Yesterday Went Too Soon
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Yesterday Went Too Soon is the second full-length album
by the British
rock
band Feeder
. It was released on August 30, 1999 on The Echo Label
.
The album entered the UK charts at #8, after a decent amount of critical success. The title track gave them their first top 20 single, and would in total give the band 4 top 50 hits. Its critical and cult appeal including slots on Top of the Pops
for the first time, enabled the album to aid the band's breakthrough which was completed on the follow-up Echo Park
.
The album gained a Silver certification in April 2001, shortly before the release of breakthrough album Echo Park
, and then went Gold in March 2003 after the extended commercial recognition of Comfort In Sound
, thus making the album an overdue commercial success sales-wise.
Despite the band's American breakthrough with single "High" and extensive touring in the States, Yesterday Went Too Soon was never released in the US. Promotional copies of the album were released by the band's former US label Elektra, but they would ultimately turn down the album for distribution.
at number eight, which was at the time an unexpected chart position for the band. Before that, the band had released the album's first single, "Day in Day Out
", in March 1999 which charted at #31 followed by "Insomnia" at #22, resulting in their first appearance on Top of the Pops
. A week before the album's release, the band played the main stage of the Reading and Leeds festivals, while the title track from the album was at #20 in the singles chart. The album was then released on 30 August 1999. Only one single was lifted from the album after its release, in which a re-recorded version of "Paperfaces
" charted at #41.
The album was Melody Makers #24 album of 1999, while Metal Hammer placed the album in at #6 and Kerrang! ranked it at #16.
There were plans to make this a double album, as a total of at least thirty songs were recorded with a view of appearing on the album. When recording was wrapped with the tracklist organised, the albums release was delayed as frontman Grant Nicholas
wrote and recorded more songs with his bandmates afterwards, with them all feeling they were too good to leave off the record.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the British
United Kingdom
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rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band Feeder
Feeder
-Technology:* Feeder , any of several devices used in apiculture to supplement or replace natural food sources* Feeder , another name for a riser, a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent cavities due to shrinkage...
. It was released on August 30, 1999 on The Echo Label
Echo Records
The Echo Label was a record label started by Chrysalis Group in 1994, and linked with Pony Canyon in Japan. The Chrysalis Group were the original owners of Chrysalis Records, which they sold to EMI....
.
The album entered the UK charts at #8, after a decent amount of critical success. The title track gave them their first top 20 single, and would in total give the band 4 top 50 hits. Its critical and cult appeal including slots on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
for the first time, enabled the album to aid the band's breakthrough which was completed on the follow-up Echo Park
Echo Park (album)
-Personnel:*Taka Hirose – bass*Bob Ludwig – mastering*Grant Nicholas – guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer*Jon Lee – drums-Accolade:...
.
The album gained a Silver certification in April 2001, shortly before the release of breakthrough album Echo Park
Echo Park (album)
-Personnel:*Taka Hirose – bass*Bob Ludwig – mastering*Grant Nicholas – guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer*Jon Lee – drums-Accolade:...
, and then went Gold in March 2003 after the extended commercial recognition of Comfort In Sound
Comfort in Sound
Comfort in Sound is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Feeder, released on October 21, 2002 and also the first to be released by the band after the suicide of drummer Jon Lee earlier in the year...
, thus making the album an overdue commercial success sales-wise.
Despite the band's American breakthrough with single "High" and extensive touring in the States, Yesterday Went Too Soon was never released in the US. Promotional copies of the album were released by the band's former US label Elektra, but they would ultimately turn down the album for distribution.
Charts and sales
When the album was released, the band's reputation was on the rise and it entered the UK albums chartUK 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...
at number eight, which was at the time an unexpected chart position for the band. Before that, the band had released the album's first single, "Day in Day Out
Day in Day Out
"Day in Day Out", is a single from the UK rock band Feeder, and was the first single to be taken from their debut top 10 album Yesterday Went Too Soon....
", in March 1999 which charted at #31 followed by "Insomnia" at #22, resulting in their first appearance on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
. A week before the album's release, the band played the main stage of the Reading and Leeds festivals, while the title track from the album was at #20 in the singles chart. The album was then released on 30 August 1999. Only one single was lifted from the album after its release, in which a re-recorded version of "Paperfaces
Paperfaces
"Paperfaces" is the fourth and final single from UK rock band Feeder's 1999 album Yesterday Went Too Soon. The version released on the single is a re-recording from that of the album version....
" charted at #41.
The album was Melody Makers #24 album of 1999, while Metal Hammer placed the album in at #6 and Kerrang! ranked it at #16.
Background
The album was written and recorded during and before the band's US tour of 1998. Before they left the UK, some demos were recorded with a few completed into final recordings, with some of these featuring on their single "Suffocate" as B-sides. "Dry" on CD2 of the single was later made into a full band version, as opposed to the acoustic recording found on the single.There were plans to make this a double album, as a total of at least thirty songs were recorded with a view of appearing on the album. When recording was wrapped with the tracklist organised, the albums release was delayed as frontman Grant Nicholas
Grant Nicholas
Grant Nicholas is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the rock band Feeder, along with bassist Taka Hirose and drummer Karl Brazil.-Early years:...
wrote and recorded more songs with his bandmates afterwards, with them all feeling they were too good to leave off the record.
Accolades
- #6 on Metal Hammer's 1999 list (the highest placing from a UK act that year).
- #24 on Melody Maker's 1999 list.
- #16 on Kerrang's 1999 list.
- #73 in Kerrang! magazines "Top 100 British Rock Albums of All Time" list.
- Maxim and Loaded's- "Album of The Month".
Track listing
UK chart performance
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