The Great Escape
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The Great Escape is the fourth album by English rock band Blur. The album received much expectations and was adored reaching number 1 in the United Kingdom albums chart and was their first to break the United States charts.
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[edit] About
The Great Escape is the fourth studio album by Blur released on September 11, 1995 by EMI Records. This was the band's first album to break in the US Albums chart at 150.
Though, the album's theme is loneliness, where ten tracks have this similar theme. Nonetheless, the album continues to give similar band a run for their money with its hit singles "Country House", their first #1 single in the UK chart, which infamously beat out Oasis' "Roll With It", "The Universal", "Stereotypes" and "Charmless Man" also made it to the top ten in the UK Singles chart.
[edit] Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stereotypes | 3:10 |
| 2 | Country House | 3:57 |
| 3 | Best Days | 4:49 |
| 4 | Charmless Man | 3:34 |
| 5 | Fade Away | 4:19 |
| 6 | Top Man | 4:00 |
| 7 | Universal | 3:58 |
| 8 | Mr. Robinson's Quango | 4:02 |
| 9 | He Thought of Cars | 4:15 |
| 10 | It Could Be You | 3:14 |
| 11 | Ernold Same | 2:07 |
| 12 | Globe Alone | 2:23 |
| 13 | Dan Abnormal | 3:24 |
| 14 | Entertain Me | 4:19 |
| 15 | Yuko & Hiro | 5:24 |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Song | UK Singles |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Country House | 1 |
| 1995 | The Universal | 5 |
| 1996 | Stereotypes | 7 |
| 1996 | Charmless Man | 5 |
[edit] Credits
Performance Credits
Blur Primary Artist, Primary Artist
Damon Albarn Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Hand Clapping
Simon Clarke Saxophone
Graham Coxon Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Saxophone, Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Hand Clapping
Theresa Davis Background Vocals
Louise Fuller Violin
Alex James Bass Guitar, Choir, Chorus, Hand Clapping
Richard Koster Violin
Roddy Lorimer Trumpet
John Metcalfe Viola
Dave Rowntree Drums, Choir, Chorus, Hand Clapping
Tim Sanders Saxophone
J. Neil Sidwell Trombone
Stephen Street Hand Clapping
Cathy Gillat Vocals
Ken Livingstone Narrator
Ivan McCermoy Cello
Angela Murrell Background Vocals
Technical Credits
John Smith Engineer
Stephen Street Producer
[edit] Trivia
- Damon Albarn subsequently revealed that most, if not all the songs on The Great Escape were about himself, in some form or another. For instance, "Dan Abnormal" is an anagram for "Damon Albarn".
- The closing track "Yuko and Hiro" is a melancholy song sung from the point of view of a Japanese office worker. Part of the song is sung in Japanese and is being translated by Albarn.
[edit] Shop
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