It Doesn't Matter Anymore (album)
Encyclopedia
It Doesn't Matter Anymore is the debut album by Scottish
britpop
band The Supernaturals
on the Parlophone
label. It reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart
in 1997, and spawned four top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart
.
All songs written by James McColl and other band members.
"Pie in the Sky" features a trumpet solo by Robert Henderson of A Band Called Quinn
and The Bathers
.
The title song of the album was not included on the tracklist, but was instead released on the followup album A Tune a Day.
The song "Love Has Passed Away" contains a reference to the Blondie song (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
.
and Barry Maguire. The band appeared on popular TV and radio shows at the time, as well as several national and international tours.
"The Day Before Yesterday's Man" was used in the TV series Teachers
, and the film Shooting Fish
. The song "Smile" was the theme tune for bank Smile.co.uk's TV advertisements, and was re-recorded for use as the main theme of the Nine Network
idents in 2008, and was also parodied in episode 5 of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
.
Several songs were also included on compilations such as Shine
and The Best... Album in the World...Ever!
.
A covermounted CD with the June 1997 issue of Select magazine
features a rerecorded version of "I Don't Think So". An Xfm
compilation album Gimme Shelter featured the song "Pie in the Sky".
Producer – Pete Smith (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 12)
Engineer – Jim Brumby (tracks 1, 11), Ben Darlow (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8), Barry Hammond (tracks 5, 10, 12), Jason Clift (track 7), Duncan Cameron (track 9)
and 4/5 in Q
). The song "Smile" was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in 1998 for best contemporary song. In 2005 it was included in VH2
's list of the best indie songs of all time.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
britpop
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
band The Supernaturals
The Supernaturals
The Supernaturals were a five-piece guitar based pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. Fronted by singer-songwriter James McColl, they signed to Parlophone in 1996, and had a string of singles which were taken from their three albums and four EPs. Other members included Mark Guthrie, Derek McManus and...
on the Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
label. It reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
in 1997, and spawned four top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Tracklisting
- "Please Be Gentle With Me"
- "Smile"
- "Glimpse of the Light"
- "Lazy Lover"
- "Love Has Passed Away"
- "Dung Beetle"
- "Stammer"
- "I Don't Think So"
- "Hundred Mile High City"
- "Pie in the Sky"
- "The Day Before Yesterday's Man"
- "Prepare to Land"
- "Trees"
All songs written by James McColl and other band members.
"Pie in the Sky" features a trumpet solo by Robert Henderson of A Band Called Quinn
A Band Called Quinn
A Band Called Quinn are an electronic indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Founder members Bal Cooke and Louise Quinn met whilst working for a performance art company in Glasgow. Other long term members are Robert Henderson and Steven Westwater...
and The Bathers
The Bathers (band)
The Bathers are a Scottish Chamber pop band.Formed in Glasgow in 1985 after the band Friends Again split up, they are essentially the vehicle for singer-songwriter, Chris Thomson. They have released seven albums....
.
The title song of the album was not included on the tracklist, but was instead released on the followup album A Tune a Day.
The song "Love Has Passed Away" contains a reference to the Blondie song (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
" Presence, Dear" is a song from the 1977 album Plastic Letters by Blondie, and was the second single off that album, following up the international breakthrough single "Denis", reaching number 10 in the UK in May 1978...
.
Release
Music videos were released for 5 or the songs, mostly directed by Hammer & TongsHammer & Tongs
Hammer & Tongs is the pseudonym of promo and film director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith, as well as the name of their production company...
and Barry Maguire. The band appeared on popular TV and radio shows at the time, as well as several national and international tours.
"The Day Before Yesterday's Man" was used in the TV series Teachers
Teachers: A Class Soundtrack
Teachers : A Class Soundtrack is the official soundtrack, on the Channel 4 label, of the first series of British television comedy-drama series Teachers.This album contains music by various artists, heard in the show its self.-Track listing:...
, and the film Shooting Fish
Shooting Fish
Shooting Fish is a 1997 British film co-written by Richard Holmes and Stefan Schwartz. Holmes produced and Schwartz directed. It co-starred Dan Futterman and Stuart Townsend as two con men with Kate Beckinsale as their unwilling assistant. It was produced by Winchester Films and partly funded by...
. The song "Smile" was the theme tune for bank Smile.co.uk's TV advertisements, and was re-recorded for use as the main theme of the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
idents in 2008, and was also parodied in episode 5 of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights was a BAFTA-nominated English sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Farnworth, Greater Manchester. The show was written by Neil Fitzmaurice, Peter Kay and Dave Spikey, produced by Goodnight Vienna Productions and Ovation...
.
Several songs were also included on compilations such as Shine
Shine (compilation series)
Shine was a various artists compilation album series released by PolyGram TV in Britain from 1995 to 1998, centering on indie rock, largely from new British bands . The series began in 1995 to capitalize on the Britpop scene...
and The Best... Album in the World...Ever!
The Best... Album in the World...Ever!
The Best... Album in the World...Ever! is a compilation album brand from Circa Records...
.
A covermounted CD with the June 1997 issue of Select magazine
Select Magazine
Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s which was particularly known for covering Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart Maconie...
features a rerecorded version of "I Don't Think So". An Xfm
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
compilation album Gimme Shelter featured the song "Pie in the Sky".
Personnel
Mix engineer – Ben Darlow (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 12)Producer – Pete Smith (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 12)
Engineer – Jim Brumby (tracks 1, 11), Ben Darlow (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8), Barry Hammond (tracks 5, 10, 12), Jason Clift (track 7), Duncan Cameron (track 9)
Critical reception
The album received good reviews (8/10 in the NMENME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
and 4/5 in Q
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
). The song "Smile" was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in 1998 for best contemporary song. In 2005 it was included in VH2
VH2
VH2 was a sister channel to VH1 in the United Kingdom. It launched in 2003, it slowly became an Indie rock based music channel, aimed primarily at men in the 25-34 demographic...
's list of the best indie songs of all time.
Chart history
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
9 |