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Primal Scream (Primal Scream album)

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Primal Scream
Studio album by
Released4 September 1989 (1989-09-04)
Genre
Length32:38
LabelCreation
ProducerSister Anne
Primal Scream chronology
Sonic Flower Groove
(1987)
Primal Scream
(1989)
Screamadelica
(1991)
Singles from Primal Scream
  1. "Ivy Ivy Ivy"
    Released: July 1989

Primal Scream is the second studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was released on 4 September 1989 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and in the United States by Mercenary Records. Musically, it took a harder rock approach than their 1987 debut Sonic Flower Groove and did not achieve great success. However, the song "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have" was later remixed to provide the breakthrough single "Loaded", which appeared on their much celebrated third album Screamadelica.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[4]
MusicHound1/5[5]
NME6/10[6]
Q[7]
Record Mirror2.5/5[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

The album received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Tim Sendra of AllMusic wrote: "While the group was capable of whipping up a credible approximation of thuggish hard rock, Bobby Gillespie's fragile wisp of a voice is rather ill-suited to kicking out the jams."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert "Throb" Young

No.TitleLength
1."Ivy Ivy Ivy"3:07
2."You're Just Dead Skin to Me"4:42
3."She Power"3:10
4."You're Just Too Dark to Care"3:09
5."I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have"5:11
6."Gimme Gimme Teenage Head"2:30
7."Lone Star Girl"3:14
8."Kill the King"3:30
9."Sweet Pretty Thing"2:20
10."Jesus Can't Save Me"1:45

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

Primal Scream
Additional musicians
Technical
  • Alan McGee – management
  • Jayne Houghton – cover photography

References

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  1. ^ "Primal Scream biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Primal Scream - Primal Scream". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Primal Scream". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Primal Scream". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1211–1212. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  5. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Primal Scream". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 896. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  6. ^ Lamacq, Steve (16 September 1989). "Losing Velocity". NME. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  7. ^ Q (December 2000)
  8. ^ Zeppelin, Geoff (16 September 1989). "Primal Scream: Primal Scream". Record Mirror. Vol. 36. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Primal Scream". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 654. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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