Drink Me (Salad album)

Drink Me is the first studio album by English Britpop band Salad, released in May 1995, a year after their compilation of singles and B-sides Singles Bar.

Drink Me
Studio album by
Salad
Released15 May 1995
StudioBritannia Row
GenreBritpop
Length47:37
LabelIsland
ProducerMark Freegard
Salad chronology
Singles Bar
(1994)		 Drink Me
(1995)		 Ice Cream
(1997)
Singles from Drink Me
  1. "Your Ma"
    Released: July 1994
  2. "Drink the Elixir"
    Released: March 1995
  3. "Motorbike to Heaven"
    Released: May 1995
  4. "Granite Statue"
    Released: September 1995

Recording

The album was recorded at Britannia Row studios and was produced by Mark Freegard who had previously worked with the Breeders.[1] Singer and keyboard player van der Vlugt describes the recording process as having been difficult and the band needing to "dig deep".[2]

Artwork

All photographs (including the cover and rear sleeve) were taken by documentary photographer Martin Parr who accompanied the band on a ferry trip. The CD booklet devotes a page to the lyrics of each track, together with an accompanying photograph.

Release

The album was released in May 1995 through Island Records, shortly after the release of the single "Motorbike to Heaven" which peaked at No. 42 on the charts and in the process became the band's highest charting single.[3] Prior to this, the tracks "Your Ma" and "Drink the Elixir" had been released as singles, the former as a triple A-side together with "Plank" and "Open".[4] The final single released from the album was "Granite Statue".

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Select3/5[6]

Drink Me reached number 16 in the UK album charts.[3] A contemporary review in Select by Roy Wilkinson reserved particular praise for the first two tracks, describing them as "invigorating blasts".[6]

Track listing

Writing credits per booklet.[7]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Motorbike to Heaven"Paul Kennedy4:11
2."Drink the Elixir"Rob Wakeman4:26
3."Granite Statue"Kennedy3:13
4."Machine of Menace"Marijne van der Vlugt3:26
5."Overhear Me"Wakeman2:37
6."Shepherds' Isle"Kennedy2:57
7."Muscleman"Vlugt3:48
8."Your Ma"Vlugt3:16
9."Warmth of the Hearth"Kennedy3:27
10."Gertrude Campbell"Kennedy1:55
11."Nothing Happens"Kennedy3:27
12."No. 1's Cooking"Vlugt3:27
13."A Man with a Box"Kennedy3:30
14."Insomnia"Wakeman3:18
Total length:47:37

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[7]

Salad

  • Marijne van der Vlugt – vocals, keyboards
  • Paul Kennedy – guitar, vocals
  • Rob Wakeman – drums, samples
  • Pete Brown – bass

Production

  • Mark Freegard – producer, mixing
  • Martin Parr – photographs
  • DesignPig – desgn

Chart performance
Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 16

References
  1. Mark Freegard at AllMusic
  2. "PAULIE CHATS TO MARIJNE OF SALAD". Phacemag.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "SALAD | full Official Chart History". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. Morris, Gina (August 1994). "New Singles". Select. EMAP Metro. p. 97. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. Drink Me at AllMusic
  6. Wilkinson, Roy (June 1995). "Salad Drink Me". Select. EMAP Metro. p. 87. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. Drink Me (booklet). Salad. Island Records. 1995. CIRD 1002/524 079-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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