Bizarre Fruit

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Bizarre Fruit
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Studio album by
M People
Released14 November 1994
RecordedApril – August 1994
StudioStrongroom Studios (London)
Genre House, pop
Length57:45
Label Deconstruction
Producer M People
M People chronology
Elegant Slumming
(1993)		Bizarre Fruit
(1994)		 Bizarre Fruit II
(1995)
Alternative cover
CD M People Bizarre Fruit.jpg
North American cover
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sight for Sore Eyes"Pickering, Heard, Small 6:12
2."Search for the Hero"Pickering, Heard6:11
3."Open Your Heart"Pickering, Heard5:42
4."Love Rendezvous"Pickering, Heard5:24
5."Precious Pearl"Pickering, Heard6:04
6."Sugar Town"Pickering, Heard5:41
7."Walk Away"Pickering, Heard5:48
8."Drive Time"Pickering, Heard5:30
9."Padlock"Tamy Smith6:12
10."And Finally..."Pickering, Heard, Small5:04
Total length:57:45
2005 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Itchycoo Park" Marriott, Lane 6:42
12."Itchycoo Park" (Morales Classic Club Mix)Marriott, Lane7:53
North American bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Renaissance" (M People Master Mix)6:30

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1996)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] 14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [17] 28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [19] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 3
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [23] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [24] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [26] 23
UK Albums (OCC) [27] 19
Chart (1996)Position
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 14

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29] Platinum70,000^
Germany (BVMI) [30] Gold250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [31] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] 5× Platinum1,500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue
United Kingdom14 November 1994 Deconstruction LP 74321 24081 1
CD74321 24081 2
Cassette 74321 24081 4
North America12 May 1995 Epic LPE 67037
CDEK 67037
CassetteET 67037
United Kingdom7 March 2005 Sony BMG CD

References

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  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: M People". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 Galvin, Peter (19 May 1995). "Bizarre Fruit". Entertainment Weekly .
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (18 November 1994). "Music: Pop - Your essential guide to the new CDs". The Guardian .
  5. ↑ Hardy, Ernest (16 July 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 50. 10 December 1994. p. 9. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 Dee, Johnny (19 November 1994). "Long Play". NME . p. 46. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Harrison, Andrew (January 1995). "New Albums". Select . p. 78. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 Sutherland, Mark (23 November 1994). "New Albums". Smash Hits . p. 65. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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  11. 1 2 Cooper, William. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press.
  13. ↑ "Who's Selling Where". Billboard. 17 February 1996. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "BPI Awards". BPI. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Search for the Hero (4:09)". last.fm. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – M People – Bizarre Fruit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – M People – Bizarre Fruit" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – M People – Bizarre Fruit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Charts.nz – M People – Bizarre Fruit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – M People – Bizarre Fruit". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  23. ↑ "M People Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  25. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  27. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  28. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  29. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000053-QINU`"' "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  30. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000055-QINU`"' "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (M People; 'Bizarre Fruit')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  31. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000057-QINU`"' "New Zealand album certifications – M People – Bizarre Fruit". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  32. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000059-QINU`"' "British album certifications – M People – Bizarre Fruit". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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