Expecting to Fly (album)

Expecting to Fly
Studio album by The Bluetones
Released	12 February 1996 (UK)
Recorded	1995/1996
Genre	Britpop, indie pop, jangle pop
Length	53:45
Label	Superior Quality, A&M
Producer	Hugh Jones
The Bluetones chronology
A Bluetones Companion (1995) Expecting to Fly (1996) Return to the Last Chance Saloon (1998)

Expecting to Fly is the debut album by The Bluetones. It was released on 12 February 1996, and knocked Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory? off the number 1 spot in the UK album charts, although the Oasis album would return to number 1 the following week. The album is currently certified Platinum by the BPI. Its offspring singles were "Bluetonic", "Slight Return" and "Cut Some Rug".

During a gig in Manchester in 2008, Mark Morriss was quoted as saying, 'We wanted to release this next track as a single, but the record company didn't agree, saying it didn't have a chorus...' The band proceeded to play "Carnt Be Trusted".

A 2 CD Expanded Edition of the album was released on 9 March 2009.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Melody Maker placed it at No. 19 on the list of 1996's Albums Of The Year. NME placed it at No. 11 in NME's 1996 critic's poll. Rolling Stone gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "...an accomplished and varied collection of guitar-based tunes with a solid charm rooted in the best traditions of English alternative pop—no more, but certainly no less...".

Track listing

All tracks written by Morriss, Chesters, Devlin, Morriss unless otherwise stated.

1. "Talking to Clarry" – 6:52
2. "Bluetonic" – 4:08 (Morriss, Chesters, Devlin, Morriss, Mitchell)
3. "Cut Some Rug" – 4:32
4. "Things Change" – 5:38
5. "The Fountainhead" – 4:35
6. "Carnt Be Trusted" – 3:50
7. "Slight Return" – 3:21
8. "Putting Out Fires" – 6:22
9. "Vampire" – 4:32
10. "A Parting Gesture" – 4:40
11. "Time & Again" – 5:09

Collector's Edition

Disc: 2

1. "A Parting Guesture" (R1 The John Peel Show, 1994)
2. "Cut Some Rug" (R1 The John Peel Show, 1994)
3. "Bluetonic" (R1 The Mark Radcliffe Show, May 1995)
4. "Are You Blue or Are You Blind?" (R1 The Mark Radcliffe Show, May 1995)
5. "Fountainhead" (R1 The Mark Radcliffe Show, May 1995)
6. "Time & Again" (R1 The Mark Radcliffe Show, May 1995)
7. "Driftwood" (R1 The Evening Session, July 1995)
8. "Can't Be Trusted" (R1 The Evening Session, July 1995)
9. "Are You Blue or Are You Blind?" (Sound City 1995 Bristol)
10. "Cut Some Rug" (Sound City 1995 Bristol)
11. "Can't Be Trusted" (Sound City 1995 Bristol)
12. "Bluetonic" (Sound City 1995 Bristol)
13. "Time & Again" (Sound City 1995 Bristol)

Personnel

• Mark Morriss – vocals
• Eds Chesters – percussion, drums
• Adam Devlin – guitar, 12 string guitar
• Scott Morriss – bass, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals

and

• Dan Crompton – harmonica on track "A Parting Gesture"
• Mac McEldon – clavinet on "Things Change"
• Caroline LaVelle – cello on "Putting Out Fires"

Credits

• Hugh Jones – producer, mixing
• Marc Newman, Superstock – front cover photography
• Roger Sargent – band photography
• Scott Morriss, Trevor Ray Hart – additional photography
• Geoff Pesche – mastering
• Helen Woodward – mixing engineer
• Julian Able, Neil Burrow – management

References

1. Allmusic review
2. NME review
3. Rolling Stone review

External links

• "Bluetones, The – Expecting To Fly (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-08-05.