It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah

Infobox Album |
Name = It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah
Type = Studio album
Artist = Black Grape

Released = October 10, 1995
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative dance, Britpop
Length = 46:16
Label = Radioactive Records
Producer = Danny Saber, Stephen Lironi, Shaun Ryder, Gary Kurfirst (exec.)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xn4uaknkhm3k link] |
Last album =
This album ="It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah"
(1995)
Next album = Stupid Stupid Stupid
(1997)

"It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah" is the first album by British band Black Grape. It was released in 1995. The album was seen as somewhat of a triumphant comeback for both Shaun Ryder and Bez (both formerly of Happy Mondays). The album represented what some considered an evolution of the Happy Mondays sound on their 1990 album "Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches", with more of a hip hop influence, down mostly to the rapping of Kermit, formerly of the band The Ruthless Rap Assassins. The album was a surprise critical and commercial success.

The album art features a famous photograph of infamous international terrorist Carlos the Jackal colored in pop art style. This album art was inspiration for Issue 2 of the Image Comics series, Phonogram.

The opening lines of 'In the Name of the Father' are quoted in the novel "The Demented Lands" by Alan Warner.

Track listing

# "Reverend Black Grape" – 5:12
# "In the Name of the Father" – 4:21
# "Tramazi Parti" – 4:45
# "Kelly's Heroes" – 4:22
# "Yeah Yeah Brother" – 4:10
# "A Big Day in the North" – 4:10
# "Shake Well Before Opening" – 5:40
# "Submarine" – 3:50
# "Shake Your Money" – 4:13
# "Little Bob" – 5:33

ingles

* "Reverend Black Grape"
* "In The Name Of The Father"
* "Kelly's Heroes

Personnel

*Shaun Ryder - vocals
*Kermit - vocals
*Psycho - vocals
*Helen Vigneau - backing vocals
*Paul "Wags" Wagstaff - guitar
*Anthony Guarderas - bass
*Jed Lynch - drums, percussion
*Danny Saber - guitars, bass, keyboards, hammond organ, programming, mixing, engineering, production
*Stephen Lironi - keyboards, hammond organ, slide guitar, programming, production
*Martin Slattery - saxophone
*Michael Scherchen - programming, engineering
*Bez - vibes/dance
*Phil Ault, Ewan Davis - additional engineering
*Tom Lord-Alge - mixing
*Ted Jensen - mastering

succession box
before = "I Should Coco" by Supergrass
title = UK number one album
years = August 19 1995 – September 1 1995
after = "Said and Done" by Boyzone