St. Elsewhere (album)

"Crazy"
St. Elsewhere
Studio album by Gnarls Barkley
Released	April 24, 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	Neo soul[1]; psychedelic soul[2]; pop[3]; hip hop[4][5]; R&B[5];
Length	37:20
Label	Downtown; Atlantic; Warner Bros.;
Producer	Danger Mouse
Gnarls Barkley chronology
Singles from St. Elsewhere
	"Crazy"; Released: March 13, 2006; "Smiley Faces"; Released: July 17, 2006; "Who Cares?" / "Gone Daddy Gone"; Released: November 6, 2006;

St. Elsewhere is the debut album by American soul duo Gnarls Barkley. It was released on April 24, 2006 in the UK, where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and on May 9, 2006 in the United States, although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download in the US iTunes Store. It debuted at No. 20 on the US Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 4. It topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart for 39 non-consecutive weeks in 2006 and 2007. The album's first single, "Crazy", was the first song to become a UK number-one single based solely on downloads.[6] The album was certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA, for shipping 1,000,000 units.[7] A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7. The CD + DVD package includes a 92-page booklet, four music videos, and bonus songs from live performances. It was also released on vinyl.

Background

The group created an elaborate backstory for the "Gnarls Barkley" persona, claiming to be close friends of Lester Bangs, Isaac Hayes, Gordon Gano, and lovers of Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.[2] The character taught the band Kraftwerk English, as well as set up a meeting between the group Wu-Tang Clan and members of the Stuckist art movement.[2] In promotional photographs, the group wears costumes similar to the character Alex from A Clockwork Orange.[2]

Critical reception and awards

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A[5]
The Guardian	[2]
The Independent	[9]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
NME	8/10[11]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]
Spin	[14]

The album received general acclaim from critics: At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 37 reviews.[8] It was rated the best release of 2006 by PopMatters.[15] In 2007, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with nominations for Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Crazy". St. Elsewhere placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 92.[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Go-Go Gadget Gospel"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo Green, Nicolas Flagello	2:19
2.	"Crazy"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Gian Franco Reverberi, Gian Piero Reverberi	2:58
3.	"St. Elsewhere"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Barry Clarke, David Costa, Celia Humphris, Unwin Brown	2:30
4.	"Gone Daddy Gone"	Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon	2:28
5.	"Smiley Faces"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo	3:05
6.	"The Boogie Monster"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Armando Trovaioli, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino	2:50
7.	"Feng Shui"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Nino Nardini	1:26
8.	"Just a Thought"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Kevin Peek	3:42
9.	"Transformer"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Marlene Moore	2:17
10.	"Who Cares?"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Keith Mansfield	2:27
11.	"Online"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo	1:48
12.	"Necromancer"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo	2:57
13.	"Storm Coming" (arranged and orchestrated by Daniele Luppi)	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo	3:08
14.	"The Last Time"	Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Ian Langley	3:25
Total length:			37:20

iTunes bonus tracks[17]

"Crazy" (instrumental) (Burton, Reverberi, Reverberi) – 3:00
"Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (instrumental) (Burton, Flagello) – 2:14

Amazon bonus tracks[18]

"Transformer" (instrumental) – 2:10
"The Boogie Monster" (instrumental) – 2:49

Deluxe edition bonus DVD

"Crazy" (video)
"Gone Daddy Gone" (video)
"Smiley Faces" (video)
"Go Go Gadget Gospel" (video)
"Gone Daddy Gone" (T4 Live)
"Who Cares?" (T4 Live)
"The Boogie Monster" (T4 Live)
"Smiley Faces" (T4 Live)
"Crazy" (T4 Live)
"Crazy" (Top of the Pops version - audio)
"Gone Daddy Gone" (Later... with Jools Holland version - audio)

Credits

Danger Mouse – producer
Cee-Lo Green – vocals
Ben H. Allen – bass guitar, guitar
Eric Bobo – drums
Ced Keys International – piano
Dr. President – keyboards, bass, guitar, organ
Daniele Luppi – bass, Minimoog, organ, synthesizer
Menta Malone – background vocals
David Piltch – bass
Chris Tedesco – trumpet
Eddie Reyes – acoustic guitar

Samples

Taken from the St. Elsewhere liner notes:[19]

"Go-Go Gadget Gospel" contains samples from "Goin' Down to Freedom's Land" written and performed by Nicolas Flagello.
"Crazy" incorporates elements of "Last Man Standing" written and performed by Gian Franco Reverberi and co-written by Gian Piero Reverberi.
"St. Elsewhere" incorporates elements of "Geordie" performed by Trees and arranged by Barry Clarke, David Costa, Celia Humphris and Stephen Brown.
"The Boogie Monster" incorporates elements of "Ku Klux Klan Sequence" written and performed by Armando Trovaioli and Angelo Francesco Lavagnino.
"Feng Shui" incorporates elements of "Tropicola" written and performed by Nino Nardini.
"Just a Thought" incorporates elements of "A Touch of Class" written and performed by Kevin Peek.
"Transformer" incorporates elements of "Rubber Solution" written by Marlene Moore.
"Who Cares?" incorporates elements of "Mono Ski" written and performed by Keith Mansfield.
"Online" incorporates elements of "Welcome to the Rain" written by Flip Davis and performed by Mid Day Rain.
"The Last Time" incorporates elements of "Chicano Chaser" written and performed by Ian Langley.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20]	6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23]	20
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24]	8
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[27]	6
French Albums (SNEP)[28]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]	6
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30]	4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[33]	4
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[34]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[35]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[37]	1
US Billboard 200[38]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[39]	Gold	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[40]	Gold	106,600[41]
United States (RIAA)[42]	Platinum	1,400,000 [43]^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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[1] Jones, Preston (May 12, 2006). "Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

[Guardian-2] Petridis, Alexis (April 14, 2006). "Gnarls Barkley, St Elsewhere". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[AM-3] Bush, John. "St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[AVCLUB-4] Rabin, Nathan (May 10, 2006). "Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

[EW-5] Browne, David (May 8, 2006). "St. Elsewhere". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

[6] "Crazy song makes musical history". BBC News. April 2, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2006.

[7] PRESS RELEASE Gnarls Barkley Receives RIAA Platinum Certification; Duo's Debut Honored for Sales Exceeding One Million; "Crazy" Makes History While Scoring Three MTV VMA Nods from Market Wire

[Metacritic-8] "Reviews for St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[9] Gill, Andy (April 21, 2006). "Album: Gnarls Barkley". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[10] Kun, Joseph (May 6, 2006). "All history lessons should be such fun". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

[11] Long, Pat (April 13, 2006). "Gnarls Barkley: St Elsewhere". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[12] Abebe, Nitsuh (May 7, 2006). "Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[13] Relic, Peter (May 9, 2006). "Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 28, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

[14] Fennessey, Sean (June 2006). "Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere". Spin. 22 (6): 80. Retrieved December 13, 2015.

[15] Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[16] "Best of the Aughts: Albums". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

[17] "iTunes - Music - St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley". iTunes Store. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

[18] "St. Elsewhere (U.S. Version): Gnarls Barkley: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 2012-06-04.

[19] "Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

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[ac_Austria_Gnarls_Barkley-21] "Austriancharts.at – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Gnarls_Barkley-22] "Ultratop.be – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Gnarls_Barkley-23] "Ultratop.be – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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[ac_Finland_Gnarls_Barkley-27] "Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_France_Gnarls_Barkley-28] "Lescharts.com – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Gnarls_Barkley-29] "Offiziellecharts.de – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Gnarls_Barkley-30] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Gnarls Barkley". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Italy_Gnarls_Barkley-31] "Italiancharts.com – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Gnarls_Barkley-32] "Charts.nz – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Norway_Gnarls_Barkley-33] "Norwegiancharts.com – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Portugal_Gnarls_Barkley-34] "Portuguesecharts.com – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Gnarls_Barkley-35] "Swedishcharts.com – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Gnarls_Barkley-36] "Swisscharts.com – Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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[FRGD-41] "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-31.

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CeeLo Green Danger Mouse
Studio albums	St. Elsewhere The Odd Couple
Singles	"Crazy" "Smiley Faces" "Who Cares?/Gone Daddy Gone" "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)" "Going On" "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Related articles	Discography Dot Hacker Gian Franco Reverberi Gian Piero Reverberi Django, Prepare a Coffin

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