Eleventeen | ||||
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Released | October 6, 1992 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:45 | |||
Label | One Little Indian | |||
Producer | Ken Thomas, Katie Jane Garside [2] | |||
Daisy Chainsaw chronology | ||||
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Eleventeen is the debut album by UK alternative rock band Daisy Chainsaw, released in 1992. [3] It was their only album with Katie Jane Garside as lead vocalist. It peaked the UK Albums Chart at No. 62. [4] Three songs from the album were released as singles. 'Love Your Money' was the biggest hit, reaching No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart, [5] while follow-up 'Pink Flower' was a UK No. 65. [6] In 2014 Buzzsaw Records announced a double CD special edition of Eleventeen, which is available on daisychainsaw.net. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Washington Post wrote that the band "follows Garside's Yoko Ono-ish vocal contortionism and Crispin Gray's squalling guitar to the outer edges of the song form." [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Feel Insane" | 2:41 | |
2. | "You Be My Friend" |
| 2:52 |
3. | "Dog with Sharper Teeth" |
| 3:06 |
4. | "Hope Your Dreams Come True" |
| 4:46 |
5. | "Natural Man" |
| 2:46 |
6. | "Love Your Money" |
| 2:41 |
7. | "Lovely Ugly Brutal World" |
| 2:40 |
8. | "Use Me Use You" |
| 3:29 |
9. | "The Future Free" |
| 1:52 |
10. | "Pink Flower" |
| 4:09 |
11. | "Waiting for the Wolves" |
| 5:34 |
12. | "Everything Is Weird" |
| 4:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Child Star" | 3:02 |
14. | "Use Me Use You (Version)" | 1:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Get Real Pleasure" |
| 3:53 |
2. | "Sick of Sex" |
| 2:12 |
3. | "All the Kids Agree" |
| 2:23 |
4. | "Room Eleven" |
| 7:16 |
5. | "Hope Your Dreams Come True (EP Version)" |
| 4:19 |
6. | "Propeller Punch" | 1:23 | |
7. | "Queue for Transatlantic Alien" | 2:43 | |
8. | "You Be My Friend (Alternate)" |
| 2:59 |
9. | "Violence from Love" | 3:55 | |
10. | "The Future Free (Alternate Mix)" |
| 1:59 |
11. | "Natural Man (Version)" |
| 2:35 |
12. | "I Feel Insane (Alternate Mix)" |
| 2:33 |
13. | "My Confusion" | 2:54 | |
14. | "Waiting for the Wolves (Alternate Mix)" |
| 5:33 |
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