Speed Ballads

Speed Ballads
Studio album by Republica
Released	November 1998
Recorded	Republica, Westside, Metropolis, Strongroom, Whitfield Street, The Barge & Heirophony, London
Genre	Electronica, alternative rock
Label	Deconstruction Records BMG
Producer	Ian Stanley Andy Gray Clive Langer Alan Winstanley Ian Broudie
Republica chronology
Republica (1996) Speed Ballads (1998)

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

Speed Ballads is the second album by the band Republica. Released in 1998, Speed Ballads was the follow-up to Republica's self-titled debut album. Speed Ballads reached #37^[3] in the UK Album Charts. There were tentative plans to release the album in the United States in January 1999 but these plans were cancelled.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"From Rush Hour with Love"	Saffron, Dorney, Male	3:25
2.	"Fading of the Man"	Saffron, Dorney, Male	4:34
3.	"Try Everything"	Saffron, Dorney, Male, Batson	4:02
4.	"Luxury Cage"	Saffron, Dorney, Male, Todd	5:03
5.	"Faster Faster"	Saffron, Dorney, Male	3:20
6.	"Nothing's Feeling New"	Saffron, Dorney, Male, Williams	3:51
7.	"Millennium"	Saffron, Dorney, Male, Todd	3:14
8.	"Pretty Girl Hate"	Saffron, Dorney, Male	3:47
9.	"Kung Fu Movies"	Saffron, Dorney, Male, Smith	4:00
10.	"Pub Pusher"	Saffron, Dorney, Male	4:22

B-Sides

There are known to be five B-sides from the Speed Ballads era.

1. "World Ends In The Morning" (From the "From Rush Hour With Love" CD single)
2. "Clone My Soul" (From the "From Rush Hour With Love" CD single)
3. "House Special" (From the "From Rush Hour With Love" 7" Vinyl single)
4. "Ready To Go [Live From Cardiff]" (From the "Try Everything" CD promo single)
5. "Drop Dead Gorgeous [Live From Cardiff]" (From the "Try Everything" CD promo single)

Personnel

• Republica - performer
  • Saffron - vocals
  • Tim Dorney - keyboard, programming, mixing
  • Jonny Male - guitar, backing vocal
• Pete Riley - drums
• Ian Stanley - producer
• Andy Gray - producer, mixing
• Clive Langer - producer, mixing
• Alan Winstanley - producer, mixing
• Ian Broudie - producer
• Bob Kraushaar - mixing
• Gary Langan - mixing
• Ross Cullum - mixing
• Cenzo - mixing
• Brian Pugsley - additional engineering
• John Astley - mastering
• Mike Diver - photography, manipulation
• Big Active Ltd. - design

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Review: Republica – Speed Ballads". NME. 29 August 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
3. UK top 40 hit database

External links

• Speed Ballads at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)