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2004 studio album by Fatboy Slim
Palookaville
Released 4 October 2004 Recorded 2003–2004
Genre Length 53 :27
Label
Producer Fatboy Slim
Palookaville is the fourth and final studio album by English
electronic music producer
Fatboy Slim . It was first released on 4 October 2004 in the United Kingdom by
Skint Records and a day later in the United States by
Astralwerks . The album was nominated for the 2006
Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album .
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Promotion
Football club
Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. temporarily named their
Withdean Stadium after the name of that album following their sponsorship deal with Skint Records.
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Critical reception
Palookaville was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
average score of 53 based on 24 reviews.
[1]
In a review for
AllMusic , critic reviewer David Jeffries wrote: "Palookaville could stand one more trimming pass, but it gives Cook's canon the needed depth. Now there's a Fatboy Slim record for that rainy day and one the long-haired freaky people can enjoy."
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Don't Let the Man Get You Down" Norman Cook,
Robert Leslie Emmerson 4:01 2. "
Slash Dot Dash " Cook 2:53 3. "
Wonderful Night " (featuring
Lateef ) Cook,
Lateef Deaumont 4:46 4. "Long Way from Home" (featuring Jonny Quality) Cook, Sean Moody 4:44 5. "Put It Back Together" (featuring
Damon Albarn ) Cook, Damon Albarn 4:36 6. "Mi Bebé Masoquista" Cook,
Sheldon Silverstein , Michael Settle 4:26 7. "Push and Shove" (featuring
Justin Robertson and Sharon Woolf) Cook, Justin Robertson 4:27 8. "North West Three" Cook,
Beverley Kutner 4:30 9. "The Journey" (featuring Lateef) Cook, Deaumont 4:36 10. "
Jin Go Lo Ba "
Babatunde Olatunji 4:40 11. "Song for Chesh" Cook 4:19 12. "
The Joker " (featuring
Bootsy Collins )
Steven Miller ,
Ahmet Ertegün ,
Memphis Curtis, Jr. 5:21 Total length: 53:27
Japanese edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 13. "What They're Looking For" Cook 5:52 14. "Close To Home" Cook 3:35 Total length: 1:02:55
Japanese limited edition bonus disc Title 1. "Slash Dot Dash (DJ Delite)" 2:27 2. "Wonderful Night (Trash Remix)" 4:47 3. "Wonderful Night (Wonderful Nightclub Remix)" 6:35 4. "Jin Go Lo Ba (Jon Carter Mix)" 7:06 5. "The Joker (Justin Robertson Vocal Mix)" 5:34 6. "Push And Shove (Acoustic Version)" 4:06 Total length: 30:46
Personnel
Norman Cook - samples, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, bass
Simon Thornton - guitar, mixing, engineering
Damon Albarn - vocals on "Put It Back Together"
Lateef the Truthspeaker - vocals on "Wonderful Night" and "The Journey"
Justin Robertson - vocals, bass and guitar on "Push and Shove"
Sharon Woolf - additional vocals on "Put It Back Together" and "Push and Shove"
Bootsy Collins - vocals on "The Joker"
Jonny Quality - vocals and guitar on "Long Way from Home"
Charts
Certifications
References
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