| Speed Ballads | ||||
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| Released | 5 October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Republica, Westside, Metropolis, Strongroom, Whitfield Street, The Barge & Heirophony, London | |||
| Length | 39:38 | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NME | [2] |
Speed Ballads is the second album by the band Republica. Released in 1998, the album was the follow-up to Republica's self-titled debut album.
Speed Ballads reached #37 on the UK Album Charts. [3] The album never received release in the United States, [4] until being released digitally worldwide.
On 22 April 2023 - Record Store Day - the album was released on vinyl for the first time, with a run of 1,000 copies. [5]
The album spawned only one single, "From Rush Hour With Love." It achieved modest success, peaking at number 20 on the UK Singles chart, but spending only three weeks on the chart. [3] The follow-up single, "Try Everything," [1] received only limited release, due to the bankruptcy and closure of Deconstruction Records, the group's label. [6]
The album was met with mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. AllMusic's Jason Damas felt that the album "exhibits some remarkable growth" over its predecessor, calling the album "far more diverse" and highlighting "Try Everything," "From Rush Hour with Love," and "Fading of the Man" as choice cuts. [1]
All tracks are written by Saffron, Tim Dorney, and Johnny Male; with additional co-writers as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "From Rush Hour with Love" | 3:25 | |
| 2. | "Fading of the Man" | 4:34 | |
| 3. | "Try Everything" | Guy Batson | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Luxury Cage" | Andy Todd | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Faster Faster" | 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Nothing's Feeling New" | Jeremy Williams | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Millennium" | Todd | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Pretty Girl Hate" | 3:47 | |
| 9. | "Kung Fu Movies" | Pete Smith | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Pub Pusher" | 4:22 | |
| Total length: | 39:38 | ||
There are known to be six non-album B-sides from the Speed Ballads era. All tracks are written by Saffron, Tim Dorney, and Johnny Male; with additional co-writers as noted.
