15 Minutes (Nik Kershaw album)

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15 Minutes
Nik Kershaw 15 minutes 3.jpg
Studio album by
Nik Kershaw
Released6 April 1999 (1999-04-06)
Recorded1998
GenreRock
Length56:51
LabelRhino/Eagle
ProducerNik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw chronology
The Best of Nik Kershaw
(1993) 		15 Minutes
(1999) 		The Essential
(2000)

15 minutes is a 1999 album released by UK singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw.

In a 2008 interview, Kershaw spoke of two tracks from the album after being asked for his proudest song.

"'Billy' would be my finest lyric. Lyrics usually take me days or even weeks but this was one of those rare occasions when they just poured out and everything fell into place. It has a complex rhyming scheme but still manages to make a point with humour. There's another song on the same album called 'Have a Nice Life' which is very simple and heartfelt. Again, that was quick and easy to write. The best ones always are and you spend most of your creative life trying to find them. The trouble is they find you and not the other way around."[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Tennessean3.5/5 stars[3]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the album as an "immaculately produced collection of modern mature pop", but felt the album concentrated too much on "sonic texture" rather than the songwriting. He concluded: "It's easy to admire the craft behind the production and the subtle songwriting, even if the songs don't work their way into your subconscious."[2] Tom Roland of The Tennessean wrote: "Kershaw delivers 15 Minutes with a Brit boy-next-door disposition and a bed of guitars, in a swirl of restrained, midtempo pop."[3] Dana Tofig of the Hartford Courant commented: "Kershaw has put out a new album that testifies he should have received much more time in the spotlight. 15 Minutes, although inconsistent, is filled with catchy pop songs that stand out with brilliant hooks and a touch of oddness."[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Somebody Loves You"5:02
2."Have A Nice Life"3:58
3."Billy"4:20
4."Find Me An Angel"5:55
5."Your Brave Face"5:50
6."What Do You Think Of It So Far"3:56
7."God Bless"4:24
8."Stick Around"3:48
9."Fiction"4:18
10."Made in Heaven"5:56
11."Shine On"4:54
12."15 Minutes"4:39
13."Wouldn't It Be Good" (bonus)5:01

Singles[]

  • Somebody Loves You" No. 70
    • B-side (standard edition) – Wouldn't It Be Good (acoustic), The Riddle (acoustic).
      • B-side (limited edition) – The Wrong Man, Woman.
  • What Do You Think Of It So Far
    • B-side – Oxygen (acoustic), Woman.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nik Kershaw : Interview". Pennyblackmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (6 April 1999). "15 Minutes – Nik Kershaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Tom Roland (5 April 1999). "Elvis live... again". The Tennessean. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dana Tofig (4 August 1999). "Music". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 11 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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