Souvlaki (album)

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All tracks are written by Neil Halstead, except where noted

Souvlaki
Souvlaki (album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
Slowdive
Released1 June 1993 (1993-06-01)
Recorded1992
Studio
Genre
Length40:26
Label Creation
Producer Slowdive
Slowdive chronology
Outside Your Room
(1993)		Souvlaki
(1993)		5
(1993)
Slowdive studio album chronology
Just for a Day
(1991)		Souvlaki
(1993)		 Pygmalion
(1995)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alison" 3:51
2."Machine Gun" 4:27
3."40 Days" 3:14
4."Sing"
4:48
5."Here She Comes" 2:17
6."Souvlaki Space Station"
5:57
7."When the Sun Hits" 4:46
8."Altogether" 3:41
9."Melon Yellow" 3:52
10."Dagger" 3:33
Total length:40:26
US edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Some Velvet Morning" Lee Hazlewood 3:22
12."Good Day Sunshine" 5:06
13."Missing You" 4:15
14."Country Rain"
  • Halstead
  • Goswell
3:33
Total length:56:42
2005 reissue bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Some Velvet Morning"Hazlewood3:22
2."So Tired" 4:02
3."Moussaka Chaos"
6:23
4."In Mind" 3:44
5."Good Day Sunshine" 5:06
6."Missing You" 4:15
7."Country Rain"
  • Halstead
  • Goswell
3:33
8."In Mind" (Bandulu mix) 8:04
9."In Mind" (Reload mix) 10:26
Total length:48:55

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [23]

Slowdive [3]

Additional musicians

  • Brian Eno – keyboards and treatments on "Sing" and "Here She Comes"

Production

  • Ed Buller – mixing
  • Guy Fixsen – engineering
  • Giles Hall – engineering (assistant)
  • Chris Hufford – engineering
  • Yvette Lacey – engineering (assistant)
  • Marcus Lindsay – engineering (assistant)
  • Martin Nichols – engineering
  • Slowdive – production, mixing
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineering

Design

  • Steve Double – sleeve photography

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 79
UK Albums (OCC) [25] 51
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [26] 3

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