You Gotta Go There to Come Back is Stereophonics

Stereophonics

The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...

' fourth album

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...

, released on V2 in 2003. It became their third consecutive album to top the UK chart selling 101,946 copies in its first week. It was the final Stereophonics album with long-time original drummer Stuart Cable

Stuart Cable

Stuart Cable was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics.- Early life :...

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The album shows a newly found maturity compared to the brazenness of the previous three. After this mature and soulful album they returned to the sound of their previous albums with their next album. The title can also be explained by this statement: they had to go here, and record this album, to come back and return to their old sound.

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones is a Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist and the lead singer of the band Stereophonics. Influenced by classic rock bands such as The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and the Sex Pistols, Jones is noted for his strong, gravelly voice, which has been described as "whisky" vocals...

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1. "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)" – 6:55
2. "Maybe Tomorrow
   Maybe Tomorrow (Stereophonics song)
   "Maybe Tomorrow" is a single from the Stereophonics 2003 album You Gotta Go There to Come Back. It was used as the opening theme of the movie Wicker Park and was played during the credits at the end of the Academy Award-winning movie Crash...
   
   " – 4:33
3. "Madame Helga
   Madame Helga
   "Madame Helga" is a single from the Stereophonics 2003 album You Gotta Go There to Come Back. It reached #4 in the UK charts and was inspired after the band stayed at Helga's Folly while they were on tour in Sri Lanka. The Folly itself is owned by a woman called Helga Desilva Blow Perera and thats...
   
   " – 3:55
4. "You Stole My Money Honey" – 4:18
5. "Getaway" – 4:08
6. "Climbing the Wall" – 4:55
7. "Jealousy" – 4:26
8. "I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There to Come Back)" – 4:36
9. "Nothing Precious at All" – 4:20
10. "Rainbows and Pots of Gold" – 4:11
11. "I Miss You Now" – 4:50
12. "High as the Ceiling" – 3:19
13. "Since I Told You It's Over
    Since I Told You It's Over
    "Since I Told You It's Over" is a single from the Stereophonics 2003 album You Gotta Go There to Come Back.- CD1 :#"Since I Told You It's Over" #"Nothing Precious At All" #"Madame Helga" -7":...
    
    " – 4:43

OTHER SONGS

1. "Royal Flush"
2. "Have Wheels Will Travel"
3. "Change Changes Things"
4. "Moviestar
   Moviestar (Stereophonics song)
   "Moviestar" is a single by Stereophonics. A demo version of the song was released online in 2003 via the bands official website in a section called "The Place", where people would send a mobile phone text message to receive an access code to download the song in mp3 format...
   
   "
5. "Lying to Myself Again"

Bonus tracks

The track "Moviestar

Moviestar (Stereophonics song)

"Moviestar" is a single by Stereophonics. A demo version of the song was released online in 2003 via the bands official website in a section called "The Place", where people would send a mobile phone text message to receive an access code to download the song in mp3 format...

" appears on later editions of the album as track 4 and was released with a DVD containing the videos for the singles. The Japanese bonus track was "Lying to Myself Again".

Vinyl editions

The album was released in gatefold sleeve at first, containing two records. When "Moviestar

Moviestar (Stereophonics song)

"Moviestar" is a single by Stereophonics. A demo version of the song was released online in 2003 via the bands official website in a section called "The Place", where people would send a mobile phone text message to receive an access code to download the song in mp3 format...

" was included on the album the gatefold sleeve contained three records.

Trivia

This album is the only Stereophonics record which features both Stuart Cable

Stuart Cable

Stuart Cable was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics.- Early life :...

 and Javier Weyler

Javier Weyler

Javier Andrés Weyler is the drummer for the Welsh based rock group Stereophonics. Despite being born in Argentina, Weyler lived most of his life in Caracas, Venezuela, and now resides in London, England...

. Cable played drums on most tracks as the band's drummer and Weyler, who replaced Cable as the band's drummer in 2005, contributed to the record as a engineer, programmer and percussionist.

The drums on the track "I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There To Come Back)'" are supposedly played by Mac Hine. This is a nod to the drummachine which was used on the track instead of real live drumming.

Reception

You Gotta Go There to Come Back joined its predecessors at #1 on release. It was re-issued with bonus tracks in February 2004, coming into the UK charts again at #35, finally re-entering at #16 in September 2004. It was the 28th biggest selling album of 2003 in the UK. The track "Maybe Tomorrow" became one of their biggest hits; it was played over the credits of the Academy Award-winning movie Crash

Crash (2004 film)

Crash is a 2004 American drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis. The film is about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles, California. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, Crash was inspired by a real life incident in which his Porsche was carjacked outside a video...

(2004) and also during the opening scene of the movie Wicker Park

Wicker Park (film)

Wicker Park is a 2004 American psychological drama/romantic mystery film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett. The film is a remake of the 1996 French movie L'Appartement...

 (2004). It was also used in a season one episode of One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

and featured on the first Charmed

Charmed

Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...

soundtrack.