Bentley Rhythm Ace (album)

Bentley Rhythm Ace is the debut studio album by Bentley Rhythm Ace, released in 1997. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart.[8] NME named it the 9th best album of 1997.[9]

Bentley Rhythm Ace
Studio album by
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Released12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
GenreElectronic
Length67:10
LabelSkint, Parlophone
ProducerBentley Rhythm Ace
Bentley Rhythm Ace chronology
Bentley Rhythm Ace
(1997)		 For Your Ears Only
(2000)
Singles from Bentley Rhythm Ace
  1. "Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Midlander (There Can Only Be One)"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[2]
The Guardian[3]
Muzik6/10[4]
NME9/10[5]
Pitchfork8.4/10[6]
Select4/5[7]

In August 2016 Richard March provided a track-by-track insight into some of the samples, sounds, instruments and musicians used on the album.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Let There Be Flutes"7:47
2."Midlander (There Can Only Be One…)"6:38
3."Why Is a Frog Too..?"5:23
4."Mind That Gap"6:09
5."Run on the Spot"5:25
6."Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!"4:55
7."Ragtopskodacarchase"8:22
8."Whoosh"5:50
9."Who Put the Bom in the Bom Bom Diddleye Bom"3:59
10."Spacehopper"5:23
11."Return of the Hardcore Jumble Carbootechnodisco Roadshow"7:18
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Let There Be Toast"3:03
13."I Eat Skunk for Lunch"2:55
US edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."On Her Majesty's Secret Whistle"5:35
13."Spy Who Loved Moose"5:43

Charts
Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 13

Release history
Region Release date Label Format Catalogue
UK 12 May 1997[11] Skint CD BRASSIC 5CD
UK 12 May 1997[12] Skint LP2×LP BRASSIC 5LP
UK 8 September 1997[13] Parlophone CD CDPCS 7391
UK 8 September 1997[14] Parlophone LP2×LP PCS 7391
UK 8 September 1997[15] Parlophone TC TCPCS 7391

References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley Rhythm Ace". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. Bennun, David (23 May 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace (Skint)". The Guardian.
  4. Bush, Calvin (June 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: The Album (Skint)". Muzik. No. 25. p. 108.
  5. Dalton, Stephen (10 May 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley Rhythm Ace". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. Schreiber, Ryan. "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. Harrison, Ian (May 1997). "Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace". Select. No. 83. p. 104.
  8. "Bentley Rhythm Ace". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1997". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. "Classic album: Richard March on Bentley Rhythm Ace's eponymous debut". MusicRadar. 24 August 2016.
  11. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on CD at Juno Records". Juno Records. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  12. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on 2xLP at Juno Records". Juno Records. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  13. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on CD at Juno Records". Juno Records. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  14. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on 2xLP at Juno Records". Juno Records. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  15. "Bentley Rhythm Ace by BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE on TC at Juno Records". Juno Records. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
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