Welcome to Poppy's

Welcome to Poppy's
Studio album by Fun Lovin' Criminals
Released	September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)
Studio	Magic Shop, New York City
Length	58:13
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Fun Lovin' Criminals
Fun Lovin' Criminals chronology
Scooby Snacks: The Collection (2003) Welcome to Poppy's (2003) A's, B's and Rarities (2004)
Singles from Welcome to Poppy's
"Too Hot" Released: September 2003 "Beautiful" Released: February 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Now	[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[3]

Welcome to Poppy's is the fourth studio album by American rap rock band Fun Lovin' Criminals. It was released on September 9, 2003 through Sanctuary Records. Recording sessions took place at The Magic Shop in New York. Production was handled by the band themselves.

The album debuted at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart, number 15 on the Scottish Albums Chart and number 4 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. It also made it to number 88 on the Dutch Album Top 100.

Its lead single, "Too Hot", peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart and number 9 on the UK Independent Singles Chart. The second single off of the album, "Beautiful", reached number 41 on the UK Independent Singles Chart. The song "Lost It All" was released as a promotional single between the two.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Too Hot"	3:16
2.	"Stray Bullet"	2:47
3.	"Living on the Streets"	3:45
4.	"Lost It All"	3:01
5.	"Friday Night"	4:18
6.	"You Got a Problem"	2:56
7.	"Running for Cover"	4:21
8.	"Take Me Back"	3:32
9.	"What Had Happened?"	4:27
10.	"Got Our Love"	4:02
11.	"This Sick World"	4:10
12.	"Steak Knife"	3:31
13.	"Beautiful"	4:28
14.	"Baby"	3:20
15.	"You Just Can't Have It All"	2:44
16.	Untitled	3:35
Total length:		58:13

Personnel

• Fun Lovin' Criminals — songwriters, arrangers, producers
• Jay Jay — backing vocals (track 13)
• Mark Francis "Frank Benbini" Reid — backing vocals (track 15)
• Timo Ellis — drums
• Mackie Jayson — drums (tracks: 3, 10, 12, 13, 14)
• Dante Ross — arranger (track 4)
• Tim Latham — recording, mixing
• Juan Garcia — recording assistant
• Sean Taylor — mixing assistant
• George Marino — mastering
• UE Nastasi — mastering (track 15)
• Gabriel Hunter — art direction, artwork, photography
• Jonathan Block — management

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4]	88
Scottish Albums (OCC) [5]	15
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	20
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7]	4

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "Welcome to Poppy's - Fun Lovin' Criminals | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 26, 2024.
2. Flanagan, Nick (November 6, 2003). "Fun Lovin' Criminals - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto . Retrieved March 26, 2024.
3. "Music Review: Fun Lovin' Criminals - Welcome to Poppy's". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved March 26, 2024.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Welcome To Poppy's" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
5. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
7. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

External links

• Welcome To Poppy's at Discogs (list of releases)