Hurricane No. 1 (album)

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Hurricane #1
Studio album by
Released15 September 1997 (UK)
28 October 1997 (US)
StudioChapel, Lincoln
GenreBritpop,[1][2] madchester,[1] psychedelia,[1] rock,[1] space rock[1]
Length47:51
LabelCreation
ProducerStephen Harris, Andy Bell
Hurricane #1 chronology
Hurricane #1
(1997)
Step into My World EP

(1997)
Singles from Hurricane #1
  1. "Step into My World"
    Released: 28 April 1997
  2. "Just Another Illusion"
    Released: 23 July 1997
  3. "Chain Reaction"
    Released: 25 August 1997
  4. "Monday Afternoon"
    Released: 1997

Hurricane #1 is the debut studio album by the British rock band Hurricane #1, released in 1997. It charted at number 11 in the UK album charts,[3] and number seven in Scotland when compilations are disregarded (the album made No.17 with the compilations listed). The album was recorded at Lincoln's Chapel with producer Stephen Harris. The album was released in the US on 28 October 1997.[4] The album eventually sold 100,000 copies.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Wall of Sound47/100[6]

Q magazine named it one of the best albums of 1997.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Andy Bell.[8]

  1. "Just Another Illusion" - 5:40
  2. "Faces in a Dream" - 4:44
  3. "Step into My World" - 5:01
  4. "Mother Superior" - 5:11
  5. "Let Go of the Dream" - 2:38
  6. "Chain Reaction" - 3:41
  7. "Lucky Man" - 5:15
  8. "Strange Meeting" - 4:06
  9. "Monday Afternoon" - 3:03
  10. "Stand in Line" - 8:28
US bonus tracks
  1. "Touchdown" - 4:40
  2. "Smoke Rings" - 8:35

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[8]

References

Citations
  1. ^
    AllMusic
  2. ^ "Top 25 Britpop Albums". 20 April 2007.
  3. ^ Roberts 2006, p. 264
  4. ^ Molanphy 1998, p. 40
  5. ^ McGee 2013
  6. ^ Remstein, Bob. "Review: Hurricane No. 1". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Rocklist.net...Q magazine Recordings Of The Year - 1997". Rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  8. ^ a b Hurricane No. 1 (booklet). Hurricane No. 1. Creation Records. 1997. CRECD 206L.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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