Republica (album)

Republica
Studio album by Republica
Released	30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
Recorded	1994–1995
Studio	Milo Studios The Workhouse Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Genre	Alternative rock electronica electronic rock trip hop
Length	48:22
Label	Deconstruction RCA
Producer	Republica Ben Grosse
Republica chronology
Republica (1996) Speed Ballads (1998)
Singles from Republica
"Bloke" Released: January 1995 "Ready to Go" Released: 15 April 1996 "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Released: 21 April 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Cash Box	(favorable)[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Music Week	[4]
Smash Hits	[5]
The Times	(favorable)[6]

Republica is the debut studio album by English band Republica. It was first released in the United States on 30 July 1996 by RCA Records, and by Deconstruction Records in the United Kingdom. Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke", "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous", with the last two being hits.

Upon its release, Republica received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart. In the US, it reached number 153 on the Billboard 200 and was also successful in other countries, such as Germany and New Zealand.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on 28 February 2020 on Cherry Red Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saffron, Tim Dorney, Andy Todd, and Johnny Male except where noted

Republica track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ready to Go"	5:01
2.	"Bloke" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)	4:56
3.	"Bitch" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)	5:13
4.	"Get Off"	3:57
5.	"Picture Me" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)	5:47
6.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous"	4:30
7.	"Out of the Darkness"	3:49
8.	"Wrapp"	1:45
9.	"Don't You Ever"	4:00
10.	"Holly" (Saffron, Dorney, Todd)	4:23
11.	"Ready to Go" (original mix)	5:01
Total length:		48:22

Limited edition

Released in 1997 with an alternate album cover and bonus live CD.

CD2 - Republica Live

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous"	5:09
2.	"Bloke"	5:10
3.	"Get Off"	4:01
4.	"Ready to Go"	4:30
5.	"Out of the Darkness"	3:41
6.	"Holly"	6:04

Deluxe edition

This was released on the 90/9 imprint of Cherry Red Records on 28 February 2020.

CD1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ready to Go"	5:01
2.	"Bloke"	4:51
3.	"Bitch"	5:15
4.	"Get Off"	3:56
5.	"Picture Me"	5:42
6.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous"	4:30
7.	"Out of the Darkness"	3:49
8.	"Wrapp"	1:44
9.	"Don't You Ever"	3:59
10.	"Holly"	4:23
11.	"Mutha"	3:59
12.	"Introlude"	2:13
13.	"Ready to Go" (original mix)	5:02
14.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (original mix)	4:50
15.	"Bloke" (original mix)	4:18
16.	"Bitch" (original mix)	4:05
17.	"Holly" (original mix)	4:24
18.	"Out of This World" (Republica mix)	4:33

CD2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of This World" (original mix)	8:08
2.	"Bloke" (extended mix)	6:40
3.	"Holly" (full mix)	7:06
4.	"Ready to Go" (original extended mix)	7:41
5.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Pop Fiction mix)	3:39
6.	"Bloke" (Blame It On the Vodka mix)	6:18
7.	"Ready to Go" (Smash's Disco mix)	5:42
8.	"Out of This World" (alternative mix)	6:42
9.	"Bloke" (Jack Daniels mix)	7:32
10.	"Holly" (Republica club mix)	8:03
11.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's Runway mix)	7:08
12.	"Out of This World" (Proper Night Out mix)	5:08

CD3

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers mix)	7:04
2.	"Bloke" (Blakkat remix)	5:07
3.	"Ready to Go" (Smash's Club extended mix)	5:42
4.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's One Way dub)	7:21
5.	"Out of This World" (Rub-A-Dub-Sub mix)	7:04
6.	"Ready to Go" (Dramaboy's Babyyan mix)	7:50
7.	"Holly" (Fabio Paras mix)	8:48
8.	"Bitch" (Way Out West mix)	6:18
9.	"Out of This World" (Prankster Bends The Frequency mix)	5:46
10.	"Bloke" (Blakkat instrumental mix)	5:07
11.	"Ready to Go" (Gavin And Scott Hardkiss' Remixica)	8:24
12.	"Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers dub)	5:21

Personnel

Republica

• Saffron – vocals
• Tim Dorney – keyboards
• Andy Todd – keyboards
• Johnny Male – guitar
• David Barbarossa – drums

Additional personnel

• Ben Grosse – additional producer, programming
• Dave Arch – piano
• Paul Cartledge – guitar
• Pete Davis – keyboards, programming
• Jez Williams – guitar
• Randy Jacobs – guitar
• Grant Mohrman – guitar
• Marlon Young – guitar
• Sal Aiello – guitar
• Ian Tregoning – mixing
• Phil Dane – mixing
• Jesus Beats – programming
• John Vitale – programming, guitar
• Mike Tuller – programming

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Republica Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 95 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 34 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 47 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 36 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 26 Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 48 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 4 US Billboard 200[15] 153

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Republica Chart (1997) Position UK Albums (OCC)[16] 60

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Republica

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	100,000^^
United States	—	200,000[18]
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Republica - Republica". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
2. Darzin, Daina (3 August 1996). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 15. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
3. Gardner, Elysa (29 September 1996). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
4. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 8 February 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
5. Knowles, Ben (12 March 1997). "Albums". Smash Hits. p. 58. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. "The week's top pop releases; Records". The Times. 1997-03-08.
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 233.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Republica – Republica" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
9. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Republica – Republica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
11. "Charts.nz – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
12. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
15. "Republica Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
16. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
17. "British album certifications – Republica – Republica". British Phonographic Industry.
18. Pride, Dominic (May 1997). "BMG-linked deconstruction building worldwide bridges". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links

• Republica at AllMusic
• Republica at Discogs (list of releases)