Portishead (album)
Portishead | ||||
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Studio album by Portishead | ||||
Released | 16 September 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–97 | |||
Studio | State of Art Studios (Bristol), Ridge Farm Studio (Capel), Moles Studio (Bath) | |||
Genre | Trip hop | |||
Length | 50:30 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Portishead | |||
Portishead chronology | ||||
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Singles from Portishead | ||||
Portishead is the eponymous second studio album by English electronic band Portishead, released on 16 September 1997 by Go! Discs.
Music
"Only You" samples Ken Thorne's "Inspector Clouseau" and The Pharcyde's "She Said".[1] "Western Eyes" is listed as sampling "Hookers & Gin" by the Sean Atkins Experience in the album's liner notes. In reality, this song does not exist; like most of the samples on the album, it was created by the band .[2]
Release
Released in September 1997, the album reached No. 2 on the UK Album Chart[3] and No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]
On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan re-released Dummy and Portishead as a limited SHM-CD version.
Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | A[6] |
The Guardian | |
Los Angeles Times | |
NME | 8/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 8.2/10[10] |
Rolling Stone | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Spin | 9/10[13] |
The Village Voice | B−[14] |
Portishead received critical acclaim upon its release. Spin praised the record and noted that the band created a "gothic", "deadly" and "trippy" atmosphere.[13] Commenting on the textures of the music, music journalist Barry Walters observed that the group got "darker, deeper and more disturbing" in comparison to their previous effort Dummy.[13]
Accolades
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Melody Maker | Albums of the Year | 1997 | 18[15] |
NME | 1997 Critics' Poll | 1997 | 32[15] |
Q | 50 Best Albums of 1997 | 1997 | (*)[15] |
Spin | Top 20 Albums of the Year | 1997 | 6[15] |
Village Voice | 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll | 1997 | 14[15] |
(*) designates unordered lists.
Track listing
All tracks written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons) | 4:38 |
2. | "All Mine" | 3:59 |
3. | "Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons) | 4:18 |
4. | "Half Day Closing" | 3:49 |
5. | "Over" | 4:00 |
6. | "Humming" | 6:02 |
7. | "Mourning Air" | 4:11 |
8. | "Seven Months" | 4:15 |
9. | "Only You" | 4:59 |
10. | "Elysium" | 5:54 |
11. | "Western Eyes" | 3:57 |
Credits
All songs produced by Geoff Barrow, Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons and Dave McDonald.
Portishead
- Beth Gibbons – Vocals
- Adrian Utley – Guitar, bass, synthesizer, Rhodes piano
- Geoff Barrow – Drums, turntables, programming, samples
Additional musicians
- Clive Deamer – Drums
- Sean Atkins – Additional vocals
- John Baggot – Organ, piano
- Andy Hague, Ben Waghorn, John Cornick – Horns
- S. Cooper – Violin
Sales chart performance
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart[16] | 2 |
Austrian Album Chart | 6 |
Belgian Album Chart (FL) | 9 |
Belgian Album Chart (WA) | 23 |
Danish Album Chart[17] | 6 |
Dutch Album Chart | 31 |
Finnish Album Chart | 14 |
French Album Chart | 3 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] | 1 |
Norwegian Album Chart[19] | 7 |
Swedish Album Chart | 6 |
Swiss Album Chart | 11 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[4] | 21 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[22] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Europe (IFPI)[24] | 1× Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[27] | Gold | 635,000[28] |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
See also
References
- ↑ "Portishead at coverinfo.de". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Facts about Western Eyes Archived 13 June 2002 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Portishead at chartstats.com". Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- 1 2 "Portishead | Chart history - Billboard". Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Portishead – Portishead". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Lanham, Tom (3 October 1997). "Portishead". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (3 October 1997). "Dread again". The Guardian.
- ↑ Hochman, Steve (20 November 1997). "From Elton to Boyz to Celine to Dylan, It's an Album Bull Market". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Williams, Simon (27 September 1997). "Portishead – Portishead". NME. Archived from the original on 6 October 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Schreiber, Ryan (1 October 1997). "Portishead: Portishead". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (14 October 1997). "Portishead". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Berger, Arion (2004). "Portishead". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 646. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- 1 2 3 Walters, Barry (November 1997). "Portishead: Portishead". Spin. 13 (8): 142. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (27 January 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A1006.htm
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Portishead - Portishead". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Portishead at TOP20.dk". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Portishead – Portishead". Hung Medien.
- ↑ Portishead at VG.no
- ↑ "Portishead | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations - 1997 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1997". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Portishead – Portishead". Music Canada.
- ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Portishead; 'Dummy')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Portishead' (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com (original source published by British Phonographic Industry). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Portishead – portishead". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/arts/music/13pare.html