Supergrass (album) explained

Supergrass
Type:	studio
Artist:	Supergrass
Cover:	Supergrass_(album).jpg
Released:	20 September 1999
Genre:	Alternative rock, Britpop
Length:	45:30
Prev Title:	In It for the Money
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Life on Other Planets
Next Year:	2002

Supergrass is the third album by the English alternative rock band Supergrass. It was released in the UK on 20 September 1999 and reached #3.^[1] It is often referred to as "the X-ray album", due to the picture on the sleeve. In Australia a free CD was included with some live tracks. In 2022, the album was remastered and reissued as a 2CD deluxe edition, which includes new remixes of several of the songs created by John Leckie and John Cornfield among other bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Supergrass/Rob Coombes.

CD 5220562 / TC 5220564 / 12" 5220561 / MD 5220569

1. "Moving" (4:26)
2. "Your Love" (3:27) This features a harpsichord in the outro.^[2]
3. "What Went Wrong (In Your Head)" (4:05)
4. "Beautiful People" (3:22)
5. "Shotover Hill" (3:43)
6. "Eon" (3:44)
7. "Mary" (4:00)
8. "Jesus Came from Outta Space" (4:10)
9. "Pumping on Your Stereo" (3:20)
10. "Born Again" (3:38)
11. "Faraway" (5:05)
12. "Mama & Papa" (2:30)

LTD. ED. CD 5220560

This was free with a limited number of CD releases of Supergrass.

• Exclusive Band Photographs
• Full Discography
• "Caught by the Fuzz (video)" (2:19)
• "Time (video)" (3:12)

LTD. ED. Mary Live Bonus CD (AUS only)

The Australian release of the album in 1999 came with a bonus live EP to coincide with the Australian leg of Supergrass' tour.^[3]

1. "Mary (from Lamacq Live)" (4:02)
2. "Pumping on Your Stereo (live from Peel Acres)" (3:12)
3. "Strange Ones (live from Peel Acres)" (3:57)
4. "Richard III (live from Peel Acres)" (3:29)
5. "Sun Hits the Sky (live from Peel Acres)" (4:44)

2022 Deluxe Edition CD2

1. Moving - John Leckie and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (5:22)
2. Beautiful People - John Cornfield and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (3:54)
3. Pumping On Your Stereo - John Leckie and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (3:47)
4. Born Again - John Cornfield and Mick Quinn 2022 Remix (3:34)
5. Wild Wind - Demo (1:50)
6. Pumping On Your Stereo - Live at T in the Park, 2000 (3:15)
7. Lucky (No Fear) (3:09)
8. Blockades - Studio Outtake (4:12)
9. Sick (3:40)
10. You’ll Never Walk Again (2:19)
11. What A Shame (2:40)
12. Moving - Live at T in the Park, 2000 (4:52)
13. Believer (3:47)
14. Faraway (Acoustic Version) (4:55)
15. Out Of The Blue - Monitor Mix (2:14)
16. Mary - Live at City Varieties, Leeds, 2005 (3:09)
17. Country Number - Demo (3:38)
18. Born Again - Live at The Forum, Melbourne, 2000 (3:52)
19. Jesus Came From Outta Space - Live from 107.7 The End, Seattle (3:26)
20. Oracle (3:41)

Supergrass

• Gaz Coombes – lead vocals, guitar
• Danny Goffey – drums, backing vocals
• Mick Quinn – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Beautiful People" and "Mama & Papa", co-lead vocals on "Mary" and "Faraway"

(entire band is also credited with "bells, whistles & bicycle pumps")

Additional musicians

• Rob Coombes – keyboards
• Satin Singh – percussion
• Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kieran, Boguslav Kostecki, Jackie Shave – violins
• Bill Benham, Andrew Parker – violas
• Martin Loveday, Frank Shaefer – cellos

Charts

Year-end charts

External links

• Supergrass at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Supergrass/The X-Ray Album . strangeones.com . 9 September 2011.
2. http://www.childrenofthemonkeybasket.com/discography/discomain.htm Supergrass Discothèque
3. Web site: Mary Live Bonus CD . strangeones.com . 9 September 2011.
4. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999. Official Charts Company. 25 September 2020.