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1995 studio album by Echobelly
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.
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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.
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Track listing
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
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"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".
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Tracks 19-21 are b-sides from "King Of The Kerb".
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Tracks 22-24 are b-sides from "Dark Therapy".
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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
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"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
"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
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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
External links
Sonya Madan
Glenn Johansson
Studio albums Singles and EPs Compilations