When I Was Born for the 7th Time
When I Was Born for the 7th Time | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 8 September 1997 | |||
Studio | 657 Holloway Road, London Eastcote Studios, London Sun Plantation, San Francisco West Orange Studios, Preston, Lancashire | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 54:12 | |||
Label | Wiiija | |||
Producer | Tjinder Singh, Dan the Automator, Daddy Rappaport | |||
Cornershop chronology | ||||
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When I Was Born for the 7th Time is the third studio album by the English indie rock band Cornershop, released on 8 September 1997 by Wiiija. The album received high acclaim from music critics and features the international hit single "Brimful of Asha".
Recording and release
When I Was Born for the 7th Time was recorded over a period of approximately two months.
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Chicago Tribune | [6] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A[7] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[8] |
The Guardian | [9] |
NME | 6/10[10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
Select | 4/5[3] |
Spin | 9/10[13] |
When I Was Born for the 7th Time received high acclaim from music critics. Writing for Rolling Stone, Neva Chonin opined that the album "is a cohesive, finely crafted LP in which the last album's low-fi funk expands into low, fat grooves, and Singh's pancultural, anti-racist lyrics become more sophisticated but no less impassioned."[11] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called it "an international pop so seamless that its fusion of alt-rock, Punjabi melody, hip hop, and what-all is subsumed into its own song-based catchiness".[14] In 1998, the album was ranked at number three in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1997.[15] Similarly, Spin journalists placed the album at number one in their list of Top 20 Albums of the Year.[16] In 2000, Q magazine placed the album at number 68 in its list of 100 Greatest British Albums.[17] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[18]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tjinder Singh unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sleep on the Left Side" | 4:06 | |
2. | " Tjinder Singh | 3:49 | |
14. | "State Troopers" | 3:07 | |
15. | "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 2:27 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's album notes.[19]
Cornershop
Additional musicians
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Technical
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Charts
Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 81 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 12 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 22 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 60 |
UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 17 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Barker, Emily (21 July 2014). "30 Glorious Britpop Albums That Deserve A Reissue Pronto". NME. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "New on CD". The Burlington Free Press: 53. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
On their third full-length release, Djinder Singh and the lads in Cornershop have made a nearly-perfect avant-pop album of transnational scope...
- ^ a b c Harrison, Ian (October 1997). "Ill Reincarnation: Forget all memories of lo-fi losers, Cornershop are the British Beastie Boys ...". Select. No. 87.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "When I Was Born for the 7th Time – Cornershop". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Cornershop Tease New Set With 24-Hour Remix". Billboard. 12 February 2002. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Kot, Greg (19 September 1997). "Cornershop: When I Was Born for the 7th Time (Luaka Bop)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ISBN 978-0312245603. Archivedfrom the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Browne, David (6 September 1997). "When I Was Born for the 7th Time". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Tom (5 September 1997). "Tjinder sticks". The Guardian.
- ^ Moody, Paul (9 June 1997). "Cornershop – When I Was Born For The 7th Time". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ a b Chonin, Neva (5 August 1997). "When I Was Born for the 7th Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
- ISBN 978-0743201698.
- ^ Davis, Erik (September 1997). "Cornershop: When I Was Born for the 7th Time". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 6. p. 153. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (4 November 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "The 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 24 February 1998. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Aaron, Charles (January 1998). "Top 20 Albums of the Year". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 1. p. 86. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "100 Greatest British Albums". Q. No. 165. June 2000. p. 65.
- ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ When I Was Born for the 7th Time (CD booklet). Cornershop. Wiiija. 1997. WIJCD 1065.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 66.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Cornershop – When I Was Born for the 7th Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cornershop – When I Was Born for the 7th Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Cornershop – When I Was Born for the Seventh Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
External links
- When I Was Born for the 7th Time at Discogs (list of releases)