On is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Echobelly. Gaining a favourable response from critics, the album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart, making it their most commercially successful album. The album spawned three top-40 singles, two of which reached the top 20. On 21 July 2014, a two-CD expanded edition of the album was released with B-sides and previously unreleased live performances.
Album title The album title was inspired by a poster found by Echobelly members Glenn Johansson and Sonya Madan. The poster had the word "no" across it in blood red. By turning the word around, it became a positive, and the band took the word as the album's title.Expanded edition booklet
Track listing All songs written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson.
Original 1995 release "Car Fiction" – 2:31 "King of the Kerb" – 3:59 "Great Things" – 3:31 "Natural Animal" – 3:27 "Go Away" – 2:44 "Pantyhose and Roses" – 3:25 "Something Hot in a Cold Country" – 4:01 "Four Letter Word" – 2:51 "Nobody Like You" – 3:52 "In the Year" – 3:31 "Dark Therapy" – 5:30 "Worms and Angels" – 2:38
Bonus tracks included with the 2014 reissue "Here Comes the Scene" – 3:16 "God's Guest List" – 3:35 "On Turn Off" – 3:17 "On Turn On" – 3:18 "Bunty" – 2:12 "One After 5am" – 2:14 "Car Fiction" (French version) – 2:32 "On Turn On" (acoustic) – 3:18 "Natural Animal" (acoustic) – 3:45 "We Know Better" – 4:02 "Atom" – 2:49 "Aloha Lolita" – 3:42
Tracks 13–18 are b-sides from "Great Things". Tracks 19–21 are b-sides from "King Of The Kerb". Tracks 22–24 are b-sides from "Dark Therapy".
Disc 2 included with the 2014 reissue
Tracks 1–13 Live at Wetalands NYC - 9 September 1995, and Tracks 14–17 from the John Peel BBC Radio One Session - 1 April 1995 "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" – 3:59 "Car Fiction" – 2:45 "Close... But" – 3:12 "Dark Therapy" – 6:38 "Father Ruler King Computer" – 3:31 "Give Her a Gun" – 3:56 "Go Away" – 2:55 "Great Things" – 3:46 "Insomniac" – 3:59 "King of the Kerb" – 5:02 "Natural Animal" – 3:35 "Pantyhose and Roses" – 3:44 "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never" – 3:29 "Four Letter Word" – 3:39 "Car Fiction" – 2:23 "Pantyhose and Roses" – 3:37 "Go Away" – 2:47
Singles
"Great Things" was released as the first single, and reached 13 in the UK Singles Chart. "King Of The Kerb" was released as the second single, and reached 25 in the UK Singles Chart. "Dark Therapy" was released as the third single, and reached 20 in the UK Singles Chart.
Personnel Source:CD Booklet (expanded edition)
Echobelly Sonya Madan - vocals Glenn Johansson - guitar Debbie Smith - guitar Alex Keyser - bass Andy Henderson - drums
Original album and B-sides Sean Slade & Paul Kolderie - Engineers on tracks 1–21, Producers on tracks 1–18 Echobelly - Producer on track 19–21 Glen Johansson and Simon Vinestock - Producer on tracks 22–24 Jim Brumby - Engineer on tracks 22–24 Simon Vinestock - Mixer on track 11
References
External links
On at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)