Semi-Detached (album)

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Semi-Detached
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Studio album by
Released30 March 1998
Recorded1997
StudioHomestead Studio, Randalstown, Northern Ireland; Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxford, England; Moles Studio, Bath, England; Metropolis Studios, London, England
Genre Alternative rock
Length44:36
52:50 (JAP)
Label A&M
Producer Chris Sheldon, Therapy?, Matt Sime
Therapy? chronology
Infernal Love
(1995)
Semi-Detached
(1998)
Suicide Pact – You First
(1999)
Singles from Semi-Detached
  1. "Church of Noise"
    Released: 2 March 1998
  2. "Lonely, Cryin', Only"
    Released: 18 May 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Semi-Detached is the fourth major label album by the rock band Therapy? [2] Released on 30 March 1998 on A&M Records, it turned out to be their final album on the label. The album was recorded at various stages throughout 1997, including sessions at Chipping Norton Studios in Oxford, Homestead Studio in Randalstown, Moles Studio in Bath and Metropolis Studios in London. [3] It was also the first Therapy? album recorded with Graham Hopkins and Martin McCarrick as full-time members. The album was not released in USA, but charted at number 21 in the UK Albums Chart. [4]

Contents

The album was originally released on CD and Cassette, and as a limited edition box set of six 7" singles.[ citation needed ]

A remastered CD version of the album by Harvey Birrell was included in The Gemil Box , released on 18 November 2013.[ citation needed ]

The cover artwork is a reference to Happy Days , a play by Samuel Beckett, whose writings are often referenced in Therapy?'s music. [5]

Track listing

Semi-detached track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Church of Noise"Cairns3:06
2."Tightrope Walker"Cairns, McCarrick, Hopkins3:19
3."Black Eye, Purple Sky"Cairns3:11
4."Lonely, Cryin', Only"Cairns, McCarrick2:40
5."Born Too Soon"Cairns3:47
6."Stay Happy"Cairns, McCarrick, McKeegan, Hopkins3:54
7."Safe"Cairns, McCarrick, McKeegan, Hopkins4:02
8."Straight Life"Cairns, McCarrick4:47
9."Heaven's Gate"Cairns3:49
10."Don't Expect Roses"Cairns, McCarrick, McKeegan, Hopkins2:44
11."Tramline"Cairns, McCarrick4:52
12."The Boy's Asleep"Cairns, McCarrick, McKeegan4:26
Total length:44:36
Japanese release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Suing God"Cairns, McCarrick, McKeegan, Hopkins3:50
14."60 Watt Bulb"Cairns4:24
Total length:52:50

Personnel

Therapy?
Technical

Singles

Promo videos

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 50
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 42
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 21

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