1996 studio album by Republica
Republica Released 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30 ) Recorded 1994–95 Studio
Milo Studios
The Workhouse Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Genre Length 48 :22 Label Producer
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1]
Republica is the debut studio album by English band Republica . It was first released in the United States on 30 July 1996 by RCA Records , then released in the United Kingdom on 5 October of that year by Deconstruction Records . Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke", "Ready to Go " and "Drop Dead Gorgeous ", with the last two being hits.
Upon its release, Republica received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart . In the US, it reached number 153 on the Billboard 200 and was also successful in other countries, such as Germany and New Zealand.
A deluxe edition of the album was released on 28 February 2020 on Cherry Red Records .
Track listing [ ]
All tracks are written by Saffron , Tim Dorney, Andy Todd and Johnny Male except where noted.
1. "Ready to Go " 5:01 2. "Bloke" 4:56 3. "Bitch" 5:13 4. "Get Off" 3:57 5. "Picture Me" 5:47 6. "Drop Dead Gorgeous " 4:30 7. "Out of the Darkness" 3:49 8. "Wrapp" 1:45 9. "Don't You Ever" 4:00 10. "Holly" 4:23 11. "Ready to Go" (original mix) 5:01 Total length: 48:22
Deluxe edition [ ]
This was released on the 90/9 imprint of Cherry Red Records on 28 February 2020.
1. "Ready to Go " 5:01 2. "Bloke" 4:51 3. "Bitch" 5:15 4. "Get Off" 3:56 5. "Picture Me" 5:42 6. "Drop Dead Gorgeous " 4:30 7. "Out of the Darkness" 3:49 8. "Wrapp" 1:44 9. "Don't You Ever" 3:59 10. "Holly" 4:23 11. "Mutha" 3:59 12. "Introlude" 2:13 13. "Ready to Go" (original mix) 5:02 14. "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (original mix) 4:50 15. "Bloke" (original mix) 4:18 16. "Bitch" (original mix) 4:05 17. "Holly" (original mix) 4:24 18. "Out of This World" (Republica mix) 4:33
1. "Out of This World" (original mix) 8:08 2. "Bloke" (extended mix) 6:40 3. "Holly" (full mix) 7:06 4. "Ready to Go" (original extended mix) 7:41 5. "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Pop Fiction mix) 3:39 6. "Bloke" (Blame It On the Vodka mix) 6:18 7. "Ready to Go" (Smash's Disco mix) 5:42 8. "Out of This World" (alternative mix) 6:42 9. "Bloke" (Jack Daniels mix) 7:32 10. "Holly" (Republica club mix) 8:03 11. "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's Runway mix) 7:08 12. "Out of This World" (Proper Night Out mix) 5:08
Personnel [ ]
Saffron – vocals
Tim Dorney – producer, keyboards
Johnny Male – producer, guitar
Dave Barbarossa – producer, drums
Ben Grosse – additional producer, programming
Dave Arch – piano
Paul Cartledge – guitar
Pete Davis – keyboards, programming
Jez Williams – guitar
Randy Jacobs – guitar
Grant Mohrman – guitar
Marlon Young – guitar
Sal Aiello – guitar
Ian Tregoning – mixing
Phil Dane – mixing
Jesus Beats – programming
John Vitale – programming, guitar
Mike Tuller – programming
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