''Everyone's Got One'' is the debut album by English
rock band
Echobelly
Echobelly are a British rock band, debuting in 1994 with their album ''Everyone's Got One''. They were often compared to Blondie and The Smiths; Morrissey becoming a fan of the group.
The most prominent part of Echobelly's success formula was ...
. Released to a favourable response from critics, the album reached number 8 in the
UK Albums Chart
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in September 1994. On 21 July 2014, a 2CD expanded edition of the album was released by 3 Loop Music which featured B-sides and previously unreleased live material.
In 2017, ''
Pitchfork
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'' placed ''Everyone's Got One'' at number 48 on their list of The 50 Best
Britpop Albums.
Background
Reflecting her fascination for wordplay, lead singer Sonya Madan titled the album ''Everyone's Got One'', with the first letter of each word spelling "
EGO
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* Egoism, an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality
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", a common theme throughout the album.
Madan wrote the songs "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never" and "Call Me Names" about her feelings of alienation due to her
Indian heritage: "Even though I have a brown skin, I didn't feel Asian. I felt alien".
"Father Ruler King Computer" discusses her anger towards arranged marriages: "I was brought up, I've been told, that a husband is the goal. What connotations in these loaded words, a spinster and a bachelor, I am whole all by myself, I don't need nobody else."
Other topics covered in her lyrics include empowering women ("Give Her a Gun"), self-confidence ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me"), a friend's abortion ("Bellyache"), and loneliness ("Close… But").
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
[CD Booklet]
;Echobelly
* Sonya Madan – vocals
* Glenn Johansson – guitars, mandolin, additional vocals
*
Debbie Smith – guitar
* Alex Keyser –
bass
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* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
, piano, whistle
* Andy Henderson – drums, percussion
;Additional personnel
* Barbara Snow – trumpet ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me")
* Lino Robinson – piano, string arrangements ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me")
* Miles Bould – percussion ("Taste of You")
* Audrey Riley – cello ("Taste of You", "Cold Feet Warm Heart")
* Simon Vinestock – production (besides "Insomniac"), re-mixing ("Insomniac")
* Clive Martin – production, engineering ("Insomniac")
* Ronen Tal – engineering (besides "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" and "Insomniac")
* Nick Addison – engineering ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me")
*
Alan Moulder
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Early life
Moulder was born on 11 June 1959 in Boston, Lincolnshire. He was educated at Boston Grammar School. He had an interest in music ...
– mixing ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me")
* Fauve Music – publishing
* Paul Bailey – management
*
Maria Mochnacz – photography
* Stylorouge – designer
; 2014 reissue bonus disc
* Echobelly – performance, production (tracks 1–4, 7–8)
* Juju Midget – didgeridoo ("Bellyache")
* Huw Warren – cello ("Sleeping Hitler")
* Dick Meany – production (tracks 1–4)
* Clive Martin – production, engineering (tracks 5–6)
* Nick Addison – engineering (track 7)
* Dick Meany – mixing (track 8)
* Simon Vinestock – production (track 9)
* Sam Cunningham – production (tracks 10–11)
* Miti Adhikari – engineering (tracks 10–11)
References
External links
''Everyone's Got One''at
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(streamed copy where licensed)
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1994 debut albums
Echobelly albums