Urban Hymns is an Alt/Indie album by The Verve, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 102 pressings tracked, owned by 63 collectors.
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This 1997 album would be The Verve's (and, arguably, Britpop's) swan song—at least until they reunited the following decade. <i>Urban Hymns</i> remains the band's greatest and most successful release, starting with the sweeping, strings-infused "Bitter Sweet Symphony." Exploring all manner of altered states—via drugs, love, and lucid dreaming—Richard Ashcroft is at his most introspective. Throughout, the band strikes a delicate balance between soft, solemn ballads (like highlights "Drugs Don't Work" and "Lucky Man") and extended jams of woozy, psychedelic rock.
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Tracklist
- 1Bitter Sweet Symphony5:58
- 2Sonnet4:21
- 3The Rolling People7:01
- 4The Drugs Don't Work5:05
- 5Catching The Butterfly6:26
- 6Neon Wilderness2:37
- 7Space And Time5:36
- 8Weeping Willow4:49
- 9Lucky Man4:53
- 10One Day5:03
- 11This Time3:50
- 12Velvet Morning4:57
- 13.1Come On6:34
- 13.2(silence)6:28
- 13.2Deep Freeze2:12
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Britpop
- lush
- bittersweet
- psychedelic
Released on CD/2LP/MC/MD 29-9-97 Reached #1 in the UK Chart
Singles Released:-
Bitter Sweet Symphony (16-6-97) #2
The Drugs Don't Work (1-9-97) #1
Lucky Man (24-11-97) #7
Sonnet (23-2-98 | 4-5-98) #74
The Rolling People (US 1998) (opens in a new tab) (1998) (Promo Only)
Album charted from 11-10-97 for 102 weeks in the UK.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Mel WessonPROGRAMMED BY
- Nick McCabeGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Paul TaylorPROGRAMMED BY
- Peter SalisburyDRUM DRUMS
- Richard AshcroftGUITAR VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR
- Simon JonesBASS BASS GUITAR
- Simon TongGUITAR GUITAR, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
- Wil MaloneARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY CONDUCTOR
- Andrew Loog Oldham OrchestraFEATURING ORCHESTRA
- Liam GallagherBACKING VOCALS
63 collectors on Gatefold own this · 102 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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