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1992 studio album by Stereo MC's
An excerpt from Connected
Connected is the third studio album by
Stereo MC's . The tracks "
Connected ", "Ground Level", "
Step It Up " and "Creation" became hit singles.
Critical reception
In a contemporary review, James Muretich from
Calgary Herald said that "the hour-long program does wear a wee thin but, hey, while the groove-mood lasts, it`s a blast".
[2] Music critic
Robert Christgau for
The Village Voice , wrote that, although its music is amiable and rhythmic, Connected is also "so multifaceted that its functionality is fungible and forgettable."
[7] In June 2000,
Q placed Connected as #52 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever .[
citation needed ] The album won Best British Album at the
1994 Brit Awards ,
[8] was shortlisted for the 1993
Mercury Prize ,
[9] and included in the book
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die .
[10]
Track listing
All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except where noted
"
Connected " (Birch/Hallam/
H.W. Casey /
Richard Finch ) – 5:14
"Ground Level" – 4:13
"Everything" (Birch/Hallam/James L. Worthy) – 3:47
"Sketch" (Birch/Hallam/Tuzé DeAbreu) – 5:44
Contains a sample of "Passarinho" by
Gal Costa .
"Fade Away" – 4:25
"All Night Long" – 4:07
"
Step It Up " – 4:59
"Playing With Fire" – 4:20
"Pressure" – 3:50
"Chicken Shake" – 3:50
"Creation" – 5:03
"Don't Let Up" (feat.
Mica Paris )
[11] – 3:09
"The End" (Birch/Hallum/
Carole King /Toni Stern) – 3:47
Personnel
Stereo MCs
Robert Charles "Rob B." Birch – vocals
Nick "The Head" Hallam –
DJ
Ian Frederick "Owen If" Rossiter – drums, percussion
Cath Coffey –
backing vocals
Additional personnel
Singles
"
Connected " (#18 in the United Kingdom, 14 September 1992)
"
Step It Up " (#12 in the United Kingdom, 23 November 1992)
"Ground Level" (#19 in the United Kingdom, 8 February 1993)
"Creation" (#19 in United Kingdom, 17 May 1993)
Charts
Certifications and sales
References
^
"Connected – Stereo MC's" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2013 .
^
a
b Muretich, James (24 January 1993). "Recent Releases".
Calgary Herald .
^
Kot, Greg (21 January 1993). "Stereo MC's Connected".
Chicago Tribune .
^
Larkin, Colin (2011).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.).
Omnibus Press .
ISBN
978-0-85712-595-8 .
^ Diehl, Matt (2004). "Stereo MC's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.).
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.).
Simon & Schuster . p.
781 .
ISBN
0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Higginbotham, Adam (November 1992). "The Stereo MCs: Connected".
Select (29): 85.
^
a
b
Christgau, Robert (23 November 1993).
"Turkey Shoot" .
The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved 5 July 2013 .
^
"Best Album by a British Artist" . Billboard . 18 February 1995. p.
48 . Retrieved 17 April 2019 . connected stereo mc brit 1994.
^
"Mercury Prize 1993" . Mercury Prize. Retrieved 17 April 2019 .
^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition . Universe.
ISBN
978-0-7893-2074-2 .
^
"Stereo MC's – Connected" .
Discogs . Retrieved 19 March 2013 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 266.
^
"Austriancharts.at – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^
"Offiziellecharts.de – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^
"Charts.nz – Stereo MC's – Connected" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^
"Swedishcharts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^
"Swisscharts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^
"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^
"Rap On The Global Map" .
Billboard . 26 November 1994. p. 34.
ISSN
0006-2510 . Retrieved 23 February 2022 .
^
"British album certifications – Stereo MCs – Connected" .
British Phonographic Industry .
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Nick Hallam
Ian Frederick Rossiter
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