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2002 studio album by the Vines
Highly Evolved is the debut
studio album by
Australian
alternative rock band
the Vines. It was released on 14 July 2002 on
Capitol Records. Produced by
Rob Schnapf, known for his collaboration with
Tom Rothrock on
Elliott Smith's albums
Either/Or,
XO, and
Figure 8, Highly Evolved was an immensely popular debut, part of a trend towards
garage rock revival bands known as much for the relentless hype from the UK music press as for their music; the Vines were frequently compared to
Nirvana. The debut single, "
Highly Evolved", was chosen as Single of the Week by influential British music magazine
NME. The magazine also voted it the 2nd best album of the year in 2002. The album was also included in the book
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
[12] In October 2010, it was listed in the book
100 Best Australian Albums.
Recording and mastering
Highly Evolved was recorded and
mixed at
The Sound Factory and
Sunset Sound Recorders in
Hollywood, California. It was recorded between July 2001 and February 2002.
[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Craig Nicholls, except where noted
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "
Highly Evolved" | | 1:35 |
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2. | "Autumn Shade" | | 2:17 |
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3. | "
Outtathaway" | | 3:02 |
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4. | "Sunshinin" | | 2:43 |
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5. | "
Homesick" | | 4:53 |
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6. | "
Get Free" | | 1:59 |
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7. | "Country Yard" | | 3:46 |
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8. | "Factory" | | 3:12 |
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9. | "In the Jungle" | | 4:15 |
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10. | "Mary Jane" | | 5:52 |
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11. | "Ain't No Room" | | 3:28 |
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12. | "1969" | | 6:27 |
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Personnel
- Performance
- Craig Nicholls – vocals, guitar,
percussion, piano ("Homesick") and cover painting
- Patrick Matthews – organ ("Autumn Shade" and "In the Jungle"), bass guitar, piano ("Mary Jane", "Autumn Shade" and "Factory")
- Dave Olliffe – drums on "Highly Evolved", "Autumn Shade", "Outtathaway", "Sunshinin'", "Homesick" (outro only), "Country Yard", "Mary Jane" and "1969"
- Victor Indrizzo – drums on "In the Jungle"
-
Joey Waronker – drums on "Get Free"
- Pete Thomas – drums on "Factory", "Ain't No Room" and "Homesick" (excerpt)
-
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. –
keyboards ("Highly Evolved", "Outtathaway", "Sunshinin'" and "Autumn Shade")
- Production
- Kevin Dean – production assistant
- Ted Jensen –
mastering
-
Ethan Johns – additional percussion ("Get Free", "Autumn Shade", "Factory" and "Sunshinin'")
-
Rob Schnapf – additional guitars ("County Yard", "Homesick", "Ain't No Room" and "Factory"), production and
mixing
- Andrew Slater – executive production
- Justin Stanley – production ("In the Jungle")
-
Andy Wallace – mixing ("Get Free")
-
Doug Boehm –
engineering
- Steven Rhodes – additional percussion ("Get Free", "Autumn Shade", "Factory" and "Sunshinin'") and additional engineering
- Tony Rambo – engineering ("In the Jungle")
- Craig Conard – production assistant
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for Highly Evolved
Charts (2002)
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Position
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Australian Albums (ARIA)
[23]
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51
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Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
[24]
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151
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Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
[25]
|
49
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UK Albums (OCC)
[26]
|
171
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US Billboard 200
[27]
|
156
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Certifications
References
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Studio albums | |
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Singles | |
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