Free Peace Sweet
| Free Peace Sweet | ||||
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| Studio album by Dodgy | ||||
| Released | 17 June 1996 | |||
| Genre | Britpop, Indie | |||
| Length | 1:04:28 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Hugh Jones | |||
| Dodgy chronology | ||||
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Free Peace Sweet is the third studio album by Dodgy. The track "Homegrown" was given the same name as the band's previous album.
Release
It was released on 17 June 1996[1] through A&M.[2] The vinyl version has two extra songs: "Is It Me" and "Grateful Moon". The album's title is a pun on three-piece suite. Mercury was planning on releasing the album in the US in March 1997, before being pushed back to May to eventually being shelved.[2] Dodgy's co-manager Dave Crompton commented that Mercury planned on releasing a single first but the band was against it.[2] "We think their attitude was, 'We'll put it out and see what happens,' and we said, 'We want to have a career. We've got one in England and Europe, and we want one in the U.S. as well.' "[2] The band eventually parted ways with Mercury.[2] Crompton and partner Andrew Winters were aiming to find a new label to release the album in the summer.[2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Free Peace Sweet charted at number 7 in the UK.[4] By March 1997, the album had sold 400,000 copies in the UK.[2]
Track listing
- "Intro" – 0:47
- "In a Room" – 4:15
- "Trust in Time" – 2:41
- "You've Gotta Look Up" – 5:29
- "If You're Thinking of Me" – 5:53
- "Good Enough" – 4:01
- "Ain't No Longer Asking" – 6:04
- "Found You" – 4:54
- "One of Those Rivers" – 7:43
- "Prey for Drinking" – 3:07
- "Jack the Lad" – 3:40
- "Long Life" – 4:47
- "U.K.R.I.P." – 5:08
- "Homegrown" – 5:52
(an untitled hidden track, probably a reprise of "If You're Thinking of Me", begins at 3:43)
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 7 |
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