Connected (Stereo MCs album)
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Connected | ||||
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Studio album by Stereo MCs | ||||
Released | 5 October 1992 | |||
Genre | Acid jazz, alternative hip hop, trip hop | |||
Length | 56:10 | |||
Label | Fourth & Broadway/Island/PolyGram Records 512 743 |
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Producer | Stereo MCs, Veronica Davis, Andrea Groves | |||
Stereo MCs chronology | ||||
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Singles from Connected | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Robert Christgau | B–[1] |
Connected is a 1992 album by Stereo MCs. The tracks "Connected", "Ground Level", "Step It Up" and "Creation" became hit singles.
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Critical reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau said that, although its music is amiable and rhythmic, Connected is also "so multifaceted that its functionality is fungible and forgettable."[1] In 2000 Q magazine placed Connected at number 52 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.[citation needed] The album won Best British Album at the 1994 Brit Awards, was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize[citation needed] and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except as noted
- "Connected" (Birch/Hallam/H.W. Casey/Richard Finch) – 5:14
- Contains a sample from "Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover)" by Jimmy "Bo" Horne.
- "Ground Level" – 4:13
- "Everything" (Birch/Hallam/James L. Worthy) – 3:47
- "Sketch" (Birch/Hallam/Tuzé DeAbreu)– 5:44
- Contains a sample of "Passarinho" by Gal Costa.
- "Fade Away" – 4:25
- "All Night Long" – 4:07
- "Step It Up" – 4:59
- "Playing With Fire" – 4:20
- Contains a sample of "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" by Pet Shop Boys.
- "Pressure" – 3:50
- "Chicken Shake" – 3:50
- "Creation" – 5:03
- "Don't Let Up" (feat. Mica Paris)[3] – 3:09
- "The End" (Birch/Hallum/Carole King/Toni Stern) – 3:47
Personnel
Stereo MCs
- Robert Charles "Rob B." Birch: Vocals
- Nick "The Head" Hallam: DJ
- Ian Frederick "Owen If" Rossiter: Drums, Percussion
- Cath Coffey: Backing Vocals
Additional Personnel
- James Hallawell: Keyboards, Organ
- Paul O. Kane, Matthew Seligman: Bass
- Chicu Modu: Sax
- Ivan Hussey, Johnny T., Anya Ulman: Strings
- Kick Horns: Brass
Singles
- "Connected" (#18 in the UK, 14 September 1992)
- "Step It Up" (#12 in the UK, 23 November 1992)
- "Ground Level" (#19 in the UK, 8 February 1993)
- "Creation" (#19 in UK, 17 May 1993)
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References
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