Republica (album)

Republica
Studio album by Republica
Released 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
Recorded 1994–95
Studio
  • Milo Studios
  • The Workhouse Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length 48:22
Label
Producer
Republica chronology
Republica
(1996)		 Speed Ballads
(1998)Speed Ballads1998
Singles from Republica
  1. "Bloke"
    Released: January 1995
  2. "Ready to Go"
    Released: 15 April 1996
  3. "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
    Released: 21 April 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Republica is the debut studio album by English band Republica. It was first released in the USA on 30 July 1996 by RCA Records, then released in the UK on 5 October of that year by Deconstruction Records.

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

Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke", "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous", with the last two being hits.

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ready to Go" 5:01
2."Bloke"Saffron, Dorney, Todd4:56
3."Bitch"Saffron, Dorney, Todd5:13
4."Get Off" 3:57
5."Picture Me"Saffron, Dorney, Todd5:47
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, Todd4:23
11."Ready to Go" (original mix) 5:01
Total length:48:22

Credits and personnel

  • Saffron - vocals, songwriter
  • Tim Dorney - producer, keyboards, songwriter
  • Johnny Male - producer, guitar, songwriter
  • Conor Lawrence - producer, drums, songwriter
  • Ben Grosse - additional producer, programming
  • Dave Arch - piano
  • Paul Cartlidge - 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

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 47
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[4] 36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 48
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 4
US Billboard 200[8] 153

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] N/A 200,000[11]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone


References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Republica - Republica". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Republica – Republica" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Republica – Republica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Republica | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Republica Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Republica – Republica". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Republica in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Republica – Republica". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  11. ↑ Pride, Dominic (May 1997). "BMG-linked deconstruction building worldwide bridges". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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