Palomine

Palomine is the debut studio album by Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert. The album was released in 1992 on the 4AD subsidiary Guernica in Europe, while in the United States, it was released on Matador Records. A re-issued version was also released on Brinkman Records.

Palomine
Studio album by
Bettie Serveert
Released1992
StudioSound Enterprise Studio (Weesp)
GenreIndie pop
Length49:12
Label
Producer
  • Bettie Serveert
  • Edwin Heath
  • Frans Hagenaars
Bettie Serveert chronology
Palomine
(1992)		 Lamprey
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[3]
NME6/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[8]

Initial copies of the vinyl release included a bonus seven-inch single, common to Guernica LP releases.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Carol van Dijk, except where noted; all music is composed by Bettie Serveert (Van Dijk, Herman Bunskoeke, Berend Dubbe, and Peter Visser), except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Leg" 6:11
2."Palomine" 4:09
3."Kid's Allright" 4:20
4."Brain-Tag" (omitted from vinyl issue) 6:26
5."Tom Boy" 4:21
6."Under the Surface" 4:17
7."Balentine" 4:11
8."This Thing Nowhere" 3:18
9."Healthy Sick"
2:23
10."Sundazed to the Core" 7:05
11."Palomine (Small)" 2:31

Charts
Chart (1992–94) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 43
Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 122

References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "Palomine – Bettie Serveert". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. Robbins, Ira (22 January 1993). "Palomine". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. Dalton, Stephen (7 November 1992). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". NME.
  5. "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Q (76): 78. January 1993.
  6. Ali, Lorraine (29 April 1993). "Bettie Serveert: Palomine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. Harris, Keith (2004). "Bettie Serveert". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 67. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bettie Serveert – Palomine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  10. "Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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