Solarized is the fourth solo album released by Ian Brown

Ian Brown

Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...

, the former lead singer of The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...

. The album was first released in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2004.

Background

The album was the first album release on the revived Polydor imprint Fiction Records

Fiction Records

Fiction Records is a UK label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.-History:...

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Canadian and Australian releases didn't feature "Happy Ever After". Note that the North American edition of Solarized contains an exclusive U.S. bonus track called "Lovebug".

The song "Happy Ever After" was used in an episode of Top Gear (2002 TV series) during the review of the 2007 Jaguar XK. It has also been used in the series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

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and for the adverts of Law & Order: UK.

Track listing

1. "Longsight M13" – 3:12
2. "Time Is My Everything
   Time Is My Everything
   "Time Is My Everything" is the second single from Ian Brown's fourth solo album, Solarized. Released on January 15, 2005, it placed #15 on the UK Singles Chart...
   
   " – 3:52
3. "Destiny Or Circumstance" – 2:35
4. "Upside Down" – 3:12
5. "Solarized" – 3:47
6. "The Sweet Fantastic" – 3:52
7. "Keep What Ya Got
   Keep What Ya Got
   "Keep What Ya Got" is the lead single from Ian Brown's fourth solo album, Solarized. Released on September 20, 2004, it placed #18 on the UK Singles Chart....
   
   " – 4:28
8. "Home Is Where The Heart Is" – 3:06
9. "One Way Ticket To Paradise" – 4:15
10. "Kiss Ya Lips [No I.D.
    Kiss Ya Lips (No I.D.)
    "Kiss Ya Lips " is a song by Ian Brown, from his well-received fourth solo album, Solarized. The song takes a stance against a controversial British policy requiring compulsory ID card registration and in general, the heightened security measures in the post 9/11 world.The line, "So Mr....
    
    ]" – 3:56
11. "Happy Ever After" – 2:46
12. "Lovebug" (US and Japan Bonus Track)