Wonderland (The Charlatans album)

Wonderland
Studio album by The Charlatans
Released	10 September 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	57:31
Label	Universal Records
Producer	The Charlatans, Danny Saber and James Spencer
The Charlatans chronology
Us and Us Only (1999) Wonderland (2001) Songs from the Other Side (2002)
Singles from Wonderland
"Love Is The Key" Released: 27 August 2001 "A Man Needs to Be Told" Released: 19 November 2001 "You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty" Released: (withdrawn)

Wonderland is the seventh album by the British alternative rock band The Charlatans, released on 10 September 2001.

Jamie Oliver named the album in his book Jamie's kitchen as an inspiration for his cooking.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	link
NME	8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[4]
RTÉ.ie	link

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Wonderland received an average score of 75, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1] NME^[5] and Q^[6] listed Wonderland as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.

Track listing

All songs by Blunt/Brookes/Burgess/M. Collins/Rogers

1. "You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty" – 4:44
2. "Judas" – 4:04
3. "Love Is the Key" – 4:28
4. "A Man Needs to Be Told" – 4:33
5. "I Just Can't Get Over Losing You" – 4:54
6. "The Bell and the Butterfly" – 4:17
7. "And If I Fall" – 5:18
8. "Wake Up" – 5:10
9. "Is It in You?" – 4:45
10. "Ballad of the Band" – 5:56
11. "Right On" – 4:22
12. "Love to You" – 4:54

    UK release only. Rest of the world release does not include "Right On" and "Love To You". Japanese release includes "Right On" and "Love To You" as well as the following:

13. "It's About Time" – 3:53
14. "Shotgun" – 3:20
15. "Viva la Sociale" – 3:20

• "It's About Time" and "Viva la Sociale" are featured as B-sides on the UK single release of "Love Is the Key".
• "Shotgun" is featured as the B-side on the UK single release of "A Man Needs to Be Told".

Personnel

• Tim Burgess – lead vocals, harmonica
• Mark Collins – guitars
• Tony Rogers – Mellotron, organ, piano, backing vocals
• Martin Blunt – bass
• Jon Brookes – drums
• Ged Lynch – percussion (2,3,8,10)
• Stacy Plunk – backing vocals (3,4,9)
• Yvonne Marx – backing vocals (3,10)
• Daniel Lanois – pedal steel (4)
• Jim Keltner – percussion (4,12)

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Wonderland". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Wonderland - The Charlatans UK". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
3. Kessler, Ted. "Charlatans : Wonderland". NME. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
4. Tangari, Joe (16 January 2002). "The Charlatans UK: Wonderland". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
5. NME Staff. "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2001". NME. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
6. "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.

External links

• Wonderland at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)