Against Perfection

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Against Perfection
Adorable Against Perfection.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 March 1993 (1993-03-01)
GenreShoegazing
Length48:50
LabelCreation
Producer
Adorable chronology
Against Perfection
(1993)
Fake
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Select3/5[2]

Against Perfection is the debut album by British alternative rock band Adorable. It was released in 1993 on Creation Records.

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Against Perfection at number 42 on its list of "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time".[3]

Track listing[]

UK version
  1. "Glorious" – 4:17
  2. "Favourite Fallen Idol" – 2:41
  3. "A to Fade In" – 4:50
  4. "I Know You Too Well" – 3:41
  5. "Homeboy" – 4:30
  6. "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" – 3:34
  7. "Cut #2" – 4:43
  8. "Crash Sight" – 4:02
  9. "Still Life" – 2:37
  10. "Breathless" – 5:18
US version
  1. "Sunshine Smile" – 5:03
  2. "Glorious" – 4:17
  3. "Favourite Fallen Idol" – 2:41
  4. "A to Fade In" – 4:50
  5. "I Know You Too Well" – 3:41
  6. "Homeboy" – 4:30
  7. "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" – 3:34
  8. "Cut #2" – 4:43
  9. "Crash Sight" – 4:02
  10. "Still Life" – 2:37
  11. "Breathless" – 5:18
  12. "I'll Be Your Saint" – 3:32
Japan version
  1. "Glorious" – 4:17
  2. "Favourite Fallen Idol" – 2:41
  3. "A to Fade In" – 4:50
  4. "I Know You Too Well" – 3:41
  5. "Homeboy" – 4:30
  6. "Sistine Chapel Ceiling" – 3:34
  7. "Cut #2" – 4:43
  8. "Crash Sight" – 4:02
  9. "Still Life" – 2:37
  10. "Breathless" – 5:18
  11. "Sunshine Smile" – 5:03
  12. "I'll Be Your Saint" – 3:32
  13. "Summerside" – 2:49

Personnel[]

  • Piotr Fijalkowski – vocals, guitar
  • Robert Dillam – guitar
  • Stephen "Wil" Williams – bass
  • Kevin Gritton – drums

Charts[]

Chart (1992)
  • Peak
  • position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 70

References[]

  1. ^ Parisien, Roch. "Against Perfection – Adorable". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ Kessler, Ted (April 1993). "Adorable: Against Perfection". Select. No. 34. p. 73.
  3. ^ "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. 24 October 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2019.


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