Portishead (album)
| Portishead | ||||
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| Studio album by Portishead | ||||
| Released | 29 September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | Trip hop | |||
| Length | 50:30 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Go!/London | |||
| Producer | Portishead | |||
| Portishead chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Portishead | ||||
Portishead is the second album by English band Portishead, released in September 1997.
Content
"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 | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[7] |
| Los Angeles Times | [8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.2/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Geoff Barrow – Drums
- Adrian Utley – Guitar, bass, moog, piano, rhodes
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 21 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[20] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Europe (IFPI)[22] | 1× Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Portishead at coverinfo.de". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Facts about Western Eyes
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (3 October 1997). "Portishead: Portishead (Go! Beat)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Lanham, Tom (3 October 1997). "Portishead". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ 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 Media. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (14 October 1997). "Portishead". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 646. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- 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". Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Portishead – Portishead". Hung Medien.
- ↑ Portishead at VG.no
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations - 1997 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Portishead – Portishead". Music Canada.
- ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Portishead' (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com (original source published by British Phonographic Industry). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
