The It Girl (album) explained

The It Girl
Type:	Album
Artist:	Sleeper
Cover:	Sleeper - The It Girl album cover.jpg
Released:	6 May 1996
Recorded:	1995–1996
Genre:	Britpop
Length:	45:59
Label:	Indolent
Producer:	Stephen Street
Prev Title:	Smart
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Pleased to Meet You
Next Year:	1997

The It Girl is the second studio album by English Britpop band Sleeper,^[1] released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music). It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.^[2] The album was released internationally; the US version has a different track listing along with alternative photos in the liner booklet. It was recorded in London over the winter of 1995 and 1996.

Critical reception

Jack Rabid of AllMusic wrote that while "nothing is quite the total knockout of Smarts 'Inbetweener,' The It Girl is more consistently accomplished, with a broader palette of influences".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Louse Wener.

Notes

• Bonus disc: Tracks 1–5 taken from the "What Do I Do Now" single b-sides; 6–8 from "Sale of the Century" single; 9–11 from "Nice Guy Eddie" single; 12–16 from "Statuesque" single.

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[3] Sleeper

• Louise Wener – vocals, guitar
• Andy Maclure – drums, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards (track 11)
• Jon Stewart – guitar, keyboards (track 1)
• Diid Osman – bass

Additional musicians

• Stephen Street – keyboards, programming
• John Green – piano, synthesizers

Production and design

• Stephen Street – producer (all except track 1), mixing (track 1)
• John Smith – engineer, producer (track 12)
• Bruce Lampcov – producer (track 1)
• Tom Girling – assistant engineer
• Julie Gardner – assistant engineer
• Kevin Westenberg – Sleeper photography

External links

• The It Girl at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• Complete Sleeper discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Modern Lists Are Rubbish: In response to Buzzfeed, here's our Definitive Britpop Album Ranking. 14 January 2014.
2. Book: Harris, John . John Harris (critic) . The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock . . 2004 . 354 . 0-00-713473-8.
3. The It Girl. Sleeper. 1996. booklet. Indolent Records. SLEEPCD012.