Gorgeous George (album)

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Gorgeous George
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Studio album by
Released1 July 1994
RecordedNovember 1993−April 1994
StudioNew River, London
Genre
Length58:15
Label Setanta
Producer Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins chronology
Hellbent on Compromise
(1990)
Gorgeous George
(1994)
I'm Not Following You
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
NME 7/10 [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Select U+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svgU+25A1.svg [6]

Gorgeous George is the third solo studio album by Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. The album was recorded at New River in London, with Collins acting as the producer. [7] It was released on 1 July 1994 and features guest musician Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols. [8]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Campaign for Real Rock" – 6:35
  2. "A Girl Like You" – 3:58
  3. "Low Expectations" – 3:58
  4. "Out of This World" – 5:37
  5. "If You Could Love Me" – 5:30
  6. "North of Heaven" – 3:39
  7. "Gorgeous George" – 4:08
  8. "It's Right in Front of You" – 6:26
  9. "Make Me Feel Again" – 4:22
  10. "I've Got It Bad" – 4:40
  11. "Subsidence" – 5:44
  12. "Moron" – 3:26

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [7]

Main musicians

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Gorgeous George
Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 37
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] 58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 8
US Billboard 200 [17] 183

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Gorgeous George – Edwyn Collins". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 Glen, Anna (1998). "Edwyn Collins". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 257.
  3. Kot, Greg (24 August 1995). "Keen Observer". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. Sutherland, Mark (22 July 1995). "Long Play: Buy 'George'!". New Musical Express . p. 46. ISSN   0028-6362.
  5. Micallef, Ken (19 October 1995). "Edwyn Collins: Gorgeous George". Rolling Stone . p. 153.
  6. Pattenden, Siân (October 1994). "New Albums". Select . p. 95. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  7. 1 2 Gorgeous George (Booklet). Setanta. 1994. SETCD14.
  8. Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2002), "Edwyn Collins", All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul, AMG all music guide series (3rd ed.), San Francisco: Backbeat Books, pp. 237–238, ISBN   0-87930-653-X
  9. "Australiancharts.com – Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  17. "Edwyn Collins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2023.