Way Beyond Blue Explained

Way Beyond Blue
Type:Album
Artist:Catatonia
Cover:Waybeyondbluecover.jpg
Released:30 September 1996
Length:47:41
Label:Blanco y Negro
Producer:Stephen Street, Paul Sampson & Catatonia
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Way Beyond Blue is the debut album by the Welsh band Catatonia.[1] It has been seen by many fans as being something of a compilation album, as all but five songs on the album had appeared on one of the band's early EPs or singles, albeit in different renditions (see below). It spawned the band's first top 40 hit, "You've Got a Lot to Answer For" which hit No. 35.

Critical reception

The Guardian concluded that "'Lost Cat' and 'Sweet Catatonia', creamy janglefests both, are among the best things to have emerged from the nascent Welsh scene."[2]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Bennun . David . Coma chameleons . Melody Maker . Sep 28, 1996 . 73 . 39 . 49.
  2. News: Sullivan . Caroline . Catatonia Way Beyond Blue . The Guardian . 4 Oct 1996 . Features . 18.