Republica (album)

Republica
Studio album by Republica
Released	July 30, 1996
Recorded	1993–95
Genre	Alternative rock electronica techno trip hop
Length	48:22
Label	Deconstruction RCA
Producer	Republica Ben Grosse
Republica chronology
Republica (1996) Speed Ballads (1998)
Singles from Republica
"Bloke" Released: January 1995 "Ready to Go" Released: April 15, 1996 "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Released: April 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Republica is the debut studio album by English band Republica, released on July 30, 1996 by RCA Records in the United States and on October 5, 1996 by Deconstruction Records in the United Kingdom. Produced by the band with additional production by Ben Grosse, Republica is an alternative rock album which fuses different genres of electronic music, such as electronica or techno, and also contains elements of Hi-NRG and trip hop music.

Upon its release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was also a commercial success, peaking at number 153 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the UK Album Charts.

Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke" and two hit singles, "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Saffron, Tim Dorney, Andy Todd, and Johnny Male except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready to Go"		5:01
2.	"Bloke"	Saffron, Dorney, Todd	4:56
3.	"Bitch"	Saffron, Dorney, Todd	5:13
4.	"Get Off"		3:57
5.	"Picture Me"	Saffron, Dorney, Todd	5:47
6.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous"		4:30
7.	"Out of the Darkness"		3:49
8.	"Wrapp"		1:45
9.	"Don't You Ever"		4:00
10.	"Holly"	Saffron, Dorney, Todd	4:23
11.	"Ready to Go" (original mix)		5:01
Total length:			48:22

Credits and personnel

• Saffron - vocals, songwriter
• Tim Dorney - producer, keyboards, songwriter
• Johnny Male - producer, guitar, songwriter
• Conor Lawrence - producer, drums, songwriter
• Ben Grosse - additional producer, programming
• Dave Arch - piano
• Paul Cartlidge - guitar
• Pete Davis - keyboards, programming
• Jez Williams - guitar
• Randy Jacobs - guitar
• Grant Mohrman - guitar
• Marlon Young - guitar
• Sal Aiello - guitar
• Ian Tregoning - mixing
• Phil Dane - mixing
• Jesus Beats - programming
• John Vitale - programming, guitar
• Mike Tuller - programming

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Republica - Republica". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-14.

External links

• Republica at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• Republica at AllMusic
• Republica (album) at Discogs (list of releases)