Popped In Souled Out
Popped in Souled Out | ||||
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Released | 21 September 1987 | |||
Recorded | January 1986 — 1987 | |||
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Label | Mercury Records | |||
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Wet Wet Wet chronology | ||||
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Singles from Popped in Souled Out | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Number One | [6] [7] |
Record Mirror | [8] |
Popped in Souled Out is the debut studio album by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet. It was released on 21 September 1987. Its offspring singles were "Wishing I Was Lucky", "Sweet Little Mystery", "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" and "Temptation". Upon release, it reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, held off top spot by Michael Jackson's Bad. It reached number one on 16 January 1988. A 5-CD 30th Anniversary Edition was released on 22 September 2017.[9]
The vinyl issue of the album only contained the first 9 tracks.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Clark/Cunningham/Mitchell/Pellow, except "
Capital Radio
)No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "I Remember" (Long version) | 7:20 |
15. | "Home and Away" (Original version) | 4:20 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Sweet Little Mystery" (Recorded live on The Wendy May Show – Capital Radio ) | 3:13 |
16. | "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (single version) | 4:30 |
17. | "Temptation" (single version) | 3:59 |
18. | "Sweet Little Mystery" (single version) | 3:45 |
Credits and personnel
Vocals by Wet Wet Wet and Graeme Duffin.
- Marti Pellow – Vocals
- Graeme Clark – Bass
- Neil Mitchell – Synthesizers
- Tommy Cunningham – Drums
- Graeme Duffin – Guitar
Charts
Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( Australian Music Report)[10]
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67 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 12 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 44 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 6 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 13 |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 123 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Netherlands (NVPI)[17] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | 5× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet: "We're all coming up to 50 now and no-one's died!"". Cambridge News. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Wet Wet Wet tweet their thanks to Carlisle". ITV News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- All Media Network. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Allmusic review
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- ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Official Charts Company : ALL THE No.1 ALBUMS
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Billboard 200: Week of July 30, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Enter Popped In Souled Out in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1988 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Popped In Souled Out". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 July 2022.