Gorillaz (album)

Gorillaz (album)
Gorillaz
Studio album by Gorillaz
Released 26 March 2001
Recorded 1 December 1998 – 7 May 2000 at Studio 13 in London, England and Geejam Studios in Portland, Jamaica
Length 53:33
Label Parlophone
Producer Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Dan the Automator, Gorillaz
Gorillaz chronology
Gorillaz
(2001)
Demon Days
(2005)
Singles from Gorillaz
  1. "Clint Eastwood"
    Released: 2001
  2. "19-2000"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Rock the House"
    Released: 2001
  4. "Tomorrow Comes Today"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars link
Alternative Press 8/10 stars [July 2001, p.68]
Muzik 5/5 stars [May 2001, p.66]
Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) [1]
Q 4/5 stars [May 2001, p.115]
Robert Christgau (2 star Honorable Mention)(2 star Honorable Mention)[2]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars [3]

Gorillaz is the debut album by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released in March 2001. It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today". The album reached #3 in the UK, and was an unexpected hit in the U.S., hitting #14 and selling over ten million copies worldwide.

Contents

Album information

Throughout the album the band experiments with many combinations of genres, including hip-hop, rock, Latin, punk, dub, acid, and reggae. The beginning of the song "M1 A1" features a successive sound clip from the movie Day of the Dead. The song "Slow Country" features a sample from The Specials' 1981 single "Ghost Town". A sampled loop from "In the Hall of the Mountain Queen" by Raymond Scott is repeated throughout the song "Man Research (Clapper)". The song's title is a nod to Raymond Scott's Manhattan Research. It was recently revealed that the track "Starshine" has an alternate version, which features Luton-based rap group Phi Life Cypher. This particular version is not available on any releases, but it is available on the Phi Life Cypher SoundCloud channel[4] and also on the video-sharing website YouTube. All editions of the Gorillaz album feature an enhanced section that included screen savers, wallpaper and an autoplay, featuring a short movie which opens the user's internet browser to a special section of the Gorillaz website, http://murdocswinnebago.com, which gives the user full access to Murdoc's winnebago.[5] In 2004, the album was packaged with 2002's Laika Come Home in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. Gorillaz received generally positive reviews from critics, with the exception of Robert Christgau[6] and Rolling Stone.[7] It was ranked #6 in Spin's Albums of the Year 2001,[8] ranked #9 in Slant Magazine's best of the 2000s list,[9] and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Tracklisting

  1. "Re-Hash" – 3:37
  2. "5/4" – 2:39
  3. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:12
  4. "New Genious (Brother)" – 3:57
  5. "Clint Eastwood" (Feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien) – 5:39
  6. "Man Research (Clapper)" – 4:31
  7. "Punk" – 1:36
  8. "Sound Check (Gravity)" – 4:40
  9. "Double Bass" – 4:44
  10. "Rock the House" (Feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien) – 4:08
  11. "19-2000" – 3:27
  12. "Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?)" (Feat. Ibrahim Ferrer) – 3:36
  13. "Starshine" – 3:31
  14. "Slow Country" – 3:35
  15. "M1 A1" – 3:50
  16. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Refix) (Hidden Track) - 4:29
UK Re-Issue Bonus Tracks
16. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Sweetie Irie Refix Edit) - 3:42
17. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:33
US Bonus Tracks
16. "Dracula" - 4:44
17. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:11
US Re-Issue Bonus Tracks
18. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:33
19. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Refix) - 4:29
Limited Edition French Digipak Bonus Disc[10]
  1. "Dracula" - 4:44
  2. "Hip Albatross" - 3:43
  3. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:10
  4. "The Sounder" - 4:29
Limited Edition Malayasian Bonus AVCD[11]
  1. "12D3" - 3:25
  2. "Dracula" - 4:44
  3. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:10
  4. "Hip Albatross" - 3:43
  5. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (Video)
  6. "Clint Eastwood" (Video)
  7. "19-2000" (Video)

Chart positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 14
Canadian Billboard Albums 13
UK Albums Chart 3

Singles

  • "Tomorrow Comes Today" was released as an EP before the album was released. A video for the song was also released.
  • "Clint Eastwood" was the first single from the album on March 4, 2001. The single peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart, #57 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
  • "19-2000" was the second single from the album, released in June 2001. The single peaked at #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #23 in Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
  • "Rock the House" was the third single from the album, released in October 2001. The single peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Tomorrow Comes Today" was the fourth and final single from the album, released almost a year after the album, in February 2002. It peaked at #33 in the UK Singles Chart.
  • "5/4" was repeatedly considered for a single but was edged out by "19-2000" and "Rock the House". A video animatic was produced for the song, but it was never developed into full animation.

Personnel

Virtual

Non-Virtual

References

External links


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