Grand Prix (album)

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Grand Prix
Grandprixfanclubalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Teenage Fanclub
Released29 May 1995
Recorded5 September–9 October 1994
StudioThe Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell
Genre
Length42:09
Label
Producer
Teenage Fanclub chronology
Deep Fried Fanclub
(1995) 		Grand Prix
(1995) 		Songs from Northern Britain
(1997)
Singles from Grand Prix
  1. "Mellow Doubt"
    Released: March 1995
  2. "Sparky's Dream"
    Released: 22 May 1995
  3. "Neil Jung"
    Released: August 1995

Grand Prix is the fifth album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in May 1995 via Creation Records.

Album cover[]

The now-defunct Formula One racing team Simtek provided the car that appears on the front cover.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
The Guardian5/5 stars[4]
Mojo5/5 stars[5]
NME9/10[6]
Pitchfork8.5/10[7]
Q5/5 stars[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[9]
Spin4/10[10]
Uncut8/10[11]

Upon release, Grand Prix received almost unanimous critical acclaim. Writing for The Independent, Andy Gill called it "winsome and reflective",[12] while Angela Lewis of the same publication described Grand Prix as a "breathtakingly superb (album) with finely honed dynamics, nagging harmonies and deceptively simple lyrics".[13] In 2000, Q placed Grand Prix at number 72 in its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".[14] It was voted number 624 in the 3rd edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[15] In 2004, it made number 72 on The Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums list.[16] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 282 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[17]

Track listing[]

Grand Prix track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."About You"Raymond McGinley2:41
2."Sparky's Dream"Gerard Love3:17
3."Mellow Doubt"Norman Blake2:42
4."Don't Look Back"Love3:43
5."Verisimilitude"McGinley3:31
6."Neil Jung"Blake4:48
7."Tears"Blake2:43
8."Discolite"Love3:07
9."Say No"McGinley3:12
10."Going Places"Love4:28
11."I'll Make It Clear"Blake2:33
12."I Gotta Know"McGinley3:27
13."Hardcore/Ballad"Blake1:48

Personnel[]

Teenage Fanclub
  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Quinn – drums
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
  • Teenage Fanclub – co-producer, sleeve design
  • David Bianco – co-producer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Sonia Slany – arrangement
  • George Borowski – guitar maintenance
  • Marcus Tomlinson – front cover photography
  • John Andrews – cover shoot co-ordinator
  • Robert Fisher – "Grand Prix" logo designer
  • Toby Egeinick – sleeve layout

Charts[]

Chart performance for Grand Prix
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 7

References[]

  1. ^ Grand Prix sleeve notes
  2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Grand Prix – Teenage Fanclub". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. ^ Eddy, Chuck (14 July 1995). "Grand Prix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ^ Sweeting, Adam (2 June 1995). "CD of the week: Teenage Fanclub". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Eccleston, Danny (September 2018). "Whatever you want". Mojo. No. 298. p. 100.
  6. ^ Cameron, Keith (27 May 1995). "Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix". NME. Archived from the original on 14 October 2000. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  7. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (11 August 2018). "Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque / Thirteen / Grand Prix / Songs From Northern Britain / Howdy!". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  8. ^ Collins, Andrew (July 1996). "Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix". Q. No. 118. p. 129.
  9. ^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Teenage Fanclub". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 805. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Cohen, Jason (July 1995). "Teenage Fanclub: Grand Prix". Spin. Vol. 11 no. 4. p. 76. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  11. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (September 2018). "Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque / Thirteen / Grand Prix / Songs from Northern Britain / Howdy!". Uncut. No. 256. p. 51.
  12. ^ Gill, Andy (26 May 1995). "Review: Teenage Fanclub, Grand Prix". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  13. ^ Lewis, Angela (2 June 1995). "Feature: Teenage Fanclub Preview". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  14. ^ "100 Greatest British Albums Ever". Q. No. 165. June 2000. p. 64.
  15. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 206. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
  16. ^ "Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums". The Observer. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  17. ^ Rocklist.net NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013
  18. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 276.
  19. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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