The Globe (album)

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The Globe
BAD II - The Globe.jpg
Studio album by
Big Audio Dynamite II
Released16 June 1991
Recorded1990–1991
GenreRock, alternative dance
Length50:37
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Mick Jones
  • André Shapps
  • Oliver "Olimax" Maxwell
Big Audio Dynamite II chronology
Kool-Aid
(1990) 		The Globe
(1991) 		Ally Pally Paradiso
(1991)
Singles from The Globe
  1. "Rush"
    Released: June 1991
  2. "The Globe"
    Released: 12 December 1991
  3. "Innocent Child"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]

The Globe is the fifth album by alternative dance group Big Audio Dynamite II, their second album credited under that name instead of Big Audio Dynamite. It was released on 6 August 1991 in the United States, and 16 June 1991 elsewhere, just after their limited UK-only album Kool-Aid and includes reworked versions of some of its songs. The Globe was certified Gold by the RIAA. Some CD versions came with the live album Ally Pally Paradiso as an additional disc.

Cover design[]

The album cover was designed by surfer Shawn Stussy, who earlier founded the eponymous fashion brand.[2][3]

Tours[]

Big Audio Dynamite II toured to promote The Globe in late 1992. There was only one stop on the tour in the United States, at Tipitina's in New Orleans. However, they also opened for Public Enemy and U2 on the Achtung Baby tour. Furthermore, they toured in support of the album in the fall of 1991. On that tour, The Farm opened for them.[4]

Track listing[]

  • All songs written by Mick Jones and Gary Stonadge except as indicated.
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rush"Jones4:17
2."Can't Wait/Live"Jones4:37
3."I Don't Know"Jones5:59
4."The Globe" 6:04
5."Innocent Child"Jones5:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Green Grass"Jones, Stonadge, André Shapps5:24
7."Kool-Aid" 4:05
8."In My Dreams"Jones, Stonadge, Nick Hawkins4:04
9."When the Time Comes" 6:32
10."The Tea Party" 3:39

Personnel[]

Big Audio Dynamite II

Additional personnel

  • Gobblebox – vocals on "The Globe"
  • Sipho the Human Beatbox – beatbox on "The Globe"
  • Lorna Stucki – vocals on "The Tea Party"
  • André Shapps – engineer
  • Shawn Stussy – artwork, design

Charts[]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 63
US Billboard 200[8] 76

References[]

  1. ^ Demalon, Tom. Review: The Globe. Allmusic. Retrieved on 10 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Planet B@D1" (PDF). Planet B@D. 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ Myers, Ben (21 January 2011). "Big Audio Dynamite: more pioneering than the Clash?". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  4. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/29/arts/review-rock-bad-ii-the-beat-is-all.html
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Big Audio Dynamite – The Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Big Audio Dynamite – The Globe". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Big Audio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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