Grand Prix (album)
Grand Prix is the fifth album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in May 1995 via Creation Records.
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Released | 29 May 1995 | |||
Recorded | 5 September–9 October 1994 | |||
Studio | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell | |||
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Length | 42:09 | |||
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Album cover
The now-defunct Formula One racing team Simtek provided the car that appears on the front cover.[1]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
Mojo | [5] |
NME | 9/10[6] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[7] |
Q | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Spin | 4/10[10] |
Uncut | 8/10[11] |
Upon release, Grand Prix received almost unanimous critical acclaim. Writing for The Independent, Andy Gill called it "winsome and reflective",[12] while Angela Lewis of the same publication described Grand Prix as a "breathtakingly superb (album) with finely honed dynamics, nagging harmonies and deceptively simple lyrics".[13] In 2000, Q placed Grand Prix at number 72 in its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".[14] It was voted number 624 in the 3rd edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[15] In 2004, it made number 72 on The Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums list.[16]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "About You" | Raymond McGinley | 2:41 |
2. | "Sparky's Dream" | Gerard Love | 3:17 |
3. | "Mellow Doubt" | Norman Blake | 2:42 |
4. | "Don't Look Back" | Love | 3:43 |
5. | "Verisimilitude" | McGinley | 3:31 |
6. | "Neil Jung" | Blake | 4:48 |
7. | "Tears" | Blake | 2:43 |
8. | "Discolite" | Love | 3:07 |
9. | "Say No" | McGinley | 3:12 |
10. | "Going Places" | Love | 4:28 |
11. | "I'll Make It Clear" | Blake | 2:33 |
12. | "I Gotta Know" | McGinley | 3:27 |
13. | "Hardcore/Ballad" | Blake | 1:48 |
Personnel
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References
- Grand Prix sleeve notes
- Ankeny, Jason. "Grand Prix – Teenage Fanclub". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- Eddy, Chuck (14 July 1995). "Grand Prix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Sweeting, Adam (2 June 1995). "CD of the week: Teenage Fanclub". The Guardian.
- Eccleston, Danny (September 2018). "Whatever you want". Mojo. No. 298. p. 100.
- Cameron, Keith (27 May 1995). "Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix". NME. Archived from the original on 14 October 2000. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Sodomsky, Sam (11 August 2018). "Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque / Thirteen / Grand Prix / Songs From Northern Britain / Howdy!". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- Collins, Andrew (July 1996). "Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix". Q. No. 118. p. 129.
- Sisario, Ben (2004). "Teenage Fanclub". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Cohen, Jason (July 1995). "Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix". Spin. Vol. 11 no. 4. p. 76. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Deusner, Stephen M. (September 2018). "Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque / Thirteen / Grand Prix / Songs from Northern Britain / Howdy!". Uncut. No. 256. p. 51.
- Gill, Andy (26 May 1995). "Review: Teenage Fanclub, Grand Prix". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- Lewis, Angela (2 June 1995). "Feature: Teenage Fanclub Preview". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- "100 Greatest British Albums Ever". Q. No. 165. June 2000. p. 64.
- Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 206. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
- "Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums". The Observer. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2009.