Do It Yourself (The Seahorses album)

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Do It Yourself
Seahorses Do It Yourself cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Seahorses
Released26 May 1997 [1]
RecordedAutumn 1996
StudioRoyaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre Alternative rock
Length45:35
Label Geffen
Producer Tony Visconti
Singles from Do It Yourself
  1. "Love Is the Law"
    Released: 28 April 1997 [2]
  2. "Blinded by the Sun"
    Released: 14 July 1997 [3]
  3. "Love Me and Leave Me"
    Released: 29 September 1997 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The List Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 5/10 [8]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Do It Yourself is the only album by the Seahorses, an English alternative rock band that John Squire, formerly guitarist in the Stone Roses formed. The album's cover features a photograph of Squire's 1996 sculpture in the shape of globe made of puzzle pieces and also named Do It Yourself.

Contents

The album was released to mixed-to-positive reviews, but was well received by the British public. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #2, behind Gary Barlow's solo debut Open Road , and went on to gain platinum status after selling over 300,000 copies in the UK alone. The album featured three charting UK singles: "Love Is the Law" (No. 3), "Blinded by the Sun" (No. 7), and "Love Me and Leave Me" (No. 16), the latter of which was Liam Gallagher's first songwriting credit. NME readers voted The Seahorses the fourth best new act of 1997; [11] Guitarist magazine readers voted Do It Yourself the tenth-best album of the year. [12]

A short UK tour in December 1997, with support from American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind, promoted the album's release, as did subsequent support slots with The Rolling Stones, U2 and Oasis. [13] Ongoing recording sessions, which yielded the 1997 single "You Can Talk to Me" (UK #15, US Modern Rock Tracks #30), were aborted in January 1999, and the band split soon after, without completing the planned follow-up to Do It Yourself. [13]

Track listing

All songs composed by John Squire unless otherwise noted.

  1. "I Want You to Know" – 4:52 (Chris Helme, Stuart Fletcher)
  2. "Blinded by the Sun" – 4:39 (Helme)
  3. "Suicide Drive" – 3:31
  4. "Boy in the Picture" – 2:54
  5. "Love Is the Law" – 7:43
  6. "Happiness is Egg-Shaped" – 3:45
  7. "Love Me and Leave Me" – 3:55 (Squire, Liam Gallagher)
  8. "Round the Universe" – 3:45
  9. "1999" – 3:25
  10. "Standing on Your Head" – 4:39
  11. "Hello" – 2:22 (Helme)

Personnel

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