Connected (Stereo MC's album)

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Connected
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Studio album by
Stereo MC's
Released5 October 1992
Genre Acid jazz, alternative hip hop, trip hop
Length56:10
Label Fourth & Broadway/Island/PolyGram Records
512 743
Producer Stereo MC's, Veronica Davis, Andrea Groves
Stereo MC's chronology
Supernatural
(1990)		Connected
(1992)		 DJ Kicks
(2000)
Singles from Connected
  1. "Connected"
    Released: 14 September 1992
  2. "Step It Up"
    Released: 23 November 1992
  3. "Ground Level"
    Released: 8 February 1993
  4. "Creation"
    Released: 17 May 1993

Connected is the third studio album by Stereo MC's. The tracks "Connected", "Ground Level", "Step It Up" and "Creation" became hit singles.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Calgary Herald B+ [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Select 5/5 [6]
The Village Voice B− [7]

In a contemporary review, James Muretich from Calgary Herald said that "the hour-long program does wear a wee thin but, hey, while the groove-mood lasts, it`s a blast". [2] Music critic Robert Christgau for The Village Voice , wrote that, although its music is amiable and rhythmic, Connected is also "so multifaceted that its functionality is fungible and forgettable." [7] In June 2000, Q placed Connected as #52 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.[ citation needed ] The album won Best British Album at the 1994 Brit Awards, [8] was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize, [9] and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [10]

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except where noted

  1. "Connected" (Birch/Hallam/H.W. Casey/Richard Finch) – 5:14
  2. "Ground Level" – 4:13
  3. "Everything" (Birch/Hallam/James L. Worthy) – 3:47
  4. "Sketch" (Birch/Hallam/Tuzé DeAbreu) – 5:44
    • Contains a sample of "Passarinho" by Gal Costa.
  5. "Fade Away" – 4:25
  6. "All Night Long" – 4:07
  7. "Step It Up" – 4:59
  8. "Playing With Fire" – 4:20
  9. "Pressure" – 3:50
  10. "Chicken Shake" – 3:50
  11. "Creation" – 5:03
  12. "Don't Let Up" (feat. Mica Paris) [11] – 3:09
  13. "The End" (Birch/Hallum/Carole King/Toni Stern) – 3:47

Personnel

Stereo MCs

Additional personnel

Singles

Charts

Chart performance for Connected
Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 86
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 33
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [18] 2

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Connected
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Platinum420,000 [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Connected – Stereo MC's". AllMusic . Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 Muretich, James (24 January 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
  3. ↑ Kot, Greg (21 January 1993). "Stereo MC's Connected". Chicago Tribune .
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ↑ Diehl, Matt (2004). "Stereo MC's". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p.  781. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ↑ Higginbotham, Adam (November 1992). "The Stereo MCs: Connected". Select (29): 85.
  7. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (23 November 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Best Album by a British Artist". Billboard. 18 February 1995. p.  48 . Retrieved 17 April 2019. connected stereo mc brit 1994.
  9. ↑ "Mercury Prize 1993". Mercury Prize. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN   978-0-7893-2074-2.
  11. ↑ "Stereo MC's – Connected". Discogs . Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  12. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 266.
  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Stereo MC's – Connected" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Charts.nz – Stereo MC's – Connected". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Stereo MC's – Connected". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Stereo MCs – Connected". British Phonographic Industry.
  20. ↑ "Rap On The Global Map". Billboard . 26 November 1994. p. 34. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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