Bizarre Fruit
| Bizarre Fruit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by M People | ||||
| Released | November 14, 1994 (UK) May 16, 1995 (US) |
|||
| Genre | House, pop | |||
| Length | 57:45 | |||
| Label | Deconstruction | |||
| Producer | M People | |||
| M People chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
North American cover
|
||||
| Singles from Bizarre Fruit | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
Bizarre Fruit is the third album by the British dance band M People. It was released on 14 November 1994 and charted and peaked at number 4, spending one year on the chart before an expanded version of the album, Bizarre Fruit II, was released a year later. This album sold 2.8 million copies in the UK and was certified 3x Platinum.[1][2][3][4]
The album's two most popular singles were "Sight for Sore Eyes", which reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart and "Search for the Hero", which peaked at No. 9 on the same chart. Other singles released from this album were "Open Your Heart" (#9), "Love Rendezvous" (#32) and "Itchycoo Park" (#11) from the re-released album. In the US, remixes for the song "Padlock" were supplied to club DJs and appeared as the B-side to the CD maxi single of "Search for the Hero". The track reached No. 13 on the Billboard Dance Charts.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sight for Sore Eyes" | Pickering, Heard, Small | 6:12 |
| 2. | "Search for the Hero" | Pickering, Heard | 6:11 |
| 3. | "Open Your Heart" | Pickering, Heard | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Love Rendezvous" | Pickering, Heard | 5:24 |
| 5. | "Precious Pearl" | Pickering, Heard | 6:04 |
| 6. | "Sugar Town" | Pickering, Heard | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Walk Away" | Pickering, Heard | 5:48 |
| 8. | "Drive Time" | Pickering, Heard | 5:30 |
| 9. | "Padlock" | Tamy Smith | 6:12 |
| 10. | "And Finally..." | Pickering, Heard, Small | 5:04 |
|
Total length:
|
57:45 | ||
| 2005 Re-release bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Itchycoo Park" | Marriott, Lane | 6:42 |
| 12. | "Itchycoo Park" (Morales Classic Club Mix) | Marriott, Lane | 7:53 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 14 November 1994 | Deconstruction | LP | 74321 24081 1 |
| CD | 74321 24081 2 | |||
| Cassette | 74321 24081 4 | |||
| North America | 12 May 1995 | Epic | LP | E 67037 |
| CD | EK 67037 | |||
| Cassette | ET 67037 | |||
| United Kingdom | 7 March 2005 | Sony BMG | CD |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This 1990s electronic music album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
