Super Relax

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Super Relax
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ReleasedJanuary 28, 1997
Studio Magic Shop, New York City
Genre
Length42:54
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Cibo Matto chronology
Viva! La Woman
(1996)
Super Relax
(1997)
Stereo Type A
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 5.7/10 [2]

Super Relax is an EP by Cibo Matto released in 1997. Four of the nine tracks are versions of the song "Sugar Water" from the group's debut album, Viva! La Woman , and "Spoon" would later appear (in a reworked version) on Stereo Type A . Two of the remaining songs are covers, "BBQ" is a live recording, and "Crumbs" originally appeared on the band's first release, a 1995 self-titled EP. Super Relax was also the first release to feature new members Sean Lennon and Timo Ellis.

Track listing

  1. "Sugar Water" – 4:30
  2. "Sugar Water" (Mike D/Russell Simins/Mario Caldato Jr. Remix) – 4:35
  3. "Spoon" – 4:06
  4. "BBQ" – 4:57
  5. "Águas de Março" ("Waters of March", originally by Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 3:16
  6. "Sing This All Together" (originally by the Rolling Stones) – 4:44
  7. "Sugar Water" (acoustic) – 6:53
  8. "Crumbs" – 3:04
  9. "Sugar Water" (Coldcut Remix) – 6:49

Notes

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Cibo Matto - Super Relax". AllMusic . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. Schreiber, Ryan. "Cibo Matto: Super Relax: Pitchfork Record Review". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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