Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) | ||||
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Released | 10 September 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
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Length | 73:53 | |||
Label | Jive Electro | |||
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Singles from Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Alternative Press | [4] |
BBC Music | favourable [5] |
Blender | [6] |
Dotmusic | [7] |
LA Weekly | [8] |
Mojo | [9] |
Q | [10] |
Spin | [11] |
URB | [12] |
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) is the third studio album by the English electronica duo Groove Armada. [2] It was released on 10 September 2001 on the Jive Electro record label. The title of the album was meant to differentiate it from the band's previous album, Vertigo , as being more upbeat and less chill-out.[ citation needed ]
The album features several guest vocalists, including Jeru the Damaja in "Suntoucher", MC M.A.D. in "Superstylin'", Tim Hutton in "Drifted", "Tuning In" and "Join Hands", Richie Havens in "Little by Little" and "Healing", Celetia Martin in "My Friend", and Kriminul in "Raisin' the Stakes". The Urban Soul Orchestra appears in "Edge Hill".[ citation needed ] The chorus from "Bam Bam" by Sister Nancy is sampled in "Fogma".
The track "Likwid" is a bonus track available only in the enhanced edition. A limited edition of the album was released with a bonus CD titled Socks, Cigarettes and Shipwrecks.[ citation needed ]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Suntoucher" | Andy Cato, Tom Findlay, Jeru the Damaja, Jonathan White, Keeling Lee, Kenneth Gamble, Roland Chambers, Thom Bell | 6:31 |
2. | "Superstylin'" | Cato, Findlay, White, Lee, Mike Daniels | 6:00 |
3. | "Drifted" | Cato, Findlay, Andy Treacey, Patrick Dawes, Tim Hutton | 4:54 |
4. | "Little by Little" | Cato, Findlay, White, Lee, Richie Havens | 5:30 |
5. | "Fogma" | Cato, Findlay, Lee, Winston Riley | 6:53 |
6. | "My Friend" | Cato, Findlay, Bill Curtis, Glen McKinney, Keith Crouch, Richard Cornwell | 5:00 |
7. | "Lazy Moon" | Cato, Findlay, White, Lee, Dawes | 6:33 |
8. | "Raisin' the Stakes" | Cato, Findlay, White, Delano Ogbourne | 5:33 |
9. | "Healing" | Cato, Findlay, Havens | 5:52 |
10. | "Edge Hill" | Cato, Findlay, White, Lee, Dan Hewson | 7:00 |
11. | "Tuning In" (Dub Mix) | Cato, Findlay, Hutton | 4:41 |
12. | "Join Hands" | Cato, Findlay, White, Treacey, Hutton | 4:00 |
13. | "Likwid" | Cato, Findlay | 5:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Superstylin'" (G.A. Discotek Mix) | 5:45 |
2. | "Moira's Theme" | 6:36 |
3. | "Mali" | 6:30 |
4. | "Lazy Moon" (live version) | 6:38 |
5. | "Rap" (G.A. Alternative Mix) | 4:12 |
6. | "Your Song" (Tim 'Love' Lee's Semi-Bearded Remix) | 7:36 |
7. | "A Private Interlude" (Kinobe Remix) | 5:40 |
8. | "Old Father Rhyme" | 4:17 |
9. | "My Friend" (Dorfmeister vs. Madrid De Los Austrias Dub) | 6:26 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [28] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [29] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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