The It Girl | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 May 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
Genre | Britpop | |||
Length | 45:59 | |||
Label | Indolent | |||
Producer | Stephen Street | |||
Sleeper chronology | ||||
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Singles from The It Girl | ||||
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The It Girl is the second studio album by English Britpop band Sleeper,[1] released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music). It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.[2] The album was released internationally; the US version has a different track listing along with alternative photos in the liner booklet. It was recorded in London over the winter of 1995 and 1996.[3]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Press | 5/5[5] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Record Collector | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vox | 8/10[8] |
Jack Rabid of AllMusic wrote that while "nothing is quite the total knockout of Smart's 'Inbetweener,' The It Girl is more consistently accomplished, with a broader palette of influences".[4]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Louse Wener.[3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Lie Detector" |
| Bruce Lampcov | 2:31 |
2. | "Sale of the Century" |
| Stephen Street | 4:29 |
3. | "What Do I Do Now?" | Wener | Street | 3:42 |
4. | "Good Luck Mr Gorsky" | Wener | Street | 4:05 |
5. | "Feeling Peaky" |
| Street | 2:54 |
6. | "Shrinkwrapped" |
| Street | 4:46 |
7. | "Dress Like Your Mother" | Wener | Street | 2:34 |
8. | "Statuesque" | Wener | Street | 3:23 |
9. | "Glue Ears" |
| Street | 4:46 |
10. | "Nice Guy Eddie" | Wener | Street | 3:20 |
11. | "Stop Your Crying" | Wener | Street | 3:35 |
12. | "Factor 41" | Wener |
| 2:58 |
13. | "Click...off...gone" | Wener | Street | 2:52 |
Total length: | 45:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Feeling Peaky" | Louise Wener | 2:54 |
2. | "Sale of the Century" |
| 4:29 |
3. | "Dress Like Your Mother" |
| 2:34 |
4. | "Statuesque" | Louise Wener | 3:23 |
5. | "Nice Guy Eddie" | Louise Wener | 3:20 |
6. | "Stop Your Crying" | Louise Wener | 3:35 |
7. | "Lie Detector" |
| 2:31 |
8. | "What Do I Do Now?" | Louise Wener | 3:42 |
9. | "Shrinkwrapped" | Louise Wener | 4:46 |
10. | "Good Luck Mr Gorsky" | Louise Wener | 4:05 |
11. | "Factor 41" | Louise Wener | 2:58 |
12. | "Click...off...gone" | Louise Wener | 2:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lie Detector" |
| 2:31 |
2. | "Sale of the Century" |
| 4:29 |
3. | "What Do I Do Now?" | Louise Wener | 3:42 |
4. | "Good Luck Mr Gorsky" | Louise Wener | 4:05 |
5. | "Feeling Peaky" | Louise Wener | 2:54 |
6. | "Shrinkwrapped" | Louise Wener | 4:46 |
7. | "Dress Like Your Mother" |
| 2:34 |
8. | "Statuesque" | Louise Wener | 3:23 |
9. | "Glue Ears" |
| 4:46 |
10. | "Nice Guy Eddie" | Louise Wener | 3:20 |
11. | "Stop Your Crying" | Louise Wener | 3:35 |
12. | "Factor 41" | Louise Wener | 2:58 |
13. | "Click...off...gone" | Louise Wener | 2:52 |
14. | "Package Holiday" | Louise Wener | 2:57 |
15. | "Oh Well" | Louise Wener | 2:12 |
16. | "Atomic" | 5:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Paint Me" |
| 3:25 |
2. | "Room at the Top" |
| 3:07 |
3. | "Disco Duncan (live)" | Louise Wener | 4:09 |
4. | "Vegas (live)" | Louise Wener | 3:14 |
5. | "Amuse (live)" | Louise Wener | 2:32 |
6. | "Atomic" | 5:11 | |
7. | "Package Holiday" |
| 2:57 |
8. | "Oh Well" | Louise Wener | 2:12 |
9. | "Pokerface" |
| 3:32 |
10. | "Blazer Sleeves" | Louise Wener | 2:52 |
11. | "Inbetweener (Live)" | Louise Wener | 3:55 |
12. | "She's a Sweetheart" | Louise Wener | 3:31 |
13. | "Statuesque (Boxed Off mix)" | Louise Wener | 6:31 |
14. | "Atomic (Wubble U mix)" | Louise Wener | 8:21 |
15. | "The Other End of the Telescope" | 4:31 | |
16. | "Spies" | Louise Wener | 3:14 |
- Notes
- Bonus disc: Tracks 1–5 taken from the "What Do I Do Now" single b-sides; 6–8 from "Sale of the Century" single; 9–11 from "Nice Guy Eddie" single; 12–16 from "Statuesque" single.
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[3]
Sleeper
Additional musicians
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Production and design
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Modern Lists Are Rubbish: In response to Buzzfeed, here's our Definitive Britpop Album Ranking". 14 January 2014.
- ^ Harris, John (2004). The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock. Harper Perennial. p. 354. ISBN 0-00-713473-8.
- ^ a b c The It Girl (booklet). Sleeper. Indolent Records. 1996. SLEEPCD012.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Rabid, Jack. "The It Girl – Sleeper". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Sleeper: The It Girl". Alternative Press (69): 97. August 1996.
- ^ Scribner, Sara (25 August 1996). "Sleeper, 'The It Girl,' Arista". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "Sleeper: The It Girl". Record Collector: 95–96.
[C]hic and more mature....[Featuring] Wener's own off-kilter charisma and presence.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (July 1996). "Sleeper: The It Girl (Indolent)". Vox (69). IPC Media: 94.
- ^ "British album certifications – Sleeper – The It Girl". British Phonographic Industry.
External links
- The It Girl at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- Complete Sleeper discography