Portishead (album)

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Portishead
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Studio album by
Portishead
Released16 September 1997
Recorded1996–1997
StudioState of Art Studios (Bristol), Ridge Farm (Capel), Moles Studio (Bath)
GenreTrip hop
Length50:30
Label
ProducerPortishead and Dave McDonald
Portishead chronology
Glory Times
(1995) 		Portishead
(1997) 		Roseland NYC Live
(1998)
Singles from Portishead
  1. "All Mine"
    Released: 8 September 1997
  2. "Over"
    Released: 10 November 1997
  3. "Only You"
    Released: 2 March 1998

Portishead is the second studio album by English electronic band Portishead, released on 16 September 1997 by Go! Discs.

Music[]

"Only You" samples Ken Thorne's "Inspector Clouseau" and The Pharcyde's "She Said".[1] "Western Eyes" is listed as sampling "Hookers & Gin" by the Sean Atkins Experience in the album's liner notes. In reality, this song does not exist; like most of the samples on the album, it was created by the band.[2]

Release[]

Released in September 1997, the album reached No. 2 on the UK Album Chart[3] and No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

On 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan re-released Dummy and Portishead as a limited SHM-CD version.[citation needed]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA[6]
The Guardian5/5 stars[7]
Los Angeles Times4/4 stars[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork8.2/10[10]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[12]
Spin9/10[13]
The Village VoiceB−[14]

Portishead received critical acclaim upon its release. Spin praised the record and noted that the band created a "gothic", "deadly" and "trippy" atmosphere.[13] Commenting on the textures of the music, music journalist Barry Walters observed that the group got "darker, deeper and more disturbing" in comparison to their previous effort Dummy.[13]

Year-end lists[]

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Melody Maker Albums of the Year 1997 18[15]
NME 1997 Critics' Poll 1997 32[15]
Q 50 Best Albums of 1997 1997 (*)[15]
Spin Top 20 Albums of the Year 1997 6[15]
Village Voice 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll 1997 14[15]

(*) designates unordered lists.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Cowboys" (Barrow, Gibbons)4:38
2."All Mine"3:59
3."Undenied" (Barrow, Gibbons)4:18
4."Half Day Closing"3:49
5."Over"4:00
6."Humming"6:02
7."Mourning Air"4:11
8."Seven Months"4:15
9."Only You" (Barrow, Gibbons, Utley, Ken Thorne, Trevant Hardson & Derrick Stewart)4:59
10."Elysium"5:54
11."Western Eyes"3:57

Credits[]

All songs produced by Geoff Barrow, Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons and Dave McDonald.

Portishead[]

Additional musicians[]

  • Clive Deamer – drums
  • Sean Atkins – additional vocals
  • John Baggot – organ, piano
  • Andy Hague, Ben Waghorn, John Cornick – horns
  • S. Cooper – violin

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[38] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[39] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[40] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[42] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Platinum 300,000^
United States — 635,000[44]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[45] 1× Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

References[]

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