Twisted (Del Amitri album)
Encyclopedia
Twisted is the fourth studio album
by Del Amitri
, released on 28 February 1995. It reached number three in the UK Albums Chart
and was nominated by Q Magazine for best album of 1995.
It was the last album to feature guitarist David Cummings, who left to begin a successful career in TV scriptwriting
, and the only to feature drummer Chris Sharrock
, who agreed to play on Twisted but declined to join the band as a permanent member. With a firmer emphasis on electric guitars than the band's last outing, 1992's Change Everything
, the album represented a moderate change of direction for Del Amitri, whilst retaining their trademark melodic sensibilities.
The album included Del Amitri's most successful single
, "Roll to Me
", which reached the top ten in the US Hot 100
. The band are known not to consider the song one of their best, however, and have often seemed irked by the fact that what they see as a throwaway pop song
gave them their biggest hit. Also included was "Tell Her This", one of the group's more well-known songs.
Initial copies of the UK release of the album included a second live disc (catalog number 588 399-2, which was not made available separately), containing the following songs: "Hatful of Rain", "When I Want You", "Crashing Down", "Move Away Jimmy Blue", "The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere" and "Stone Cold Sober".
chart. It was less successful in their native UK, peaking at No. 22, lower than previous singles
, "Here and Now" and "Driving With the Brakes On". They did even worse with their next single, "Tell Her This" peaking at No. 32 on the UK singles chart
.
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 Del Amitri
Del Amitri
Del Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...
, released on 28 February 1995. It reached number three in 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 was nominated by Q Magazine for best album of 1995.
It was the last album to feature guitarist David Cummings, who left to begin a successful career in TV scriptwriting
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and the only to feature drummer Chris Sharrock
Chris Sharrock
Chris Sharrock is an English drummer from Bebington, Merseyside, England who has a long history of being an official member of many noted British bands, including The Icicle Works, The La's, The Wild Swans, World Party, The Lightning Seeds, The Robbie Williams Band, Oasis, and Beady...
, who agreed to play on Twisted but declined to join the band as a permanent member. With a firmer emphasis on electric guitars than the band's last outing, 1992's Change Everything
Change Everything
Change Everything is the third studio album by Del Amitri, released on 9 June 1992. It reached number 2 in the UK Albums Chart – the band's biggest hit LP – and was nominated by Q Magazine as one of the top 50 albums of 1992...
, the album represented a moderate change of direction for Del Amitri, whilst retaining their trademark melodic sensibilities.
The album included Del Amitri's most successful single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Roll to Me
Roll to Me
"Roll to Me" is a 1995 single from Del Amitri, included on their album "Twisted". "Roll to Me" became their most popular song in the US, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was less successful in their native UK, peaking at No. 22, lower than previous singles, "Here and Now" and...
", which reached the top ten in the US Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The band are known not to consider the song one of their best, however, and have often seemed irked by the fact that what they see as a throwaway pop song
Pop Song
Pop Song is the first single by the Drugs. It was released in 2000 and earned the Drugs some positive press. It has been described as "addictive". A live version was released on The Only Way Is Up...
gave them their biggest hit. Also included was "Tell Her This", one of the group's more well-known songs.
Track listing
- "Food for Songs" (Justin CurrieJustin CurrieJustin Robert Currie is a Scottish singer and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the band Del Amitri and, along with Iain Harvie, is one of only two members of the group to be present throughout its entire existence.-Del Amitri:Justin Currie established the band Del Amitri while...
) – 3:38 - "Start with Me" (Currie, Iain HarvieIain HarvieIain Wallace Harvie is the guitarist with the Scottish rock band called Del Amitri. Along with lead singer and bassist Justin Currie, Harvie is one of only two members to be present throughout Del Amitri's history from its 1982 inception...
) – 4:27 - "Here and Now" (Currie, Harvie) – 5:30
- "One Thing Left to Do" (Currie, Harvie) – 3:59
- "Tell Her This" (Currie) – 3:11
- "Being Somebody Else" (Currie, Harvie) – 6:26
- "Roll to MeRoll to Me"Roll to Me" is a 1995 single from Del Amitri, included on their album "Twisted". "Roll to Me" became their most popular song in the US, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was less successful in their native UK, peaking at No. 22, lower than previous singles, "Here and Now" and...
" (Currie) – 2:12 - "Crashing Down" (Currie, Harvie) – 4:51
- "It Might as Well Be You" (Currie) – 4:34
- "Never Enough" (Currie, Harvie) – 5:28
- "It's Never Too Late to Be Alone" (Currie) – 5:05
- "Driving with the Brakes On" (Currie) – 4:44
Initial copies of the UK release of the album included a second live disc (catalog number 588 399-2, which was not made available separately), containing the following songs: "Hatful of Rain", "When I Want You", "Crashing Down", "Move Away Jimmy Blue", "The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere" and "Stone Cold Sober".
Credits
- Justin Currie – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, acoustic guitarsSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound... - Iain Harvie – 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...
- David Cummings – 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...
- Andy Alston – keyboardKeyboard 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...
- Chris Sharrock – 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 ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Frazer Spiers – harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
on "Food for Songs" - David McCluskey – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
on "One Thing Left to Do", "smatterings of percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
" - Martin Ditcham – "smatterings of percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
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Singles
"Roll to Me" became their most popular song in the US, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart. It was less successful in their native UK, peaking at No. 22, lower than previous singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Here and Now" and "Driving With the Brakes On". They did even worse with their next single, "Tell Her This" peaking at No. 32 on the 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 ...
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| Here and Now Released: February 1995 (in two versions) B-sides: Version One:
Version Two:
Chart positions: No. 21 (UK) |
| Driving With the Brakes On Released: May 1995 (in two versions) B-sides: Version One:
Version Two:
Chart positions: No. 18 (UK) |
| Roll to Me Released: 13 June 1995 (two versions in UK, one in US) B-sides: UK Version One:
UK Version Two:
US Version:
Chart positions: No. 22 (UK), # 10 (US) |
| Tell Her This Released: 13 February 1996 (two versions in UK, one in US) B-sides: UK Version One:
UK Version Two:
US Version:
Chart positions: No. 32 (UK) |
- All singles released on A&M RecordsA&M RecordsA&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
. - All B-sides written by Justin Currie unless specified.