Republica (album)

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, then released in the United Kingdom on 5 October of that year by Deconstruction Records. Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke", "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous", with the last two being hits.

Republica
Studio album by
Released30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
Recorded1994–95
Studio
  • Milo Studios
  • The Workhouse Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Genre
Length48:22
Label
Producer
Republica chronology
Republica
(1996)
Speed Ballads
(1998)
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]

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.

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

Deluxe edition

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

CD1
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

  • Saffron – vocals
  • Tim Dorney – producer, keyboards
  • Johnny Male – producer, guitar
  • Dave Barbarossa – producer, drums
  • 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

References

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  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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