O3 (Sunscreem album)

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Sunscreem chronology
O3
(1993)
Change or Die
(1996)

O3 is the debut studio album by the English techno/house music band Sunscreem, released in 1993 by Sony Soho Square and Columbia Records. It includes four singles which charted in the United Kingdom: "Pressure", which originally reached number 60 in the UK singles chart; [1] "Love U More", which reached number 23 [1] (AUS No. 30, [2] US No. 36, [3] US Dance No. 1, [3] CAN No. 48); "Perfect Motion", which reached number 18; [1] and a cover of the 1979 Marianne Faithfull song "Broken English", which reached number 13. [1] A remake of "Pressure", retitled as "Pressure US", was also released as a single, reaching number 19 in the UK singles chart [1] (AUS No. 64, US Dance No. 1 [3] ).

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In a review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald said that O3 "displays a techno act with something of a heart and focus (plus a real drummer from time to time)." He opined that "While the energy level does get pumped from time to time, the accent is more on solid song design and upfront female vocals that do more than provide just another element of the mixes, putting this firmly into the Deee-Lite camp." McDonald concluded the review by describing the album's highlights as being the singles "Love U More", "Perfect Motion" and "Broken English". [4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sunscreem, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Portal" 3:25
2."Pressure" 5:16
3."'B'" 1:55
4."Doved Up" 3:03
5."Love U More" 4:11
6."Perfect Motion" 4:02
7."Chasing Dreams" 4:08
8."Your Hands" 4:57
9."Idaho" 3:00
10."Walk On" 5:08
11."Broken English"3:34
12."Release Me" 4:04
13."Psycho" 3:57

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [5]

Sunscreem

...with

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for O3
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 73
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 33

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "SUNSCREEM". Official Charts. February 29, 1992. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  2. "australian-charts.com - Discography Sunscreem". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "🎶 Sunscreem top songs / chart singles discography – Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "O3 - Sunscreem | Album | AllMusic" . Retrieved August 7, 2025 via www.allmusic.com.
  5. O3 (liner notes). Sunscreem. Sony Soho Square. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. 3&cat=a "Australiancharts.com – Sunscreem – O3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  7. "Sunscreem | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 7 August 2025.