Since I Left You
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Since I Left You is the debut studio album by Australian music group The Avalanches
released on 27 November 2000. Produced by Avalanches members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann, it was released on Modular Recordings
. The album was created in two separate near-identical studios by Chater and Seltmann passing audio mixes of records they sampled. The album contains samples of various genres and styles of music. The album was originally not intended for wide release, leading the duo to not worry about copyright restrictions and attempting to keep track of samples of music they would need to clear.
After the album's completion, the release date was held back leading Since I Left You to not be released until 2001 in both the United Kingdom
and North America
in slightly altered forms. Four singles were released from Since I Left You, as well as headlining tours in Australia, Europe, and the United States. During this tour member Darren Seltmann broke both of his legs, leading the shows to become DJ sets. Since I Left You was released to very favorable reception, including winning four ARIA Music Awards
and becoming one of the best reviewed albums of the 2000s. In October 2010, it was listed at No. 10 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
.
Seltmann and Chater did not keep track of what tracks were being sampled when creating the album, with Chater stating that they "were really unorganized and were just sampling on the fly as tracks progressed, We had no idea the record would get such a wide-scale release so we saw no need to keep track of what we were using — we were definitely guilty of harboring a 'No-one's going to listen to it anyway' sort of attitude."
The album takes its sources from various recordings spanning many different styles of music. Artists sampled include Françoise Hardy
, Blowfly
, Sérgio Mendes
, Raekwon
, Wayne and Shuster
and Madonna
. On the choice of sampled material, Seltmann stated that "The more rejected and unwanted the record that a sample comes from, the more appealing it is, I guess it's almost a reaction to rare record finding, but occasionally things like 'Holiday' come up". On sampling Madonna's song "Holiday
", Seltmann stated that while making sample tapes for each other, they sampled songs which were intended as "funny samples" that they had no original intention to get clearance for. Seltmann said that " "Holiday" was one of those where we put something together, ended it with "Holiday" and all had a big laugh. It ended up where we couldn't live without it so I guess we just had to make that one work". Seltmann and Chater came in to only a few problems when trying to clear all the samples. One sample that had to be removed was from Rodgers and Hammerstein
in the intro that featured harps and girls singing. Steltman noted that "The album is slightly different to its original form in that it had a whole new introduction, which apparently was really recognizable, so we had to take that off straight away". The group played their songs they created to their flatmates to get input on which tracks were worth including on the album. "Electricity" was the first song the group felt that worked. The song was a last-minute addition to the album as The Avalanches felt the song "still sounds good". In early 2000, Seltmann and Chater finished production on the album. It received the official title of Since I Left You in March 2000.
', with those amazing drums, and how huge those records sounded.". The Avalanches felt their music couldn't compare to that sound and desired to produce a record with less bass that was influenced by 1960s music such as The Beach Boys
and Phil Spector
.
Chater stated that their label Modular was very patient with the group releasing the record. The next single for the album was "Frontier Psychiatrist" which was released on August 2000 in Australia. The initial release date for Since I Left You was going to be 11 September 2000 was delayed due to issues with sample clearance. Since I Left You was released on 27 November 2000 in Australia with plans to have a world release in early 2001. The later release date outside Australia was due to sample clearance. To celebrate the album's release in Melbourne, the group had a boat cruise party through Phillip Bay. In mid-2001, "Radio" was released as the third Australian single from the album.
Since I Left You was released in the United Kingdom through XL Records with the album selling far greater amounts than the label's original target amount. The album entered the UK Album Charts on 28 April 2001 and debuted and peaked at number eight. The album remained in the chart for 25 weeks. The first single "Since I Left You" was released in the United Kingdom and entered the charts at number 16 on 7 April 2001. Since I Left You was released in the United States and Canada on 6 November 2001 through Sire Records
. The album charted in the United States on the Top Electronic Albums chart peaking at ten and on the Top Heatseekers
chart peaking at number 31.
A deluxe re-issue of Since I Left You was announced that would include the original album as well as a bonus disc containing b-sides, demo tracks and remixes of songs from the original album by artists including El Guincho
, MF Doom
, Black Dice
and the Avalanches themselves.
while touring, Darren broke his leg in an on-stage collision with Tony Di-Blasi. In 2001, the Avalanches tour with the Big Day Out
festival in Australia, again visiting all capital cities. While on tour in Europe, Darren broke his other leg leaving all of the rest of the shows of the tour to be DJ sets. The British dance music
magazine Muzik
awarded the Avalanches as best live act.
in Australia. The Avalanches won four of the nine awards nominations, including "Breakthrough Artist - Album", "Best Dance Release" and "Producer Of The Year" for Since I Left You.
Darren Seltmann and Robbie Chater did not initially think that Since I Left You would receive much attention. Since I Left You received widespread acclaim from the music industry. At Metacritic
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
score of 89, based on 21 reviews. Andy Kellman of Allmusic awarded the album five stars out of five, stating that "There's little doubt to Since I Left You's status as one of the most intimate and emotional dance records that isn't vocal-based". Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle
wrote a very positive review, declaring the album "is as much of a revelation now as Primal Scream
's life-changing Screamadelica
was a decade ago. It's downright shocking how fun this is..." Matt LeMay of Pitchfork Media gave the album a rating of 9.5 out of ten noting that "what really makes this album brilliant is not as much the volume or quality of the samples used as the way that they're employed. The Avalanches have managed to build a totally unique context for all these sounds, while still allowing each to retain its own distinct flavor. As a result, Since I Left You sounds like nothing else". Among the less enthusiastic reviews, Tyler Martin of Stylus Magazine
gave the album a B- rating, and wrote that "Many of the tracks show promise; they just don’t offer us much in the way of innovation. Despite their lack of nuance and primarily straightforward rhythmic groove, several tracks are actually quite good." Stylus later placed the album at number 16 on their list of top 50 albums from 2000 to 2005.
Since I Left You was placed in some year-end polls. Pitchfork Media placed Since I Left You at number three in their top twenty albums of 2001 poll and number 10 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s, declaring the album "a masterpiece of mood-setting that riffs off an ideal where getting on an airplane and landing in another corner of the world was the most exotic thing a person could do." The album also placed at number 11 in the Village Voice 2001 Pazz & Jop
critics poll. In 2008, The Australian newspaper The Age
included assembled a panel of experts ranging from Age critics and music journalists to musicians, broadcasters, record shop owners and band managers to pick a list of definitive fifty Australian albums. Since I Left You was included on this list with Chris Johnston declaring the album to be "a beautiful piece of musical art made entirely from samples." Since I Left You also appeared in The Daily Telegraph
s list of "50 most influential Australian albums ever", placing at number six on the list. Resident Advisor
declared Since I Left You to be the seventh best album of the decade. On Slant Magazine
's "Best of the Aughts" list, the album was placed at number six out of one-hundred. Reflecting on the album's reception, Robbie Chater felt it was well received because "It's light-hearted and fun to listen to and there is depth there as well. There are some sadder moments that I think has made it resonate and made it last. It does sound like a 23 year old kid in his bedroom making a record to me, but you can hear that innocence and joy in the discovery of finding all those sounds. So that was kind of infectious for people."
The Avalanches
The Avalanches are an Australian electronic music group formed in 1997 with mainstays Robbie Chater on keyboards, Tony Diblasi on keyboards, bass and backing vocals, and Darren Seltmann on vocals and keyboards. They are known for their live DJ sets and their debut album Since I Left You , which was...
released on 27 November 2000. Produced by Avalanches members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann, it was released on Modular Recordings
Modular Recordings
Modular Records is an Australian record label. It was established by Sydney-based music promoter Steve Pavlovic as a joint-venture with EMI, but is now distributed by Universal Music in Australia...
. The album was created in two separate near-identical studios by Chater and Seltmann passing audio mixes of records they sampled. The album contains samples of various genres and styles of music. The album was originally not intended for wide release, leading the duo to not worry about copyright restrictions and attempting to keep track of samples of music they would need to clear.
After the album's completion, the release date was held back leading Since I Left You to not be released until 2001 in both the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in slightly altered forms. Four singles were released from Since I Left You, as well as headlining tours in Australia, Europe, and the United States. During this tour member Darren Seltmann broke both of his legs, leading the shows to become DJ sets. Since I Left You was released to very favorable reception, including winning four ARIA Music Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
and becoming one of the best reviewed albums of the 2000s. In October 2010, it was listed at No. 10 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...
.
Production
Under a working title of Pablo's Cruise, the album was recorded primarily with a Yamaha Promix 01 and Akai S2000 samplers. To create the songs on the album, members Darren Seltmann and Robbie Chater spent countless hours sampling the chords from many records. Chater estimates the numbers of samples on the album to be over 3,500. After sampling and arranging, the pair would swap their tapes, listen to each other's ideas and expand on whatever struck their ear. Despite working separately, both Chater and Seltmann had nearly duplicate studio set-ups.Seltmann and Chater did not keep track of what tracks were being sampled when creating the album, with Chater stating that they "were really unorganized and were just sampling on the fly as tracks progressed, We had no idea the record would get such a wide-scale release so we saw no need to keep track of what we were using — we were definitely guilty of harboring a 'No-one's going to listen to it anyway' sort of attitude."
The album takes its sources from various recordings spanning many different styles of music. Artists sampled include Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
, Blowfly
Blowfly (artist)
Blowfly is the stage name and alternate persona of Clarence Reid , who was a songwriter for many hit R&B acts in the 1960s and 1970s. As Blowfly, he has recorded numerous albums, mostly of sex-based parodies of other songs, as well as original raps themed around sex...
, Sérgio Mendes
Sergio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
, Raekwon
Raekwon
Corey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...
, Wayne and Shuster
Wayne and Shuster
Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s....
and Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
. On the choice of sampled material, Seltmann stated that "The more rejected and unwanted the record that a sample comes from, the more appealing it is, I guess it's almost a reaction to rare record finding, but occasionally things like 'Holiday' come up". On sampling Madonna's song "Holiday
Holiday (Madonna song)
"Holiday" is a song by American singer Madonna from her self-titled debut album. Released on September 7, 1983 by Sire Records, it later appeared remixed on the 1987 remix compilation You Can Dance and the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection, and in its original form on the...
", Seltmann stated that while making sample tapes for each other, they sampled songs which were intended as "funny samples" that they had no original intention to get clearance for. Seltmann said that " "Holiday" was one of those where we put something together, ended it with "Holiday" and all had a big laugh. It ended up where we couldn't live without it so I guess we just had to make that one work". Seltmann and Chater came in to only a few problems when trying to clear all the samples. One sample that had to be removed was from Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a well-known American songwriting duo, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s during what is considered the golden age of the medium...
in the intro that featured harps and girls singing. Steltman noted that "The album is slightly different to its original form in that it had a whole new introduction, which apparently was really recognizable, so we had to take that off straight away". The group played their songs they created to their flatmates to get input on which tracks were worth including on the album. "Electricity" was the first song the group felt that worked. The song was a last-minute addition to the album as The Avalanches felt the song "still sounds good". In early 2000, Seltmann and Chater finished production on the album. It received the official title of Since I Left You in March 2000.
Style and themes
Since I Left You was originally developed to be a concept album. Chater explained described the album's original theme of a love story. Chatner described it as "an international search for love from country to country. The idea of a guy following a girl around the world and always being one port behind. And that was just because we had all these records from all over the world, and we'd like to use all that stuff." The album's sound was in response to dance music at that time, that Chater felt was "about big drums, big production: think of a record like the Chemical Brothers 'Block Rockin' BeatsBlock Rockin' Beats
"Block Rockin' Beats" is a song by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers. It was released as the second single from their second album, Dig Your Own Hole, in March 1997. It reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 40 on the American Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...
', with those amazing drums, and how huge those records sounded.". The Avalanches felt their music couldn't compare to that sound and desired to produce a record with less bass that was influenced by 1960s music such as The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
and Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
.
Release
The group initially had trouble choosing songs to be released as singles, finding them not sounding as good outside the context of the album. The Electricity EP was first released on 13 September 1999 in Australia and the United Kingdom.Chater stated that their label Modular was very patient with the group releasing the record. The next single for the album was "Frontier Psychiatrist" which was released on August 2000 in Australia. The initial release date for Since I Left You was going to be 11 September 2000 was delayed due to issues with sample clearance. Since I Left You was released on 27 November 2000 in Australia with plans to have a world release in early 2001. The later release date outside Australia was due to sample clearance. To celebrate the album's release in Melbourne, the group had a boat cruise party through Phillip Bay. In mid-2001, "Radio" was released as the third Australian single from the album.
Since I Left You was released in the United Kingdom through XL Records with the album selling far greater amounts than the label's original target amount. The album entered the UK Album Charts on 28 April 2001 and debuted and peaked at number eight. The album remained in the chart for 25 weeks. The first single "Since I Left You" was released in the United Kingdom and entered the charts at number 16 on 7 April 2001. Since I Left You was released in the United States and Canada on 6 November 2001 through Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
. The album charted in the United States on the Top Electronic Albums chart peaking at ten and on the Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart peaking at number 31.
A deluxe re-issue of Since I Left You was announced that would include the original album as well as a bonus disc containing b-sides, demo tracks and remixes of songs from the original album by artists including El Guincho
El Guincho
El Guincho is the recording alias of Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa. Also a member of Coconot, Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, Alegranza!. His musical style relies heavily on the use of sampling and incorporates elements of Afrobeat, dub, Tropicália and rock and roll...
, MF Doom
MF Doom
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
, Black Dice
Black Dice
Black Dice is an experimental electronic music group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.-Early years:Black Dice formed in spring 1997 soon after guitarist Bjorn Copeland met drummer Hisham Bharoocha and bassist Sebastian Blanck when they were students at the Rhode Island School of Design...
and the Avalanches themselves.
Tour
The Avalanches had their first Australian head-lining tour in October 2000 planning to head to all of Australia's capital cities. All dates on the tour were sold out. In BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
while touring, Darren broke his leg in an on-stage collision with Tony Di-Blasi. In 2001, the Avalanches tour with the Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
festival in Australia, again visiting all capital cities. While on tour in Europe, Darren broke his other leg leaving all of the rest of the shows of the tour to be DJ sets. The British dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
magazine Muzik
Muzik
Muzik was a UK dance music magazine published by IPC Media from June 1995 to August 2003.Muzik was created by two former Melody Maker journalists, Push and Ben Turner. Push was the editor of Muzik from its launch until he left the magazine in 1998, at which point Turner took over as editor...
awarded the Avalanches as best live act.
Reception
The Avalanches won several awards for Since I Left You at the ARIA Music AwardsARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
in Australia. The Avalanches won four of the nine awards nominations, including "Breakthrough Artist - Album", "Best Dance Release" and "Producer Of The Year" for Since I Left You.
Darren Seltmann and Robbie Chater did not initially think that Since I Left You would receive much attention. Since I Left You received widespread acclaim from the music industry. At Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 89, based on 21 reviews. Andy Kellman of Allmusic awarded the album five stars out of five, stating that "There's little doubt to Since I Left You's status as one of the most intimate and emotional dance records that isn't vocal-based". Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly, tabloid-style newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demographic...
wrote a very positive review, declaring the album "is as much of a revelation now as Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
's life-changing Screamadelica
Screamadelica
Screamadelica is the third studio album by the Scottish alternative rock group Primal Scream and was their first to be a commercial success. It was released on 23 September 1991 in the UK by Creation Records, and 8 October 1991 in North America by Sire Records. Screamadelica peaked at #8 on the UK...
was a decade ago. It's downright shocking how fun this is..." Matt LeMay of Pitchfork Media gave the album a rating of 9.5 out of ten noting that "what really makes this album brilliant is not as much the volume or quality of the samples used as the way that they're employed. The Avalanches have managed to build a totally unique context for all these sounds, while still allowing each to retain its own distinct flavor. As a result, Since I Left You sounds like nothing else". Among the less enthusiastic reviews, Tyler Martin of Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, a number of different podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog....
gave the album a B- rating, and wrote that "Many of the tracks show promise; they just don’t offer us much in the way of innovation. Despite their lack of nuance and primarily straightforward rhythmic groove, several tracks are actually quite good." Stylus later placed the album at number 16 on their list of top 50 albums from 2000 to 2005.
Since I Left You was placed in some year-end polls. Pitchfork Media placed Since I Left You at number three in their top twenty albums of 2001 poll and number 10 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s, declaring the album "a masterpiece of mood-setting that riffs off an ideal where getting on an airplane and landing in another corner of the world was the most exotic thing a person could do." The album also placed at number 11 in the Village Voice 2001 Pazz & Jop
Pazz & Jop
The Pazz & Jop critics' poll is a poll of music critics run by The Village Voice newspaper. It is compiled every year from the top ten lists of hundreds of music critics...
critics poll. In 2008, The Australian newspaper The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
included assembled a panel of experts ranging from Age critics and music journalists to musicians, broadcasters, record shop owners and band managers to pick a list of definitive fifty Australian albums. Since I Left You was included on this list with Chris Johnston declaring the album to be "a beautiful piece of musical art made entirely from samples." Since I Left You also appeared in The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
s list of "50 most influential Australian albums ever", placing at number six on the list. Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...
declared Since I Left You to be the seventh best album of the decade. On Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
's "Best of the Aughts" list, the album was placed at number six out of one-hundred. Reflecting on the album's reception, Robbie Chater felt it was well received because "It's light-hearted and fun to listen to and there is depth there as well. There are some sadder moments that I think has made it resonate and made it last. It does sound like a 23 year old kid in his bedroom making a record to me, but you can hear that innocence and joy in the discovery of finding all those sounds. So that was kind of infectious for people."
Track listing
Partial Sample Credits- "Since I Left You" contains samples of:
- "Everyday" by The Main Attraction
- "Anema E Core" and "By the Time I Get to PhoenixBy the Time I Get to Phoenix"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965, it was made famous by American country music singer Glen Campbell, appearing as the opening track on the latter's 1967 album of the same name. Campbell's version reached #2 on...
" by Tony MottolaTony MottolaTony Mottola was an American guitarist who released dozens of solo albums. Mottola was born in Kearny, New Jersey, and died in Denville, New Jersey.-Career:... - "Daddy Rich" by Rose RoyceRose RoyceRose Royce is an American soul and R&B band. The group is best known for several hit singles including "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," "Wishing on a Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "I'm Going Down".-Career:...
- "The Sky's the Limit" by The DupreesThe DupreesThe Duprees is an American musical group of doo-wop style which had a series of hit records in the early 1960s.-Career:The group originated in the early 1960s in Jersey City, New Jersey, and comprised William L. Dickinson High School students Michael Arnone, Joe Santollo, John Salvato, Tom...
- "Take Off Your Make Up" by Lamont DozierLamont DozierLamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
- "Let's Do the Latin Hustle" by Klaus WunderlichKlaus WunderlichKlaus Wunderlich was a German musician.Wunderlich was born in Chemnitz and died in Engen from a heart attack....
- "Stay Another Season" contains samples of:
- "Cinnamon and Clove" by Sérgio MendesSergio MendesSérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
and Brasil '66 - "Gopher" by Yma SumacYma SúmacYma Sumac was a noted Peruvian soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous proponents of exotica music. She became an international success based on her extreme vocal range, which was said to be "well over four octaves" and was sometimes claimed to span even five octaves at her peak.Yma...
- "HolidayHoliday (Madonna song)"Holiday" is a song by American singer Madonna from her self-titled debut album. Released on September 7, 1983 by Sire Records, it later appeared remixed on the 1987 remix compilation You Can Dance and the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection, and in its original form on the...
" by MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
- "Cinnamon and Clove" by Sérgio Mendes
- "Radio" contains samples of:
- "Fat City Strut" by MandrillMandrill (band)Mandrill is an American funk band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1968. The band was formed by three brothers: Carlos Wilson , Lou Wilson and Ric Wilson . The brothers were born in Panama and grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn...
- "I Was a TV Addict" by Wayne and ShusterWayne and ShusterWayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s....
- "One Must Cry" by The Main Attraction
- "Fat City Strut" by Mandrill
- "Two Hearts in 3/4 Time" contains samples of:
- "Rosemary" from the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name....
- "Money, Money", "Tiller Girls" and "If You Could See Her" from the film CabaretCabaret (film)Cabaret is a 1972 musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. The film is set in Berlin during the Weimar Republic in 1931, under the ominous presence of the growing National Socialist Party....
- "With a Little HelpWith a Little Help from My Friends-Joe Cocker version:Joe Cocker's version was a radical re-arrangement of the original, in a slower, 6/8 meter, using different chords in the middle eight, and a lengthy instrumental introduction...
" by Tony Mottola and The Free DesignThe Free DesignThe Free Design was a Delevan, New York-based vocal group playing jazzy pop music. Their music can be described as sunshine pop and baroque pop, which were pop music subgenres at the time, which later influenced the bands Stereolab, Cornelius, Pizzicato Five, Beck and The High Llamas.-Early... - "Yu-Ma" by Marlena ShawMarlena ShawMarlena Shaw is an American singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television commercials.-Biography:She was first introduced to music by her uncle Jimmy Burgess, a jazz trumpet player...
- "Ghost Story" by John CaleJohn CaleJohn Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
- "Rosemary" from the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- "Avalanche Rock" contains samples of:
- "Glaciers of Ice" by RaekwonRaekwonCorey Woods , better known by the stage name Raekwon, is an American rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. He released his solo debut, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... in 1995, and has since recorded four solo albums, as well as work with Wu-Tang and an extensive amount of guest contributions with...
featuring Masta KillaMasta KillaJamel Arief , better known as Masta Killa, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan...
and Ghostface KillahGhostface KillahDennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success... - "Bang Bang" by Xavier CugatXavier CugatXavier Cugat was a Spanish-American bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a key personality in the spread of Latin music in United States popular music. He was also a cartoonist and a successful businessman...
- "Glaciers of Ice" by Raekwon
- "Flight Tonight" contains samples of:
- "Richard Pryor Dialogue" by Richard PryorRichard PryorRichard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
, originally from and released on the soundtrack to the film Car Wash - "Wicked She Wicked" by Billy BoyoBilly BoyoBilly Boyo was a reggae artist, was probably the most prolific of the early-80’s child MC’s. He is famous for his song "One Spliff a Day".-Biography:...
- "Been Had" by Sapo
- "Rock the Box" by SylvesterSylvesterSylvester is a name derived from the Latin adjective silvestris meaning "wooded" or "wild", which derives from the noun silva meaning "woodland". Classical Latin spells this with i. In Classical Latin y represented a separate sound distinct from i, not a native Latin sound but one used in...
- "More Than U Know" by Prince Paul featuring De La SoulDe La SoulDe La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
- "Richard Pryor Dialogue" by Richard Pryor
- "Close to You" contains samples of:
- "Tell Me When You Need It Again" by The Isley BrothersThe Isley BrothersThe Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
- "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine InAquarius/Let the Sunshine In"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado & Gerome Ragni , and Galt MacDermot , released as a single by The 5th Dimension. The song peaked at number one for six weeks on the U.S...
" by The Moog Machine - "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life" by Nancy Wilson
- "La Playa" by Xavier Cugat
- "Sparkle" by Camp LoCamp LoCamp Lo is an American hip hop duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx, New York. The duo consists of rappers Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede , both of Muslim upbringing.-Career:...
- "Stool Pigeon" by Kid Creole and the CoconutsKid Creole and the CoconutsKid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular "American and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, Calloway" and conceptually inspired by the big band era...
- The theme from the TV series QuillerQuiller (TV series)Quiller is a British drama television series starring Michael Jayston. The series premièred 29 August 1975 on BBC One.-Cast and characters:*Michael Jayston as Quiller*Moray Watson as Angus Kinloch*Sinéad Cusack as Rosalind...
- "Tell Me When You Need It Again" by The Isley Brothers
- "Diners Only" contains samples of:
- "Love in C Minor" by CerroneCerroneMarc Cerrone is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles...
- The film Midnight RunMidnight RunMidnight Run is a 1988 American action comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his prisoner....
- "Sparkle" by Camp Lo
- "Love in C Minor" by Cerrone
- "A Different Feeling" contains samples of:
- "Slam Dance" and "The Climax" by Paperclip People
- "TammyTammy (song)"Tammy" is a popular song with music by Jay Livingston and lyrics by Ray Evans. It was published in 1957 and debuted in the film Tammy and the Bachelor. It was nominated for the 1957 Academy Award for Best Original Song....
" by Debbie ReynoldsDebbie ReynoldsDebbie Reynolds is an American actress, singer, and dancer.She was initially signed at age 16 by Warner Bros., but her career got off to a slow start. When her contract was not renewed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave her a small, but significant part in the film Three Little Words , then signed her to... - "If I'm Wrong" by The Main Attraction
- "Electricity" contains samples of:
- "Rapp Dirty" by Blowfly
- "Da FunkDa Funk"Da Funk" is an instrumental track by Daft Punk initially released as a single in 1995 and later included on their debut album Homework. "Da Funk" and its accompanying video directed by Spike Jonze are considered classics of 1990s house music.-Background:...
" by Daft PunkDaft PunkDaft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
- "Tonight" contains samples of:
- "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life" by Nancy Wilson
- "Pablo's Cruise" contains samples of:
- "Tugboat Tocatta" by MoondogMoondogMoondog, born Louis Thomas Hardin , was a blind American composer, musician, poet and inventor of several musical instruments. Moving to New York as a young man, Moondog made a deliberate decision to make his home on the streets there, where he spent approximately twenty of the thirty years he...
- "In These Changing Times" by The Four Tops
- "Tugboat Tocatta" by Moondog
- "Frontier Psychiatrist" contains samples of:
- The film PolyesterPolyester (film)Polyester is a 1981 comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters, and starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, and Mink Stole...
- "My Way of Life" by Enoch LightEnoch LightEnoch Henry Light was a classical violinist, bandleader, and recording engineer. As A&R chief and vice-president of Grand Award Records, he founded Command Records in 1959. Light's name was prominent on many albums both as musician and producer...
- "Frontier Psychiatrist", "I Was a TV Addict" and "A Shakespearean Baseball Game" by Wayne and ShusterWayne and ShusterWayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster. They were active professionally from the early 1940s until the late 1980s....
- "Cowboys & Colored People", "Midget" and "Riot Suit" by Flip WilsonFlip WilsonClerow Wilson, Jr. , known professionally as Flip Wilson, was an American comedian and actor. In the early 1970s, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series, The Flip Wilson Show...
- "Wade in the Water" by Harvey MandelHarvey MandelHarvey Mandel is an American guitarist known for his innovative approach to electric guitar playing. A professional at twenty, he played with Charlie Musselwhite, Canned Heat, The Rolling Stones, and John Mayall before starting a solo career...
- "El Negro Zumbon" by Flo Sandon'sFlo Sandon'sMammola Sandon, known by the stage name of Flo Sandon's , was an Italian singer who was popular in the post-WWII years. She won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1953 with the song "Viale d'autunno".-Career:...
/Silvana ManganoSilvana ManganoSilvana Mangano was an Italian actress.Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a "Miss Rome" beauty pageant in 1946... - The film The 'BurbsThe 'BurbsThe 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy thriller film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie...
- The film Polyester
- "Etoh" contains samples of:
- "Western Union" by The Five AmericansFive AmericansFive Americans was a 1960s American band, most famous for the song "Western Union", which reached #5 in the U.S. Billboard chart and was their only single to chart in the Top 20...
- "Western Union" by The Five Americans
- "Summer Crane" contains samples of:
- "Oh Oh Cheri" by Françoise HardyFrançoise HardyFrançoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
- "H2 Overture" by WarWar (band)War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae...
- "Aquarius" by Edmundo RosEdmundo RosEdmundo William Ros OBE was a Trinidadian musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader who made his career in Britain. He directed a highly popular Latin American orchestra, had an extensive recording career and owned one of London's leading nightclubs.- Life :Ros was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad...
- "Dimension 5ive" by The 5th Dimension
- "Hebrew Melody" by Clara RockmoreClara RockmoreClara Rockmore was a virtuoso performer of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument.-Biography :Born as Clara Reisenberg in Vilnius, Lithuania, Rockmore was a child prodigy on the violin and entered the Imperial conservatory of Saint Petersburg at the age of five...
- "Boogie NightsBoogie Nights (song)"Boogie Nights" is a 1976 single by the British-based funk-disco group Heatwave. It was the group's debut single and was written by Rod Temperton. It was included on Heatwave's debut album, Too Hot to Handle...
" by HeatwaveHeatwave (band)Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...
- "Oh Oh Cheri" by Françoise Hardy
- "Little Journey" contains samples of:
- "Midnight Voyage" by The Mamas and the Papas
- "Higher" by Towa TeiTowa Teiis a DJ, artist and record producer in Yokahoma, Japan.Tōwa debuted as a member of Deee-Lite, from the U.S. label Elektra Records in 1990, and shot to fame via their international hit single, "Groove Is In the Heart"...
- "Holiday" by Madonna
- "Live at Dominoes" contains samples of:
- "Ma BakerMa Baker"Ma Baker" is a 1977 disco hit single by German disco band Boney M. It was the first single of their second album Love for Sale and their third consecutive chart-topper in Germany and their best yet placing in the UK, peaking at #2 although only a minor single in the US .-The song:Frank Farian's...
" by Boney M. - "Dimension 5ive" by The 5th Dimension
- "Outrun" by Thomas BangalterThomas BangalterThomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...
- "Haiti" by The Rio Carnival Orchestra
- "Ma Baker
- "Extra Kings" contains samples of:
- "H2 Overture" by War
- "Theme from The Sand Pebbles" by Enoch Light
- "Let Me In" by The OsmondsThe OsmondsThe Osmonds are an American family music group with a long and varied career—a career that took them from singing barbershop music as children, to achieving success as teen-music idols, to producing a hit television show, and to continued success as solo and group performers...
Personnel
- Gordon McQuilten - pianos, percussion
- James De la Cruz - turntables
- Antoinette HalloranAntoinette Halloran-Education:Antoinette Halloran is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts where she won the Mabel Kent Scholarship and completed a Diploma of Arts ; she has an Honours Degree in Music from the University of Melbourne. In 1993 she studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston.-Career:In...
- vocals - Sally Russell - vocals
- Darren Seltmann
- Robbie Chater
Production
- Bobbydazzler - mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Tony Espie - mixing
- Richie Robinson - mixing
- Dave Davies - assistant engineer
- Jimi Maroudas - assistant engineer
- Matt Maddock - assistant engineer
- Chris Corby - assistant engineer
- Mike Marsh - masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Darren Seltmann - mixing, producer
- Robbie Chater - mixing, producer
External links
- Since I Left You at Rate Your MusicRate Your MusicRate Your Music is a metadata database where musical albums, EPs, singles, videos, bootlegs, and movies are rated and reviewed by users. This data is then used to generate recommendations for users and to create rated lists of albums...