Primal Scream (Primal Scream album)
Primal Scream is the second studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was released on 4 September 1989 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and in the United States by Mercenary Records. Musically, it took a harder rock approach than their 1987 debut Sonic Flower Groove and did not achieve great success. However, the song "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have" was later remixed to provide the breakthrough single "Loaded", which appeared on their much celebrated third album Screamadelica.
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| Released | 4 September 1989 | |||
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| Length | 32:38 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | Sister Anne | |||
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Critical reception
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| Q | [3] |
The album received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Tim Sendra of AllMusic wrote: "While the group was capable of whipping up a credible approximation of thuggish hard rock, Bobby Gillespie's fragile wisp of a voice is rather ill-suited to kicking out the jams."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, and Robert "Throb" Young.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ivy Ivy Ivy" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "You're Just Dead Skin to Me" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "She Power" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "You're Just Too Dark to Care" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have" | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Gimme Gimme Teenage Head" | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Lone Star Girl" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Kill the King" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Sweet Pretty Thing" | 2:20 |
| 10. | "Jesus Can't Save Me" | 1:45 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Robert "Throb" Young – guitar
- Bobby Gillespie – vocals
- Andrew Innes – guitar
- Philip Tomanov – drums
Additional musicians
- Henry Olsen – bass, orchestration
- Martin Duffy – piano
References
- "Primal Scream biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- Sendra, Tim. "Primal Scream - Primal Scream". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Q (December 2000)
