To date, it has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Such was the album's persistence, that it re-entered the UK charts over four years after its initial release, reaching #25 in January 2004. It spent 98 weeks in total in the UK top 100 charts, the most for a Stereophonics album, in the process being certified 5x platinum.
The album itself was a big success, topping the UK Albums Chart selling 119,954 copies in its first week and going on to become the 5th best selling album in the UK in 1999. To date, it has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Such was the album's persistence, that it re-entered the UK charts over four years after its initial release, reaching #25 in January 2004. It spent 98 weeks in total in the UK top 100 charts, the most for a Stereophonics album, in the process being certified 5x platinum.
Just Enough Education to Perform
Released April 17, 2001, Length 55:40, Label V2
1.Vegas Two Times 4:29
2.Lying in the Sun 4:31
3.Mr. Writer 5:19
4.Step on My Old Size Nines 4:00
5.Have a Nice Day 3:25
6.Nice to Be Out 3:08
7.Handbags and Gladrags 4:37
8.Watch Them Fly Sundays 3:29
9.Everyday I Think of Money 3:24
10.Maybe 4:34
11.Caravan Holiday 3:12
12.Rooftop 6:15
Just Enough Education to Perform, also known by its acronym J.E.E.P., is the third studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Released on 17 April 2001, the album topped the UK Albums Chart with 140,000 copies sold. and spawned three top-ten singles in the form of "Mr. Writer", "Have a Nice Day" and "Handbags and Gladrags".
When the album was originally released it had 11 tracks, it was then re-released in 2002 to include Handbags and Gladrags after it was released as a single.
When the album was originally released it had 11 tracks, it was then re-released in 2002 to include Handbags and Gladrags after it was released as a single.
Reception
On its initial release in 2001, J.E.E.P. reached #1 in the UK charts where it stayed for two weeks, it topped the charts for another two weeks in the second week of January 2002, nine months after its initial release.
The album then went on to re-enter the charts several times: it peaked at #27 during June 2002, #37 in July 2003 and #34 in August 2003, until finally disappearing from the top 100. In 2001 J.E.E.P. was the 4th biggest selling album in the UK, and in 2002 it was the 24th biggest selling album in the UK, as well as being the 39th biggest selling album of the decade. It went on to be certified 5x platinum in the UK.
The album then went on to re-enter the charts several times: it peaked at #27 during June 2002, #37 in July 2003 and #34 in August 2003, until finally disappearing from the top 100. In 2001 J.E.E.P. was the 4th biggest selling album in the UK, and in 2002 it was the 24th biggest selling album in the UK, as well as being the 39th biggest selling album of the decade. It went on to be certified 5x platinum in the UK.
Popular culture
Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney has the album's name tattooed in a design on his right forearm. Rooney is a longtime fan of the band and is good friends with them.
You Gotta Go There to Come Back
Released June 2, 2003, Length 59:12, Label V2
1.Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind) 6:55
2.Maybe Tomorrow 4:33
3.Madame Helga 3:55
4.You Stole My Money Honey 4:18
5.Getaway 4:08
6.Climbing the Wall 4:55
7.Jealousy 4:26
8.I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There to Come Back) 4:36
9.Nothing Precious at All 4:20
10.Rainbows and Pots of Gold 4:11
11.I Miss You Now 4:50
12.High as the Ceiling 3:19
13.Since I Told You It's Over 4:43
You Gotta Go There to Come Back is Stereophonics' fourth album, released on V2 in 2003. It became their third consecutive album to top the UK chart selling 101,946 copies in its first week. It was the final Stereophonics album with long-time original drummer Stuart Cable.
The album shows a newly found maturity compared to the brazenness of the previous three. After this mature and soulful album they returned to the sound of their previous albums with their next album. The title can also be explained by this statement: they had to go here, and record this album, to come back and return to their old sound.
Reception
You Gotta Go There to Come Back joined its predecessors at #1 on release. It was re-issued with bonus tracks in February 2004, coming into the UK charts again at #35, finally re-entering at #16 in September 2004. It was the 28th biggest selling album of 2003 in the UK. The track "Maybe Tomorrow" became one of their biggest hits; it was played over the credits of the Academy Award-winning movie Crash (2004) and also during the opening scene of the movie Wicker Park (2004). It was also used in a season one episode of One Tree Hill and featured on the first Charmed soundtrack.
Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
Released March 14, 2005, Length 43:24, Label V2
1.Superman 5:07
2.Doorman 3:49
3.Brother 4:04
4.Devil 4:40
5.Dakota 4:57
6.Rewind 4:46
7.Pedalpusher 3:18
8.Girl 1:59
9.Lolita 3:26
10.Deadhead 3:34
11.Feel 3:44
Language. Sex. Violence. Other? is the fifth studio album by Stereophonics, released March 14, 2005 (22 March 2005 in the U.S.). It received critical acclaim in the British music press, who had been hostile to the band in recent years, and notably the NME, whose reviews of the band's previous two albums had been harsh. The album reached number one in the UK, selling over 100,000 copies in its first week of release. It was the 37th biggest selling album of 2005 in the UK with over 450,000 copies sold. It debuted at thirty-five on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.
The first single, "Dakota", was released on 28 February 2005. It became Stereophonics' biggest hit in the UK, reaching number one in the sales chart, and also topping the download chart, where it remained in the top ten for eleven weeks. The single received good reviews, James Masterton calling it the single of the year.
The single steadily gained ground on U.S. alternative rock radio. However, since the Stereophonics lacked a fanbase or previous popular success in America, the single was at a great disadvantage and was initially added to very few station playlists. Nevertheless, the popularity of the song and its championing by such stations as WBCN led "Dakota" slowly to gain airplay and playlist adds across the country over a period of many months. Eventually, "Dakota" become the first Stereophonics song to chart on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It first charted on 9 July 2005, almost half a year after its original release. The song reached thirty-four on the chart.
The second UK single was "Superman", released on 20 June. It was added to BBC Radio 1's B-list, and moved to the A-list a few weeks later. The song reached thirteen in the singles chart; its low placing resulted from its edgier, harder feel compared to "Dakota," and its lack of download sales. Nevertheless, critic James Masterton gave it a positive review.
The third single was "Devil", released on 12 September 2005. The song was added to Radio 1's C-List but later moved to the B-List and it was also playlisted by XFM.
The album is the first to feature new drummer Javier Weyler. All songs have only one word in the title. The title of the song "Lolita" was inspired by Kelly Jones' baby daughter.
The song "Deadhead" was previously released as a demo version under a different track name on the "Maybe Tomorrow" CD Single as "Royal Flush". This is the second time to date the band have released a full finished version of a demo track from a CD single of a previous album campaign, in which "Good to Go Out" from "Pick a Part That's New" was released two years later in 2001 on Just Enough Education to Perform, the track becoming "Nice to Be Out". Though both CD singles are no longer available widespread, the tracks can currently be purchased on the UK iTunes Store on the digital version of the said singles.
Pull the Pin
Released October 12, 2007, Length 46:25, Label V2
1.Soldiers Make Good Targets 4.37
2.Pass the Buck 3.24
3.It Means Nothing 3.48
4.Bank Holiday Monday 3.14
5.Daisy Lane 3.37
6.Stone 4.17
7.My Friends 3.35
8.I Could Lose Ya 3.17
9.Bright Red Star 3.39
10.Ladyluck 3.45
11.Crush 3.56
12.Drowning 5.08
Pull the Pin is the sixth studio album by Stereophonics, released in the UK on 15 October 2007. A Stereophonics newsletter released the "Pull the Pin" album artwork to subscribers. The cover was also shown to MySpace users that had added the band in a bulletin. The album reached number 1 in the UK selling 49,012 copies in its first week, becoming the band's fifth consecutive album to do so.
The taster track "Bank Holiday Monday" had its world premier on Radio 1's Chris Moyles Show on Tuesday 1 May 2007 and was made available for digital download on Monday 28 May 2007 from online retailers.
"Daisy Lane" is about a young boy who was stabbed to death on the street where Kelly Jones lives. He told The Sun: "It was something I saw looking out of my very own window. I saw a row of seven policeman searching an area of my street. Then I read in the paper that they'd been searching for a knife as this kid had been stabbed." The band's newsletter on 24 July 2007 confirmed details and artwork of the first 'proper' single to be released from the album. "It Means Nothing" was released in the UK on 24 September 2007, followed by My Friends on 10 December 2007.
Keep Calm and Carry On
Released November 16, 2009, Length 55:09, Label V2/ Mercury
1.She's Alright 3:27
2.Innocent 3:41
3.Beerbottle 3:54
4.Trouble 3:04
5.Could You Be the One? 3:52
6.I Got Your Number 3:22
7.Uppercut 4:16
8.Live 'n' Love 3:45
9.100mph 4:15
10.Wonder 3:44
11.Stuck In A Rut 3:07
12.Show Me How 4:42
Keep Calm and Carry On is the seventh studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Released by Mercury on 16 November 2009, the album debuted at number 11 with sales of 42,771 on the UK Albums Chart, the lowest position for a studio album released by the band.
The album was named after a British World War II poster of the same name. In the initial months after release, fans could access bonus content from the band's website with their copy of Keep Calm and Carry On. This featured videos of a Track By Track rundown of the album, a Welcome Message from the group, the photoshoot for the album, and live audio of "You're My Star" (Acoustic) and "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up" from the Greatest Hits tour.
The album was named after a British World War II poster of the same name. In the initial months after release, fans could access bonus content from the band's website with their copy of Keep Calm and Carry On. This featured videos of a Track By Track rundown of the album, a Welcome Message from the group, the photoshoot for the album, and live audio of "You're My Star" (Acoustic) and "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up" from the Greatest Hits tour.
Reception
Critical reception of the album was generally mixed. The Sunday Times called it "their best album yet" but BBC critic Will Dean wrote "musically it's as solid as you'd expect [...] but Keep Calm... is unlikely to win Stereophonics any new fans," while Andy Gill, for The Independent, concluded that "overall, what comes across from Keep Calm and Carry On is confusion." Keep Calm and Carry On has so far spent 11 weeks in the top 100 UK Albums Chart, the fewest for any Stereophonics album, selling 165,000 copies in the UK.
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