Schubert Dip

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Schubert Dip
EMF Schubert Dip CD cover.JPG
Studio album by
EMF
Released7 May 1991 (1991-05-07)
Recorded1990
Genre Alternative dance
Length44:25
Label Parlophone
Producer Pascal Gabriel, Ralph Jezzard
EMF chronology
Schubert Dip
(1991)
Stigma
(1992)
Singles from Schubert Dip
  1. "Unbelievable"
    Released: 22 October 1990
  2. "I Believe"
    Released: January 1991
  3. "Children"
    Released: April 1991
  4. "Lies"
    Released: August 1991

Schubert Dip is the debut album by British rock band EMF, released on Parlophone Records on 7 May 1991. [1] It features the worldwide hit single "Unbelievable" which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The name of the album is a pun on the name of the popular sweet sherbet dip and the 19th-century composer Franz Schubert.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Baltimore Sun (favorable) [3]
Calgary Herald C [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B− [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 9/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Village Voice C+ [10]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, feeling that overall it was not as good as the standout single "Unbelievable": "The only song that comes close to packing the punch of 'Unbelievable' is the intoxicating 'Long Summer Days'. For the most part, Schubert Dip is a prime example of an album that is simply decent when it should have been excellent." [2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench & Zac Foley, except where noted.

  1. "Children" – 5:15
  2. "Long Summer Days" – 4:00
  3. "When You're Mine" (Dench) – 3:22
  4. "Travelling Not Running" (Dench) – 4:20
  5. "I Believe" – 3:43
  6. "Unbelievable" – 3:29
  7. "Girl of an Age" – 3:56
  8. "Admit It" (Dench) – 3:28
  9. "Lies" (Dench) – 4:27 (4:19 on reissue)
  10. "Longtime" – 4:25 (original length was 8:10, as it included "EMF" as a hidden track)
  11. "EMF" (Live at the Bilson) – 3:54 (hidden track on the original, later listed separately on reissue)

Note

Sample credits

Personnel

EMF

Additional personnel

Charts

See also

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