On is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Echobelly. Gaining a favourable response from critics, the album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart, making it their most commercially successful album. The album spawned three top-40 singles, two of which reached the top 20. On 21 July 2014, a two-CD expanded edition of the album was released with B-sides and previously unreleased live performances.
Album title
The album title was inspired by a poster found by Echobelly members Glenn Johansson and Sonya Madan. The poster had the word "no" across it in blood red. By turning the word around, it became a positive, and the band took the word as the album's title.
Track listing
All songs written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson.
Original 1995 release
- "Car Fiction" â 2:31
- "King of the Kerb" â 3:59
- "Great Things" â 3:31
- "Natural Animal" â 3:27
- "Go Away" â 2:44
- "Pantyhose and Roses" â 3:25
- "Something Hot in a Cold Country" â 4:01
- "Four Letter Word" â 2:51
- "Nobody Like You" â 3:52
- "In the Year" â 3:31
- "Dark Therapy" â 5:30
- "Worms and Angels" â 2:38
Bonus tracks included with the 2014 reissue
- <li value=13>"Here Comes the Scene" â 3:16
- "God's Guest List" â 3:35
- "On Turn Off" â 3:17
- "On Turn On" â 3:18
- "Bunty" â 2:12
- "One After 5am" â 2:14
- "Car Fiction" (French version) â 2:32
- "On Turn On" (acoustic) â 3:18
- "Natural Animal" (acoustic) â 3:45
- "We Know Better" â 4:02
- "Atom" â 2:49
- "Aloha Lolita" â 3:42
- Tracks 13âÂÂ18 are b-sides from "Great Things".
- Tracks 19âÂÂ21 are b-sides from "King Of The Kerb".
- Tracks 22âÂÂ24 are b-sides from "Dark Therapy".
Disc 2 included with the 2014 reissue
Tracks 1âÂÂ13 Live at Wetalands NYC - 9 September 1995, and Tracks 14âÂÂ17 from the John Peel BBC Radio One Session - 1 April 1995
- "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" â 3:59
- "Car Fiction" â 2:45
- "Close... But" â 3:12
- "Dark Therapy" â 6:38
- "Father Ruler King Computer" â 3:31
- "Give Her a Gun" â 3:56
- "Go Away" â 2:55
- "Great Things" â 3:46
- "Insomniac" â 3:59
- "King of the Kerb" â 5:02
- "Natural Animal" â 3:35
- "Pantyhose and Roses" â 3:44
- "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never" â 3:29
- "Four Letter Word" â 3:39
- "Car Fiction" â 2:23
- "Pantyhose and Roses" â 3:37
- "Go Away" â 2:47
Singles
- "Great Things" was released as the first single, and reached 13 in the UK Singles Chart.
- "King Of The Kerb" was released as the second single, and reached 25 in the UK Singles Chart.
- "Dark Therapy" was released as the third single, and reached 20 in the UK Singles Chart.
Personnel
Source:
Echobelly
Original album and B-sides
- Sean Slade & Paul Kolderie - Engineers on tracks 1âÂÂ21, Producers on tracks 1âÂÂ18
- Echobelly - Producer on track 19âÂÂ21
- Glen Johansson and Simon Vinestock - Producer on tracks 22âÂÂ24
- Jim Brumby - Engineer on tracks 22âÂÂ24
- Simon Vinestock - Mixer on track 11
References
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