Grand Prix (album)
Grand Prix is the fifth album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in May 1995 via Creation Records.
Album cover
The now-defunct Formula One racing team Simtek provided the car that appears on the front cover.[1]
Reception
Upon release, Grand Prix received almost unanimous critical acclaim. Writing for The Independent, Andy Gill called it "winsome and reflective",[10] 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".[11] In 2000, Q placed Grand Prix at number 72 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever, and in 2004 it made number 72 on The Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums list.[12]
Track listing
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
- Teenage Fanclub
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- Additional musicians
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- Technical personnel
- Teenage Fanclub – co-producer, sleeve design
- David Bianco – co-producer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Sonia Slany – arrangement
- George Borowski – guitar maintenance
- Marcus Tomlinson – front cover photography
- John Andrews – cover shoot co-ordinator
- Robert Fisher – "Grand Prix" logo designer
- Toby Egeinick – sleeve layout
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References
- ↑ Grand Prix sleeve notes
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Grand Prix – Teenage Fanclub". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
- ↑ Eddy, Chuck (14 July 1995). "Grand Prix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Cameron, Keith (27 May 1995). "Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 October 2000. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Collins, Andrew (July 1996). "Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix". Q (118): 129.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ↑ Cohen, Jason (July 1995). "Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix". Spin. 11 (4): 76. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Butler, Nick (9 August 2007). "Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ↑ "Feature: Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums". The Observer. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
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