Whiplash (album)
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| Studio album by James | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:15 Reissue: 64:36) |
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| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Stephen Hague, David Baynton-Power | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Calgary Sun |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[3] |
| Martin C. Strong | (6/10)[4] |
| Melody Maker | (mixed)[5] |
| NME | (4/10)[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Sunday Mirror | (8/10)[8] |
| Sunday Times | (favourable)[9] |
| Toronto Sun | (favourable)[10] |
Whiplash is the seventh studio album by British alternative rock band James. It contained the top ten hit "She's a Star" which re-established the group commercially. The sessions for the album were long and stretched over a period of more than 2 years with many unreleased songs being recorded – Brian Eno produced many of the early sessions and details some of these songs and the recording process in his book A Year with Swollen Appendices. The album was reissued in remastered form in 2001 with 4 bonus tracks.
Whiplash was chosen as one of the 50 best albums of 1997 by Q Magazine.[11]
Track listing
- "Tomorrow" (Booth, Gott, Glennie, Brian Eno) - 3:45
- "Lost a Friend" - 3:40
- "Waltzing Along" - 3:54
- "She's a Star" - 3:39
- "Greenpeace" - 4:49
- "Go to the Bank" - 4:22
- "Play Dead" - 4:45
- "Avalanche" - 3:46
- "Homeboy" - 2:38
- "Watering Hole" - 3:45
- "Blue Pastures" - 4:19
All songs written and composed by Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Jim Glennie; except where noted.
| 2001 remaster bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Lost a Friend (live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)" | |
| 2. | "Greenpeace (live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)" | |
| 3. | "Homeboy (live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)" | |
| 4. | "Waltzing Along (Flytronix Remix)" | |
Personnel
- Tim Booth - vocals
- Larry Gott - guitar
- Mark Hunter- keys
- Jim Glennie - bass
- Saul Davies - violin, guitar
- David Baynton-Power - drums
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