Continental (album)

Continental
Compilation album by Saint Etienne
Released	21 June 1997 (1997-06-21)
Recorded	1995–1997
Genre	Synthpop, house, trip hop
Length	52:43
Label	L'appareil-Photo - COCY-80608 Heavenly - HVNLP70
Producer	Saint Etienne, Ian Catt
Saint Etienne chronology
Casino Classics (1996) Continental (1997) Good Humor (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10) link
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Continental is an album by the British band Saint Etienne which had its original release only in Japan.

It is a compilation that includes previously released material such as the UK hit "He's on the Phone" as well as curios like their cover of the Paul Gardiner/Gary Numan song "Stormtrooper in Drag". Many of the tracks were recorded during the 'wilderness' years of 1996–97 when the band members worked on their separate projects. The remix versions on this album had all appeared on Casino Classics.

As part of the 2009 Saint Etienne back catalogue reissue program, the album has had a UK release for the first time. It also has a Heavenly catalogue number - HVNLP70. The deluxe edition includes four previously unreleased tracks.

Track listing

1997 release

All tracks are written by Stanley and Wiggs; except where indicated

CD: L'appareil-Photo / COCY-80608, 2009 release - CD: Heavenly / HVNLP70CDDE (Disc one)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shad Thames"		3:33
2.	"Burnt Out Car (Balearico Mix)"		4:18
3.	"Sometimes in Winter"	Stanley, Wiggs, Cracknell	4:11
4.	"Winter Melody" (longer version of "Sometimes in Winter (Psychonauts Mix)" from Casino Classics)	Stanley, Wiggs, Cracknell	4:44
5.	"Public Information Film"		1:02
6.	"The Process"		3:09
7.	"He's on the Phone" (Radio Edit) (Featuring Etienne Daho)	Cracknell, Daho, Stanley, Wiggs	4:07
8.	"Stormtrooper in Drag" (edited version)	Gary Numan	5:27
9.	"Star"	Cracknell, Catt	4:02
10.	"Down by the Sea"		3:13
11.	"The Sea" (edited version of "The Sea (PFM Mix)" from Casino Classics)		7:16
12.	"Lonesome"	Cracknell, Catt	3:25
13.	"Angel (Broadcast Mix)"		4:16

2009 release

Bonus CD: Heavenly / HVNLP70CDDE (Disc two)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Accident"	Cracknell, Daho, Stanley, Wiggs	4:30
2.	"Is It True"	Marc Bolan	2:52
3.	"Where Did Our Love Go (Demo)"	Stanley, Wiggs, Cracknell	2:49
4.	"Groveley Road"	Catt, Cracknell	3:40
5.	"How I Learned to Love the Bomb"	Treacy	3:04
6.	"Postal Interlude"		1:25
7.	"Can't Stop Now"	Waterfield, Cracknell	4:34
8.	"Under Her Spell"	Waterfield, Cracknell	4:20
9.	"Saturday"		3:20
10.	"Suburban Autumn Lieutenant"	Daho, Stanley, Wiggs	4:04
11.	"We Could Have It All (Demo)"	Stanley, Wiggs, Cracknell	2:48
12.	"Lover Plays the Bass"		4:16
13.	"Home (Demo)"	Batson, Cracknell, Male	4:47
14.	"Burnt Out Car (X Files Version)"		2:52
Total length:			49:19

Personnel

The liner notes list the album's personnel as follows:

Saint Etienne - producer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13) Gerald Johnson - engineer (1, 5) Brian Higgins - additional production and remix (2), special production assistant (7), production and mix (8) Mat Gray - additional production and remix (2) Ian Catt - engineer (3, 6, 7), producer (9, 12) Funk II - engineer (at Trouble on Vinyl) (4) Steve Pattan - engineer (at Fourth Wave) (4) Psychonauts - additional production and remix (4) Steve Rodway - producer (for Nuff Respect Productions) (7) Motiv 8 - mix arrangement (7) David Whitaker - string arrangement (7) Etienne Daho appears courtesy of Virgin France (7) PFM (Mike Bolton) - additional production and remix (11) Broadcast - additional production and remix (13)

Yasuharu Konishi, Peter Paphides - sleeve notes Martin Magntorn - photograph Groovisions - sleeve design Tadashi Watanane, Koji Matsuo - translation Ryota Fujimura, Kinuno Hiratomi - coordination

References

1. Cooper, William. "Continental". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2012.