Supergrass (album)

Supergrass
Studio album by Supergrass
Released	20 September 1999
Studio	Sawmills Studio (Cornwall, England) Ridge Farm Studio (West Sussex, England)
Genre	Alternative rock, Britpop
Length	45:30
Label	Parlophone (UK) Island (US) Echo (2018 reissue)
Producer	Supergrass John Cornfield
Supergrass chronology
In It for the Money (1997) Supergrass (1999) Life on Other Planets (2002)
Singles from Supergrass
"Pumping on Your Stereo" Released: 24 May 1999 "Moving" Released: 6 September 1999 "Mary" Released: 22 November 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Melody Maker	[4]
NME	5/10[5]
Pitchfork	9.0/10[6]
Q	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Select	4/5[9]
Uncut	[10]

Supergrass is the third album by the English alternative rock band Supergrass. It was released in the UK on 20 September 1999 and reached #3.[11] It is often referred to as "the X-ray album", due to the picture on the sleeve. In Australia a free CD was included with some live tracks. In 2022, the album was remastered and reissued as a 2CD deluxe edition, which includes new remixes of several of the songs created by John Leckie and John Cornfield among other bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Supergrass/Rob Coombes.

CD 5220562 / TC 5220564 / 12" 5220561 / MD 5220569

1. "Moving" (4:26)
2. "Your Love" (3:27) This features a harpsichord in the outro.[12]
3. "What Went Wrong (In Your Head)" (4:05)
4. "Beautiful People" (3:22)
5. "Shotover Hill" (3:43)
6. "Eon" (3:44)
7. "Mary" (4:00)
8. "Jesus Came from Outta Space" (4:10)
9. "Pumping on Your Stereo" (3:20)
10. "Born Again" (3:38)
11. "Faraway" (5:05)
12. "Mama & Papa" (2:30)

LTD. ED. CD 5220560

This was free with a limited number of CD releases of Supergrass.

• Exclusive Band Photographs
• Full Discography
• "Caught by the Fuzz (video)" (2:19)
• "Time (video)" (3:12)

LTD. ED. Mary Live Bonus CD (AUS only)

The Australian release of the album in 1999 came with a bonus live EP to coincide with the Australian leg of Supergrass' tour.[13]

1. "Mary (from Lamacq Live)" (4:02)
2. "Pumping on Your Stereo (live from Peel Acres)" (3:12)
3. "Strange Ones (live from Peel Acres)" (3:57)
4. "Richard III (live from Peel Acres)" (3:29)
5. "Sun Hits the Sky (live from Peel Acres)" (4:44)

2022 Deluxe Edition CD2

1. Moving – John Leckie and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (5:22)
2. Beautiful People – John Cornfield and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (3:54)
3. Pumping on Your Stereo – John Leckie and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (3:47)
4. Born Again – John Cornfield and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (3:34)
5. Wild Wind – Demo (1:50)
6. Pumping on Your Stereo – Live at T in the Park, 2000 (3:15)
7. Lucky (No Fear) (3:09)
8. Blockades – Studio Outtake (4:12)
9. Sick (3:40)
10. You'll Never Walk Again (2:19)
11. What A Shame (2:40)
12. Moving – Live at T in the Park, 2000 (4:52)
13. Believer (3:47)
14. Faraway (Acoustic Version) (4:55)
15. Out of the Blue – Monitor Mix (2:14)
16. Mary – Live at City Varieties, Leeds, 2005 (3:09)
17. Country Number – Demo (3:38)
18. Born Again – Live at The Forum, Melbourne, 2000 (3:52)
19. Jesus Came From Outta Space – Live from 107.7 The End, Seattle (3:26)
20. Oracle (3:41)

Supergrass

• Gaz Coombes – lead vocals, guitar
• Danny Goffey – drums, backing vocals
• Mick Quinn – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Beautiful People" and "Mama & Papa", co-lead vocals on "Mary" and "Faraway"

(entire band is also credited with "bells, whistles & bicycle pumps")

Additional musicians

• Rob Coombes – keyboards
• Satin Singh – percussion
• Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kieran, Boguslav Kostecki, Jackie Shave – violins
• Bill Benham, Andrew Parker – violas
• Martin Loveday, Frank Shaefer – cellos

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 15 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[16] 42 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 60 Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 59 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 7 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 4 Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 26 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 3 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Albums (OCC)[25] 57

References

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3. Cox, Tom (17 September 1999). "The grass was greener". The Guardian. London.
4. Bresnark, Robin (18 September 1999). "Supergrass: Supergrass". Melody Maker. London. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
5. Cigarettes, Johnny (18 September 1999). "Supergrass: Supergrass". NME. London. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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7. Elliott, Paul (October 1999). "Supergrass: Supergrass". Q. No. 157. London. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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24. "Supergrass Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
25. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

• Supergrass at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• Supergrass at MusicBrainz