Things to Make and Do explained

Things to Make and Do
Type:studio
Artist:Moloko
Cover:Moloko TTMAD cover.png
Released:10 April 2000[1]
Recorded:1999–2000
Genre:
Length:67:54
Label:Echo, Sony
Producer:Moloko
Prev Title:I Am Not a Doctor
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:All Back to the Mine
Next Year:2001

Things to Make and Do is the third album by the electronic/dance duo Moloko, released in the UK by Echo Records in 2000. It was a sonic departure for Moloko, with the tracks being less reliant on electronics and more on live musicians. In addition to the change in musical styles, the lead singer, Róisín Murphy, had changed her lyrical style. At time of release, Murphy summed up the previous style of her lyrics, saying, "I was nineteen when I made Tight Sweater, and I knew I was pretending, but if I tried not to, I'd still be pretending. Now, I know myself better," and her lyrics on this album are described as, "Roisin's most direct and emotionally honest lyrics [so far]."[2]

After the release of Things to Make and Do, offers came in for Murphy to guest on others' records, most notably The Psychedelic Waltons, Boris D. and Handsome Boy Modelling School. The album held the record as Echo's fastest-selling UK platinum record, until beaten by Feeder's The Singles compilation six years later. The track "Indigo" was featured on the soundtrack to Mystery Men.

As of May 2015, the album has sold over 355,000 copies in the UK.[3] As of December 2000 it has sold more than 750,000 units worldwide.[4]

Singles and bonus tracks

"The Time Is Now", the album's first single, became Moloko's biggest hit, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart and prompted a number three UK album début for Things to Make and Do.[5]

Before the album's release, an unsolicited Boris Dlugosch "Sing It Back" remix became a club, then mainstream, hit (it was originally a drum and bass-ish track on I Am Not a Doctor, their previous album). After the remix became a significant hit in Ibiza and Miami, then achieved scores of dance mix compilation inclusions, it was added to Things to Make and Do as a bonus track.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark Brydon and Róisín Murphy, except where noted. All music published by Chrysalis Music Publishing.

  1. "Radio Moscow" (Eddie Stevens) – 0:25
  2. "Pure Pleasure Seeker" – 6:31
  3. "Absent Minded Friends" – 4:44
  4. "Indigo" – 5:37
  5. "Being Is Bewildering" – 4:06
  6. "Remain the Same" – 3:40
  7. "A Drop in the Ocean" – 1:58
  8. "Dumb Inc." – 4:27
  9. "The Time Is Now" – 5:18
  10. "Mother" – 4:45
  11. "It's Your Problem" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens) – 1:07
  12. "It's Nothing" – 5:13
  13. "Bingo Massacre" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens/Paul Slowley) – 0:25
  14. "Somebody Somewhere" (Brydon/Murphy/Ashton Thomas/Dave Cooke) – 5:42
  15. "Just You and Me Dancing" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens/Slowley) – 1:17
  16. "If You Have a Cross to Bear You May as Well Use It as a Crutch" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens/Slowley) – 3:24
  17. "Keep Stepping" (Brydon/Murphy/Stevens) – 0:21
  18. "Sing It Back" (Boris Musical Mix) – 9:18

Personnel

Moloko

Other Musicians

Charts and certifications

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 86
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 52

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. "Discogs:Moloko:Editing Things to Make and Do:Echo:ECHLP 31 ", Discogs, retrieved 19 August 2013
  2. Web site: Wayback:ECHO:Moloko. https://web.archive.org/web/20080129014852/http://www.echo.co.uk/moloko . 29 January 2008. dead.
  3. News: Official Charts Analysis: OMI's Cheerleader spends third week at No.1. Jones. Alan. 18 May 2015. Music Week. 5 November 2015. 29 May 2015. https://archive.today/20150529024424/http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-mumford-sons-wilder-mind-tops-album-chart-with-29-922-sales/061812. live.
  4. Book: Wright, Chris. One Way or Another: My Life in Music, Sport and Entertainment. Omnibus Press. 14 October 2013. 9781783230297. 28 December 2018. 26 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220626070606/https://books.google.com/books?id=HDX_AgAAQBAJ&q=moloko+things+to+make+and+do+750%2C000&pg=PT399. live.
  5. Web site: Moloko full Official Chart History . . 15 July 2020 . 8 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508053318/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32539/moloko/ . live .
  6. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2000. Ultratop. 2 October 2020. 12 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612181922/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2000&cat=a. live.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 2 October 2020. 9 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509163952/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000. live.
  8. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000. Official Charts Company. 2 October 2020. 23 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123112613/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20000109/37502/. live.

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