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'''''Watusi''''' is a studio album by [[The Wedding Present]].<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-wedding-present-mn0000583478/biography</ref> It was released in 1994 in the U.K on [[Island Records]].<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/watusi-mw0000626631|title=The Wedding Present: Watusi|last=John Bush|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi|accessdate=4 August 2013}}</ref>
'''''Watusi''''' is a studio album by [[The Wedding Present]].<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-wedding-present-mn0000583478/biography</ref> It was released in 1994 in the U.K on [[Island Records]].<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/watusi-mw0000626631|title=The Wedding Present: Watusi|last=John Bush|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi|accessdate=4 August 2013}}</ref> It peaked at No. 47 on the [[UK Albums chart]].<ref>https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24469/wedding-present/</ref>


''Watusi'' was re-issued by Edsel Records in 2014; the band played the album in its entirety during their autumn 2014 UK tour.<ref>https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/the-wedding-present1</ref>
''Watusi'' was re-issued by Edsel Records in 2014; the band played the album in its entirety during their autumn 2014 UK tour.<ref>https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/the-wedding-present1</ref>

Revision as of 21:16, 14 February 2021

Watusi
Studio album by
The Wedding Present
Released12 September 1994
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length41:40
LabelIsland
ProducerSteve Fisk
The Wedding Present chronology
Hit Parade 2
(1993) 		Watusi
(1994) 		Saturnalia
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]

Watusi is a studio album by The Wedding Present.[4] It was released in 1994 in the U.K on Island Records.[1] It peaked at No. 47 on the UK Albums chart.[5]

Watusi was re-issued by Edsel Records in 2014; the band played the album in its entirety during their autumn 2014 UK tour.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Steve Fisk.[7] Beat Happening's Heather Lewis guested on two tracks.[8]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Frequently slow and spare, letting small-scale instrumental restraint release Gedge’s most luminous melodies and performances, the album is a surprising charmer — except in the lyrics of songs that shrug off guilt while acknowledging its validity."[8] Clash deemed it "a curiously 1960s-flecked, garage-pop album."[9]

Track listing

  1. "So Long, Baby" – 2:28
  2. "Click Click" – 4:28
  3. "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" – 3:15
  4. "Let Him Have It" – 3:01
  5. "Gazebo" – 3:08
  6. "Shake It" – 3:03
  7. "Spangle" – 3:15
  8. "It's a Gas" – 3:31
  9. "Swimming Pools, Movie Stars" – 3:09
  10. "Big Rat" – 3:39
  11. "Catwoman" - 7:09
  12. "Hot Pants" - 2:03

All songs written by Belk/Dorrington/Gedge/Smith, except tracks 1 and 11 written by Belk/Dorrington/Gedge/Gregory/Smith and track 4 written by Dorrington/Gedge/Gregory/Smith.

Personnel

The Wedding Present
Additional musicians
  • Carrie Akre - Extra Vocals [tracks 5 & 8]
  • Heather Lewis - Extra Vocals [tracks 2 & 9]
  • Greg Powers - Trombone
  • Steve Fisk - Piano, Organ guitar

References

  1. ^ a b John Bush. "The Wedding Present: Watusi". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 8: MUZE. p. 566.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1219.
  4. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-wedding-present-mn0000583478/biography
  5. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24469/wedding-present/
  6. ^ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/the-wedding-present1
  7. ^ https://magnetmagazine.com/2005/03/20/the-wedding-present-a-career-overview/
  8. ^ a b "Wedding Present". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-wedding-present-deluxe-reissues
  • Watusi compact disc sleeves notes.
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