Something Beginning with C

Last updated

Something Beginning with C
SomethingBeginningWithC.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1992
RecordedChristmas 1990 [1]
StudioAirforce (Auckland, New Zealand) [1]
Label Mercury
Producer Duffy
The Exponents chronology
Amplifier
(1986)
Something Beginning with C
(1992)
Grassy Knoll
(1994)
Singles from Something Beginning with C
  1. "Why Does Love Do This To Me"
    Released: April 1991
  2. "Who Loves Who the Most"
    Released: August 1991
  3. "Whatever Happened to Tracey"
    Released: February 1992
  4. "Sink Like a Stone"
    Released: June 1992
  5. "Erotic"
    Released: November 1992

Something Beginning with C is the fourth studio album by New Zealand rock band the Exponents. It is the first release following the band's name change from "The Dance Exponents". Released in 1992 [2] , it reached number one and spent 19 weeks on the New Zealand Albums Chart [3] and went three times platinum.

Contents

In May 2013, Universal Music re-released the album digitally in New Zealand in remastered standard and deluxe editions. The deluxe edition has thirteen additional tracks of B-sides and the original UK demo of "Why Does Love Do This To Me". [4] The album title was a play on the original plan of the band's to have the initials of their albums spell 'peace'. Something Beginning with C followed the albums Prayers Be Answered , Expectations and Amplifier . [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jordan Luck unless noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Come On In"0:46
2."Please Please And Thank Yourself"3:21
3."Why Does Love Do This To Me*"3:25
4."Sink Like A Stone"2:21
5."Sometimes"4:07
6."Whatever Happened To Tracey" (Luck/Sheehan)2:50
7."I Loved You"2:18
8."Erotic"4:59
9."Who Loves Who The Most"4:15
10."When She Was In Love" (Gent/Harallambi)5:13
11."Now Like Then"3:03
12."Hold On"3:12
13."Nameless Girl"3:50
14."The Ghost I Knew"3:25
15."There's Only One Love For This Love"3:00

Additional tracks on the 2013 digital deluxe edition:

  1. "It Means I Mean You"
  2. "Fuck" (Sheehan/Luck)
  3. "Interesting Thing"
  4. "What's Left Of Love"
  5. "Are You Sure" (Gent/Luck)
  6. "Close"
  7. "Hey Girl Groove!"
  8. "Only Virtually Mine"
  9. "Sadness"
  10. "Talking About That Girl"
  11. "Why Does Love Do This To Me" (Demo)
  12. "Harry's End Piece" (Luck/Gent/Jones/Harallambi)
  13. "Cake Mix" (Gent/Jones/Harallambi)

Band members

Additional musicians

Credits

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 Something Beginning with C (New Zealand CD album liner notes). The Exponents. Mercury Records. 1992. 512 210-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Album discography". The Exponents. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. "Something Beginning with a C: Chart Behaviour". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. "Exponents news". The Exponents. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. "The Exponents - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. "Charts.nz – The Exponents – Something Beginning with C". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. "Top Selling Albums of 1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 February 2022.