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On
Studio album by
Released18 September 1995
Recorded Konk, London
Genre Britpop, power pop, alternative rock
Length42:02
Label Fauve, 550, Rhythm King
Producer Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
Echobelly chronology
Everyone's Got One
(1994)
On
(1995)
Lustra
(1997)
Singles from On
  1. " Great Things"
    Released: 21 August 1995
  2. " King of the Kerb"
    Released: 23 October 1995
  3. " Dark Therapy"
    Released: February 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Spin7/10 [2]

On is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Echobelly. Gaining a favourable response from critics, [3] 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. [4]

Album title

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. [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson.

Original 1995 release
  1. "Car Fiction" - 2:31
  2. " King of the Kerb" - 3:59
  3. " Great Things" - 3:31
  4. "Natural Animal" - 3:27
  5. "Go Away" - 2:44
  6. "Pantyhose and Roses" - 3:25
  7. "Something Hot in a Cold Country" - 4:01
  8. "Four Letter Word" - 2:51
  9. "Nobody Like You" - 3:52
  10. "In the Year" - 3:31
  11. " Dark Therapy" - 5:30
  12. "Worms and Angels" - 2:38
Bonus tracks included with the 2014 reissue [4]
  1. "Here Comes the Scene" – 3:16
  2. "God's Guest List" – 3:35
  3. "On Turn Off" – 3:17
  4. "On Turn On" – 3:18
  5. "Bunty" – 2:12
  6. "One After 5am" – 2:14
  7. "Car Fiction" (French version) – 2:32
  8. "On Turn On" (acoustic) – 3:18
  9. "Natural Animal" (acoustic) – 3:45
  10. "We Know Better" – 4:02
  11. "Atom" – 2:49
  12. "Aloha Lolita" – 3:42
  • Tracks 13-18 are b-sides from "Great Things". [6]
  • Tracks 19-21 are b-sides from "King Of The Kerb". [7]
  • Tracks 22-24 are b-sides from "Dark Therapy". [8]
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 [4]

  1. "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" – 3:59
  2. "Car Fiction" – 2:45
  3. "Close... But" – 3:12
  4. "Dark Therapy" – 6:38
  5. "Father Ruler King Computer" – 3:31
  6. "Give Her a Gun" – 3:56
  7. "Go Away" – 2:55
  8. "Great Things" – 3:46
  9. "Insomniac" – 3:59
  10. "King of the Kerb" – 5:02
  11. "Natural Animal" – 3:35
  12. "Pantyhose and Roses" – 3:44
  13. "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never" – 3:29
  14. "Four Letter Word" – 3:39
  15. "Car Fiction" – 2:23
  16. "Pantyhose and Roses" – 3:37
  17. "Go Away" – 2:47

Singles

  • "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.

Personnel [9]

Echobelly

Original album and B-sides

  • 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

  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (25 December 1995). "SPIN". SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Echobelly".
  4. ^ a b c "Cherry Red Records - Echobelly - on: Expanded Edition 2CD - 3Loop". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. ^ Expanded edition booklet
  6. ^ "Echobelly - Great Things". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Echobelly - King Of The Kerb". Discogs.
  8. ^ "Echobelly - Dark Therapy". Discogs.
  9. ^ CD Booklet (expanded edition)

External links

  • On at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)