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Grand Slam
Studio album by
Released12 April 1999
Recorded1998
Q Studios, 301 Studios
Genre
Length45:23
Label Polydor Records
Producer Phil McKellar
Spiderbait chronology
Ivy and the Big Apples
(1996)
Grand Slam
(1999)
The Flight of Wally Funk
(2001)
Singles from Grand Slam
  1. " Shazam!"
    Released: 1 March 1999
  2. " Stevie"
    Released: May 1999
  3. " Plastic"
    Released: September 1999
  4. " Glokenpop"
    Released: January 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Air(favorable) [1]
AllMusic [2]
CLUAS(favorable) [3]

Grand Slam is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Spiderbait. The album marked a significant change in sound for the band, with many of the songs being heavily produced pop sung by bassist Janet English. The remainder of the album is a mix of alternative rock (sung, as on previous albums, by drummer Kram) and electronica.

The song " Glokenpop" (also spelt "Glockenpop") is featured in the 2009 video game LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation Portable. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cracker"3:06
2." Glokenpop"3:19
3." Shazam!"2:03
4."Dinnertime"2:11
5." Plastic"2:31
6."Bessy's Last Journey"3:17
7."Daisy May"1:58
8."White Trash Superstar"3:27
9."Buster"2:13
10."By the Time I Get to Howlong"1:59
11." Stevie"3:00
12."Jellybean Drifter"2:45
13."King of the Northern"2:12
14."Tallygaroopna"1:13
15."Ultralite"4:01
16."Lickety Split"2:45
17."Lost in Adelaide"3:22

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [5] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [6] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Release date Format Label Catalogue
Australia April 1999 CD Polydor 547349-2

References

  1. ^ Ivan Corsa. "Music Reviews". Air. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ David Colon. Grand Slam at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ^ Ian Stalvies (2000). "Spiderbait's 'Grand Slam'". cluas.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Glokenpop Videos". NME. IPC Media ( Time Inc.). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Spiderbait – Grand Slam". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.