Replenish (album)

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Replenish
Reef-replenish.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 June 1995 (1995-06-19)
Genre Alternative rock, funk rock, blues rock
Length40:49
Label Sony Soho Square
Producer Reef, Clive Martin
Reef chronology
Replenish
(1995)
Glow
(1997)
Singles from Replenish
  1. "Good Feeling"
    Released: 3 April 1995
  2. "Naked"
    Released: 25 May 1995

Replenish is the debut studio album by British alternative rock band Reef. [1] Produced by the band and Clive Martin, the album was released on 19 June 1995 supported by the singles "Good Feeling" and "Naked". Replenish peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME 6/10 [4]

AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, [3] while rock magazine Kerrang! ranked the album tenth on their 1995 "Albums of the Year" list. [5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Gary Stringer ("Choose to Live" lyrics co-written by Jack Bessant); all music is composed by Reef

No.TitleLength
1."Feed Me"3:44
2."Naked"3:10
3."Good Feeling"3:47
4."Repulsive"5:12
5."Mellow"3:05
6."Together"3:57
7."Replenish"3:43
8."Choose to Live"6:32
9."Comfort"3:12
10."Loose"2:56
11."End (lasts 1:31, followed by hidden track "Reprise")"4:16

Personnel

Reef personnel
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Replenish
Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 80
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Gold100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

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