Bite It

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Bite It
Whiteout Bite It.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 June 1995
Recorded1994–1995
Bark Studio (London)
Park Lane Studio (Glasgow)
Battery Studios (London)
Genre
Length55:30
Label Silvertone
Producer
  • Oronsay Avenue
  • Brian O'Shaughnessy
  • Kenny Paterson
  • Sarah Bedingham
Whiteout chronology
Bite It
(1995)
Big Wow
(1998)
Singles from Bite It
  1. "No Time"
    Released: January 1994
  2. "Detroit"
    Released: September 1994
  3. "Jackie's Racing"
    Released: February 1995
Professional ratings
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Bite It is the debut album by Scottish rock band Whiteout, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). The album includes two of the overall four previously released singles by the band, namely "No Time" and "Jackie's Racing". Another single, "Detroit", was not part of the original album but added as a bonus track to certain subsequent releases of Bite It, making "Starrclub" the only Whiteout single not released on a proper album (although it was re-released on the Japanese EP No Time). The album was available on both CD and vinyl.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Carroll/Lindsay/Smith/Jones, except where noted.

  1. "Thirty Eight" – 4:04
  2. "No Time" – 3:50
  3. "We Should Stick Together" – 3:17
  4. "Jackie's Racing" – 3:18
  5. "Shine on You" – 4:32
  6. "No More Tears" (Lindsay/Cushnaghan/Carroll/Jones) – 6:42
  7. "Altogether" – 3:28
  8. "U Drag Me" – 4:56
  9. "Baby Don't Give Up on Me Yet" – 5:54
  10. "You Left Me Seeing Stars" – 5:08
  11. "Everyday" – 4:36
  12. "Untitled" – 5:45

There is a version of the album that contains a 13th track:

  1. "Detroit" – 4:37

The Japanese edition features two additional tracks:

  1. "Van Song" – 2:23
  2. "Detroit" – 4:36

"Van Song" was also available as a limited 7-inch vinyl single backed with a cover version of the Rolling Stones' "Rocks Off". This single was never released commercially but given away as a promotional item. The first 100 concert attendees at each venue on Whiteout's tour in autumn of 1994 received the single for free.

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Chart positions

Album

ChartDate of Entry [5] Peak position [5]
UK Albums Chart 1995-07-0171

Singles

YearSongDate of Entry [5] Peak position [5]
UK Singles chart
1994"No Time"1994-02-1983
1994"Detroit"1994-09-2473
1995"Jackie's Racing"1995-02-1872

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References

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  3. NME review Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Select review Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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