In It for the Money
Encyclopedia
In It for the Money is the second album
by Supergrass
, released in 1997. NME
called it "more fun than watching a wombat in a washing machine" and named it the 10th best album of the year. In 1998, Q
readers voted it the 68th greatest album of all time, while in 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 57 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Its sound is more focused and ambitious than their debut, I Should Coco
.
, so most of the tracks were penned during recording itself.
Recording was often disrupted by Danny Goffey
impromptly going back to London
, to record with his and Pearl Lowe
's band Lodger
. He was told by management that this was unacceptable behaviour. This, along with Gaz Coombes
and Goffey's bickering in the music press about the underlying meaning of lyrics to "Going Out
", put strain on the recording process.
It is speculated that Parlophone
, the record label Supergrass
were on, offered the band a sum of money to decide on a final name for the album, because they were taking too long to deliberate. However, the band themselves claim that they never received any of this money in return. Other suggestions considered for the title of the album included Hold On to the Handrail and Children of the Monkey Basket (which is now the name of the band's self-run website).
Several of the songs end with snippets of other, unreleased songs, that play until fade out.
Limited edition bonus CD
, of the band curled up in a circular window at the Harvester
surrounded by small insects. Supergrass decided later not to use this image, but instead a photograph of themselves "busking" during the filming of the video for their single "Cheapskate
".
Consequently, due to such short notice, this alternative version of the album cover was released only in Japan
.
, having sold 300,000 copies in the UK and over one million worldwide. "The fact that it has sold more worldwide than I Should Coco
," said Gaz Coombes
, "means we can sleep at night."
The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
, released in 1997. NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
called it "more fun than watching a wombat in a washing machine" and named it the 10th best album of the year. In 1998, Q
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
readers voted it the 68th greatest album of all time, while in 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 57 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Its sound is more focused and ambitious than their debut, I Should Coco
I Should Coco
I Should Coco is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Supergrass, released through Parlophone in May 1995. Supergrass were formed in 1993 by Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey and they released their debut single from the album, "Caught by the Fuzz", in May 1995 on the...
.
Recording and conception
Only two songs were written before entering Sawmills StudioSawmills Studio
Sawmills Studios, created in 1974 near Golant on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwall, England is best known as the recording studio used by musicians such as Robert Plant, Oasis, The Coronas, The Verve, Supergrass, Muse, The Holloways, Razorlight, The Stone Roses, The Dukes of Stratosphear ...
, so most of the tracks were penned during recording itself.
Recording was often disrupted by Danny Goffey
Danny Goffey
Daniel Robert Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey (born 7 February 1974 in Slough, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire) is an English musician and singer-songwriter best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the English Britpop band, Supergrass...
impromptly going back to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, to record with his and Pearl Lowe
Pearl Lowe
-External links:*...
's band Lodger
Lodger (British band)
Lodger were a British indie rock supergroup containing members of Powder, Supergrass, and Delicatessen. They released three singles and an album in 1998 before the members went on to different projects.-History:...
. He was told by management that this was unacceptable behaviour. This, along with Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band, Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged sixteen as the lead singer of the band The Jennifers which featured Supergrass band mate Danny Goffey...
and Goffey's bickering in the music press about the underlying meaning of lyrics to "Going Out
Going Out
"Going Out" was the first single to be taken from In It for the Money, the second album by Britpop band Supergrass. It was released in February 1996, and reached 5 in the UK Charts. Apparently the song was originally written in the key of E, because the engine of Supergrass' tour bus would tick at...
", put strain on the recording process.
It is speculated that Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
, the record label Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
were on, offered the band a sum of money to decide on a final name for the album, because they were taking too long to deliberate. However, the band themselves claim that they never received any of this money in return. Other suggestions considered for the title of the album included Hold On to the Handrail and Children of the Monkey Basket (which is now the name of the band's self-run website).
Several of the songs end with snippets of other, unreleased songs, that play until fade out.
Track listing
CD & limited edition CD (with bonus CD) CDPCS7388 / TC TCPCS7388 / 12"PCS7388- "In It for the Money" – 3:05
- "Richard IIIRichard III (song)"Richard III" is a song by the band Supergrass. It was the second single to be released from In It for the Money, the band's second album. The single was preceded by "Going Out", which was released over a year before...
" – 3:13 - "Tonight" – 3:09
- "Late in the DayLate in the Day"Late in the Day" was the fourth and final single from Britpop band Supergrass' album In It for the Money. It was released in October 1997, and reached #18 in the UK charts...
" – 4:43 - "G-Song" – 3:27
- "Sun Hits the SkySun Hits the Sky"Sun Hits the Sky" is a song by the Britpop band Supergrass. It was the third single from the band's second album In It for the Money. It was released in June 1997, and reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart...
" – 4:55 - "Going OutGoing Out"Going Out" was the first single to be taken from In It for the Money, the second album by Britpop band Supergrass. It was released in February 1996, and reached 5 in the UK Charts. Apparently the song was originally written in the key of E, because the engine of Supergrass' tour bus would tick at...
" – 4:16 - "It's Not Me" – 2:56
- "CheapskateCheapskate (song)Cheapskate is a US-only single from Britpop band Supergrass' second album In It For The Money that rose to #35 for four weeks on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart...
" – 2:43 - "You Can See Me" – 3:40
- "Hollow Little Reign" – 4:08
- "Sometimes I Make You Sad" – 2:48 The guitar solo in "Sometimes I Make You Sad" was written during the recording of In It for the Money; it was recorded at half speed then sped up to achieve the mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
-like sound. The only use of percussion in the song is a cymbal, the drum noises were instead simulated by members of the band making 'grunting' noises. These were then put on a loop.
Limited edition bonus CD
- "Caught by the FuzzCaught by the Fuzz-Background:Supergrass had released "Caught by the Fuzz" and "Mansize Rooster" as singles on Backbeat Records, which sold out quickly and gained the interest of record producer Sam Williams, who then offered to record some demos of the band's other songs at Sawmills Studio...
" (acoustic) – 3:06 - "Sitting Up Straight" (alternative mix) – 2:22
- "Melanie Davis" – 2:46
- "Odd?" – 4:14 Members of the band can be heard blowing bubblesLiquid bubbleA bubble is a globule of one substance in another, usually gas in a liquid.Due to the Marangoni effect, bubbles may remain intact when they reach the surface of the immersive substance.-Common examples:...
into a bucket during the outro of this song. - "Wait for the Sun" – 4:11
- "Nothing More's Gonna Get in My Way" – 4:05
- "Sex!" – 2:38
- "20ft Halo" – 3:21
- "Je Suis Votre Papa Sucre" – 1:45
Album artwork
It was originally planned that the album cover would be an oil painting by Maff Burley, an old school friend of Danny GoffeyDanny Goffey
Daniel Robert Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey Daniel Robert Goffey (born 7 February 1974 in Slough, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire) is an English musician and singer-songwriter best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the English Britpop band, Supergrass...
, of the band curled up in a circular window at the Harvester
Harvester (restaurant)
Harvester Restaurants is a popular family farmhouse-style licensed restaurant chain with more than 170 outlets in the United Kingdom.-History:-Courage:...
surrounded by small insects. Supergrass decided later not to use this image, but instead a photograph of themselves "busking" during the filming of the video for their single "Cheapskate
Cheapskate (song)
Cheapskate is a US-only single from Britpop band Supergrass' second album In It For The Money that rose to #35 for four weeks on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart...
".
Consequently, due to such short notice, this alternative version of the album cover was released only in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Reception
The album peaked at #2 in the UK Albums ChartUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, having sold 300,000 copies in the UK and over one million worldwide. "The fact that it has sold more worldwide than I Should Coco
I Should Coco
I Should Coco is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Supergrass, released through Parlophone in May 1995. Supergrass were formed in 1993 by Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey and they released their debut single from the album, "Caught by the Fuzz", in May 1995 on the...
," said Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes
Gaz Coombes is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the English alternative rock band, Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged sixteen as the lead singer of the band The Jennifers which featured Supergrass band mate Danny Goffey...
, "means we can sleep at night."
The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, first published in 2005. The most recent edition consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2010, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd...
.