St. Elsewhere (album)
Encyclopedia
St. Elsewhere is the debut album by United States hip hop soul duo Gnarls Barkley
. It was released on April 24, 2006 in the United Kingdom
, where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart
, and on May 9, 2006 in the United States
, although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download
in the U.S. iTunes Music Store. It debuted at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard 200
, and as of the Billboard 200 issue date of August 5, 2006, it peaked at #4 on this chart. The album was originally titled Who Cares? in reference to the low sales Gnarls Barkley ironically predicted their album would experience. The album's first single, "Crazy
", was the first song to become a UK number-one single based solely on downloads
. As of August 22, 2006, the album had been shipped to stores in excess of 1,000,000 units, receiving a platinum
certification from the RIAA. By Nielsen SoundScan
, sales were at 1,260,535 copies as of March 15, 2007. A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7. The CD + DVD package includes a 92 page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances. It was also released on vinyl
. The album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide to date.
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
iTunes Bonus Tracks
Amazon Bonus Tracks
.http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/43459/best-albums-of-2006-10-1 In 2007, the album won the Grammy Award
for Best Alternative Music Album
, with nominations for Album of the Year
and Record of the Year
for "Crazy". St. Elsewhere placed on Slant Magazine
's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 92.
Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo comprising Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green. Their first studio album St. Elsewhere was released in 2006; along with its first single "Crazy". Both single and album were a major commercial success and have been noted for their large sales by download...
. It was released on April 24, 2006 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart
UK 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...
, and on May 9, 2006 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
in the U.S. iTunes Music Store. It debuted at number twenty on the U.S. 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...
, and as of the Billboard 200 issue date of August 5, 2006, it peaked at #4 on this chart. The album was originally titled Who Cares? in reference to the low sales Gnarls Barkley ironically predicted their album would experience. The album's first single, "Crazy
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)
"Crazy" is the debut single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere...
", was the first song to become a UK number-one single based solely on downloads
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. As of August 22, 2006, the album had been shipped to stores in excess of 1,000,000 units, receiving a platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
certification from the RIAA. By Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
, sales were at 1,260,535 copies as of March 15, 2007. A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7. The CD + DVD package includes a 92 page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances. It was also released on vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
. The album has sold over 6 million copies worldwide to date.
Track listing
- "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (Danger MouseDanger MouseBrian Joseph Burton , better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles' White Album.He...
, Cee Lo Green, Nicolas FlagelloNicolas FlagelloNicolas Flagello , was an American composer of classical music.Flagello was born in New York City, into a very musical family. His brother Ezio Flagello was a bass who sang at the Metropolitan Opera. One of his first music teachers was the composer Vittorio Giannini, and he then studied at the...
) – 2:19 - "CrazyCrazy (Gnarls Barkley song)"Crazy" is the debut single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. Elsewhere...
" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Gianfranco ReverberiGianfranco ReverberiGian Franco Reverberi is an Italian composer and musician. He worked mainly on the soundtracks for Spaghetti Westerns.He was one of the first Italian rock music artists....
, Gian Piero ReverberiGian Piero ReverberiGian Piero Reverberi is an Italian pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, and entrepreneur.After obtaining Diplomas in piano and composition from the Paganini Conservatory in Genoa, Reverberi worked in a wide range of media, including TV themes, spaghetti Western soundtracks to pop and rock...
) – 2:58 - "St. Elsewhere" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Barry Clarke, David Costa, Celia Humphris, Unwin Brown) – 2:30
- "Gone Daddy Gone" (Gordon GanoGordon GanoGordon James Gano is an American musician. He is best known for being the singer, guitarist and songwriter of American alternative rock band Violent Femmes.-Early life:...
, Willie DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
) – 2:28 - "Smiley FacesSmiley Faces"Smiley Faces" is a song by Gnarls Barkley and is featured on their debut album, St. Elsewhere. It was released 17 July 2006 as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom .-Music videos:...
" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo) – 3:05 - "The Boogie Monster" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Armando TrovaioliArmando TrovaioliArmando Trovaioli is an Italian film composer and pianist with over 200 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for low-budget exploitation films of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica on a number of projects, including one segment of...
, Angelo Francesco LavagninoAngelo Francesco LavagninoAngelo Francesco Lavagnino was an Italian composer. He is best known for writing the scores to dozens of films, including The Naked Maja, Legend of the Lost, Gorgo, Daisy Miller, and two directed by Orson Welles, Othello, Chimes at Midnight, and Esther and the King.Lavagnino won the Nastro...
) – 2:50 - "Feng Shui" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Nino Nardini) – 1:26
- "Just a Thought" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Kevin Peek) – 3:42
- "Transformer" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Marlene Moore) – 2:17
- "Who Cares?" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Keith MansfieldKeith MansfieldKeith Mansfield is a British composer and arranger known for his creation of prominent television theme tunes, including the Grandstand theme for the BBC...
) – 2:27 - "Online" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo) – 1:48
- "Necromancer" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo) – 2:57
- "Storm Coming" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo) – 3:08
- "The Last Time" (Danger Mouse, Cee Lo, Ian Langley) – 3:25
Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
- "Crazy" (Video)
- "Gone Daddy Gone" (Video)
- "Smiley Faces" (Video)
- "Go Go Gadget Gospel" (Video)
- "Gone Daddy Gone" (T4 Live)
- "Who Cares?" (T4 Live)
- "The Boogie Monster" (T4 Live)
- "Smiley Faces" (T4 Live)
- "Crazy" (T4 Live)
- "Crazy" (Top of the PopsTop of the PopsTop of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
version - Audio) - "Gone Daddy Gone" (Later... with Jools Holland version - Audio)
iTunes Bonus Tracks
- "Crazy" (Instrumental) (Burton, Reverberi, Reverberi) – 3:00
- "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (Instrumental) (Burton, Flagello) – 2:14
Amazon Bonus Tracks
- "Transformer" (Instrumental) – 2:10
- "The Boogie Monster" (Instrumental) – 2:49
Critical reception and awards
The album has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised the album's innovation and high production values, and has a total score of 81 on Metacritic. The album was rated as the best release of 2006 by popmattersPopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
.http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/43459/best-albums-of-2006-10-1 In 2007, the album won the Grammy Award
Grammy Awards of 2007
The 49th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15, 2005 and ending September 14, 2006 in the United States. The awards were handed out on Sunday February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dixie Chicks...
for Best Alternative Music Album
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums in the alternative rock genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
, with nominations for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
and Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959.-History:The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
for "Crazy". St. Elsewhere placed on Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 92.
Certifications
| Country | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Germany | Gold |
Credits
- Danger MouseDanger MouseBrian Joseph Burton , better known by his stage name Danger Mouse, is an American musician, songwriter and producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from The Beatles' White Album.He...
– producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Cee-Lo Green – vocals
- Ben H. Allen – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Eric Bobo – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Ced Keys International – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Dr. President – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, bass, guitar, organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with... - Daniele LuppiDaniele LuppiDaniele Luppi is an Italian musician, arranger and producer based in Rome, Italy. Luppi is known for his cinematic music productions.- Discography :* Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi – Rome - External links :...
– bass, MinimoogMinimoogThe Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. It was released in 1970 by R.A. Moog Inc. , and production was stopped in 1981. It was re-designed by Robert Moog in 2002 and released as Minimoog Voyager.The Minimoog was designed in response to the use of...
, organ, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Menta Malone – background vocals
- David Piltch – bass
- Chris Tedesco – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Eddie Reyes – acoustic guitar
- Tomika Walden – background vocals
- Jeff AntebiJeff AntebiJeff Antebi is an American entrepreneur in the arts, best known as the founder of Waxploitation Artists and for his photographic works from war and conflict zones.-Waxploitation Artists:...
– Artist Management
Samples
Taken from the St. Elsewhere liner notes:- "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" contains samples from "Goin' Down to Freedom's Land" written and performed by Nicolas FlagelloNicolas FlagelloNicolas Flagello , was an American composer of classical music.Flagello was born in New York City, into a very musical family. His brother Ezio Flagello was a bass who sang at the Metropolitan Opera. One of his first music teachers was the composer Vittorio Giannini, and he then studied at the...
. - "Crazy" incorporates elements of "Last Man Standing" written and performed by Gianfranco ReverberiGianfranco ReverberiGian Franco Reverberi is an Italian composer and musician. He worked mainly on the soundtracks for Spaghetti Westerns.He was one of the first Italian rock music artists....
and co-written by Gianpiero Reverberi. - "St. Elsewhere" incorporates elements of "Geordie" performed by Trees and arranged by Barry Clarke, David Costa, Celia Humphris and Stephen Brown.
- "The Boogie Monster" incorporates elements of "Ku Klux Klan Sequence" written and performed by Armando TrovaioliArmando TrovaioliArmando Trovaioli is an Italian film composer and pianist with over 200 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for low-budget exploitation films of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica on a number of projects, including one segment of...
and Angelo Francesco LavagninoAngelo Francesco LavagninoAngelo Francesco Lavagnino was an Italian composer. He is best known for writing the scores to dozens of films, including The Naked Maja, Legend of the Lost, Gorgo, Daisy Miller, and two directed by Orson Welles, Othello, Chimes at Midnight, and Esther and the King.Lavagnino won the Nastro...
. - "Feng Shui" incorporates elements of "Tropical" written and performed by Nino Nardini.
- "Just a Thought" incorporates elements of "A Touch of Class" written and performed by Kevin Peek.
- "Transformer" incorporates elements of "Rubber Solution" written by Marlene Moore.
- "Who Cares?" incorporates elements of "Mono Ski" written and performed by Keith MansfieldKeith MansfieldKeith Mansfield is a British composer and arranger known for his creation of prominent television theme tunes, including the Grandstand theme for the BBC...
. - "Online" incorporates elements of "Welcome to the Rain" written by Flip Davis and performed by Mid Day Rain.
- "The Last Time" incorporates elements of "Chicano Chaser" written and performed by Ian Langley.