On (Echobelly album)

On
Studio album by Echobelly
Released	21 September 1995
Genre	Britpop, power pop, alternative rock
Length	42:02
Label	Fauve, 550, Rhythm King
Producer	Paul Kolderie, Sean Slade
Echobelly chronology
Everyone's Got One (1994) On (1995) Lustra (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

On was the second album from English rock band Echobelly. Gaining a favourable response from critics^[2] the album reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart. On 21 July 2014, a 2CD expanded edition of the album was released with B-sides and previously unreleased live performances. ^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson.

Original 1995 release

1. "Car Fiction" - 2:31
2. "King of the Kerb" - 3:59
3. "Great Things" - 3:31
4. "Natural Animal" - 3:27
5. "Go Away" - 2:44
6. "Pantyhose and Roses" - 3:25
7. "Something Hot in a Cold Country" - 4:01
8. "Four Letter Word" - 2:51
9. "Nobody Like You" - 3:52
10. "In the Year" - 3:31
11. "Dark Therapy" - 5:30
12. "Worms and Angels" - 2:38

Bonus tracks included with the 2014 reissue^[4]

13. "Here Comes the Scene"
14. "God's Guest List"
15. "On Turn Off"
16. "On Turn On"
17. "Bunty"
18. "One After 5am"
19. "Car Fiction" (French version)
20. "On Turn On" (acoustic)
21. "Natural Animal" (acoustic)
22. "We Know Better"
23. "Atom"
24. "Aloha Lolita"

Disc 2 included with the 2014 reissue

Tracks 1-13 Live at Wetalands NYC - 9 September 1995, and Tracks 14-17 from the John Peel BBC Radio One Session - 1 April 1995 ^[5]

1. "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me"
2. "Car Fiction"
3. "Close... But"
4. "Dark Therapy"
5. "Father Ruler King Computer"
6. "Give Her a Gun"
7. "Go Away"
8. "Great Things"
9. "Insomniac"
10. "King of the Kerb"
11. "Natural Animal"
12. "Pantyhose and Roses"
13. "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never"
14. "Four Letter Word"
15. "Car Fiction"
16. "Pantyhose and Roses"
17. "Go Away"

Singles

• "Great Things" was released as the first single, and reached 13 in the UK Singles Chart.
• "King Of The Kerb" was released as the second single, and reached 25 in the UK Singles Chart.
• "Dark Therapy" was released as the third single, and reached 20 in the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

• Sonya Madan (vocals)
• Glenn Johansson (guitar)
• Debbie Smith (guitar)
• Alex Keyser (bass)
• Andy Henderson (drums)

References

1. allmusic review
2. Echobelly
3. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4714
4. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4714
5. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4714

External links

• On at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)