Whiplash (album)

Whiplash
Studio album by James
Released	February 25, 1997
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:15 Reissue: 64:36)
Label	Mercury
Producer	Stephen Hague, David Baynton-Power
James chronology
Wah Wah (1994) Whiplash (1997) Millionaires (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Sun	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)[3]
Martin C. Strong	(6/10)[4]
Melody Maker	(mixed)[5]
NME	(4/10)[6]
Q	[7]
Sunday Mirror	(8/10)[8]
Sunday Times	(favourable)[9]
Toronto Sun	(favourable)[10]

Whiplash is the seventh studio album by British alternative rock band James. It contained the top ten hit "She's a Star" which re-established the group commercially. The sessions for the album were long and stretched over a period of more than 2 years with many unreleased songs being recorded – Brian Eno produced many of the early sessions and details some of these songs and the recording process in his book A Year with Swollen Appendices. The album was reissued in remastered form in 2001 with 4 bonus tracks.

Whiplash was chosen as one of the 50 best albums of 1997 by Q Magazine.^[11]

Track listing

1. "Tomorrow" (Booth, Gott, Glennie, Brian Eno) - 3:45
2. "Lost a Friend" - 3:40
3. "Waltzing Along" - 3:54
4. "She's a Star" - 3:39
5. "Greenpeace" - 4:49
6. "Go to the Bank" - 4:22
7. "Play Dead" - 4:45
8. "Avalanche" - 3:46
9. "Homeboy" - 2:38
10. "Watering Hole" - 3:45
11. "Blue Pastures" - 4:19

All songs written and composed by Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Jim Glennie; except where noted. 

2001 remaster bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost a Friend (live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)"
2.	"Greenpeace (live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)"
3.	"Homeboy (live at Shepherd's Bush Empire)"
4.	"Waltzing Along (Flytronix Remix)"

Personnel

• Tim Booth - vocals
• Larry Gott - guitar
• Mark Hunter- keys
• Jim Glennie - bass
• Saul Davies - violin, guitar
• David Baynton-Power - drums

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "James: Whiplash". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. Vetch, Dave (27 February 1997). "Whiplash: Reviews". Calgary Sun. Quebecor. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. Entertainment Weekly: 126. 21 February 1997. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. The Essential Rock Discography - Volume 1: 550. 2006. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. Smith, Richard (1 March 1997). "Whiplash: Reviews". Melody Maker. IPC Media. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
6. Moody, Paul (23 February 1997). "Whiplash: Reviews". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
7. Sheppard, David (February 1997). "Whiplash: Reviews". Q. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
8. "Whiplash: Reviews". Sunday Mirror. Trinity Mirror. 23 February 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
9. "Whiplash: More reviews". Sunday Times. News International. February 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
10. Stevenson, Jane (23 February 1997). "Whiplash: Reviews". Toronto Sun. Sun Media. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
11. Q: 113. January 1998. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Whiplash at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)