Some Friendly is the debut album

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 by the English band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK because of the 1960s San Francisco band The Charlatans), released in 1990 (see 1990 in music

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Recorded at The Windings near Wrexham

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, Wales

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 in 1990 the sessions proved somewhat fraught - the band fell out with the owners of the studio; "it was one of those studio bust-ups ... Rob and Martin were up to their old tricks, smashing stuff up and that" said singer Tim Burgess later.

However lack of songs proved to be the major problem. Having been together for less than a year the band hadn't had the opportunity to stockpile songs and the album suffered as a result, featuring a few tracks that "had to go on there just to make up the numbers" (Burgess again).

The band also felt that some songs (especially "White Shirt" and "Polar Bear") were overproduced, with the bass being lost in the mix and that the whole album sounded rather 'thin'.

Both "The Only One I Know" and "Then" provided the Charlatans with hit singles however (peaking at #9 and #12 respectively in the British pop charts) and sales were good all over the world especially in the bands native UK

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 where the album went straight in at #1 in the album charts.

1990 Original edition

1. "You're Not Very Well" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins
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2. "White Shirt" (Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 3:25
3. "The Only One I Know
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   " (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins) – 3:58
4. "Opportunity" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess) – 6:41
5. "Then" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 4:11
6. "109 Pt.2" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:18
7. "Polar Bear" (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 4:56
8. "Believe You Me" (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:41
9. "Flower" (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 5:27
10. "Sonic" (Brookes, Burgess, Collins) – 3:32
11. "Sproston Green" (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, Collins) – 5:08

Track listing note: The original vinyl release of Some Friendly did not include "The Only One I Know", as it was the band's wish to take only one single from each album.

2010 Deluxe edition

A 2CD Remastered Deluxe Edition of the album was released on May 17, 2010. The tracklisting for this release included a remastered version of the original album as well as a disc of outtakes, radio sessions and B-sides

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CD1

1. You're Not Very Well
2. White Shirt
3. Opportunity
4. Then
5. 109 pt.2
6. Polar Bear
7. Believe You Me
8. Flower
9. Sonic
10. Sproston Green

CD2

1. The Only One I Know (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
2. Imperial 109 (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
3. Everything Changed (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
4. Then (Peel Session) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
5. Always In Mind ([Peel Session])(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
6. You Can Talk To Me (Peel Session)(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
7. Polar Bear (Peel Session)(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
8. Some Friendly ([Mark Goodier] Session)(Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
9. Indian Rope (Mark Goodier Session) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
10. The Only One I Know (Mark Goodier Session) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
11. White Shirt (Mark Goodier Session) (Blunt, Burgess, R. Collins)
12. Then (Alternate Take) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
13. Taurus Moaner (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
14. Polar Bear (12" Mix) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
15. Over Rising (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
16. Way Up There (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
17. Happen to Die (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
18. Opportunity Three (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess)

Track listing notes: Tracks 1-3 on the bonus disc were originally released on the single The Only One I Know; Tracks 11-12 appeared on the single Then; Tracks 15, 16, 18 and a shorter version of Track 17 appeared on the EP Over Rising. "Opportunity Three" is a remix of "Opportunity" from the original album. "Some Friendly" is an early version of "You're Not Very Well".
For contractual reasons, the digital release of this reissue omits the BBC session recordings: however, it adds four additional versions which were omitted from the CD at the band's request:

Digital download

1. The Only One I Know (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
2. Imperial 109 (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
3. Everything Changed (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
4. Then (Alternate Take) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
5. Taurus Moaner (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
6. Polar Bear (12" Mix) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
7. Over Rising (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
8. Way Up There (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
9. Happen to Die (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
10. Opportunity Three (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess)
11. The Only One I Know (12" mix) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
12. Then (7" mix) (Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
13. Taurus Moaner (instrumental) (Baker, Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, R. Collins)
14. Sproston Green (instrumental) (Baker, Blunt, Burgess, R. Collins)

Personnel

• Tim Burgess - vocals
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  , harmonica
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• John Baker - guitar
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• Rob Collins
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   - Mellotron
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  , organ
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  , piano
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  , backing vocals
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• Martin Blunt - bass
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• Jon Brookes - Drums
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Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1990	The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...  (U.S.)	73
	UK Album Charts	1

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
1990	"The Only One I Know"	UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	9
	"Then"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	4
		UK Singles Chart	12
	"The Only One I Know"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	5
1991	"Sproston Green"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	25
	"White Shirt"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	18
	"The Only One I Know"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	37

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...  – UK	Gold	BPI