St. Elsewhere (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = St. Elsewhere
Type = Album
Artist = Gnarls Barkley


Background = orange
Released = April 24 2006 (UK) May 9 2006 (USA)
Recorded =
Genre = Neo Soul Alternative
Length = 37:21
Label = Warner Music (UK) Atlantic/Downtown (U.S.)
Producer = Danger Mouse
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (85%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=137439 link]
* About.com Rating|4.5|5 [http://rap.about.com/od/albumreviews/fr/StElsewhere.htm link]
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w8ue4j678wai link]
*"The Dartmouth" (favorable) [http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2006050804010 link]
*E! Online (A) [http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3706,00.html link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (A) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,1191006_4_0_,00.html link]
*Guardian Unlimited Rating|4|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/critic/review/0,,1753256,00.html link]
*"LA Times" (favorable) May 6 2006
*"NME" Rating|4|5 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/gnarls-barkley/7915 link]
*"Now" Rating|3|5 [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-05-04/music_discs3.php link]
*Okayplayer Rating|4|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/st_elsewhere/ link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.7/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18333/Gnarls_Barkley_St_Elsewhere link]
*"PlayLouder" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.playlouder.co.uk/review/+st-elsewhere/ link]
*"Q" Rating|4|5 (#239, June 2006, p. 109)
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gnarlsbarkley/albums/album/10193507/review/10278550/st_elsewhere May 4, 2006, p.56]
*"Slant Magazine" Rating|5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=835 link]
*Stylus Magazine (B+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/gnarls-barkley/st-elsewhere.htm link]
*Yahoo!'s dotmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/060428/33/206of.html link]
Last album =
This album = "St. Elsewhere" (2006)
Next album = "The Odd Couple" (2008)

"St. Elsewhere" is the debut album by Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo. The album was originally titled "Who Cares?" in reference to the low sales Gnarls Barkley prematurely predicted their album would experience. It was released on April 24 2006 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart, [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums.shtml|work=BBC Radio 1|accessdate=May 1|accessyear=2006|title=UK Top 40 Albums] and on May 9 2006 in the United States, although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download in the U.S. iTunes Music Store. It debuted at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard 200, and as of the Billboard 200 issue date of August 5, 2006, it peaked at #4 on this chart.

The album's first single, "Crazy", was the first song to become a UK number-one single based solely on downloads. [cite web|title="Crazy song makes musical history"|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4870150.stm|accessdate=April 2|accessyear=2006]

As of August 22, 2006, the album has been shipped to stores in excess of 1,000,000 units, receiving a platinum certification from the RIAA. [ [http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=156267 PRESS RELEASE Gnarls Barkley Receives RIAA Platinum Certification; Duo's Debut Honored for Sales Exceeding One Million; "Crazy" Makes History While Scoring Three MTV VMA Nods] from Market Wire] By Nielsen SoundScan sales are now at 1,260,535 copies, [ [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41120 UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (23/12/2006)] ] as of March 15 2007.

A limited edition deluxe package of "St. Elsewhere" was released on November 7. The CD+DVD package includes a 92 page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances. It was also released on vinyl.

The album has sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide to date.

Track listing

# "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Nicolas Flagello) – 2:19
# "Crazy" (Burton, Callaway, Gianfranco Reverberi, Gianpiero Reverberi) – 2:58
# "St. Elsewhere" (Burton, Callaway, Barry Clarke, David Costa, Celia Humphris, Stephen Brown) – 2:30
# "Gone Daddy Gone" (Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon) – 2:28
# "Smiley Faces" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:05
# "The Boogie Monster" (Burton, Callaway, Armando Trovaioli, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino) – 2:50
# "Feng Shui" (Burton, Callaway, Nino Nardini) – 1:26
# "Just a Thought" (Burton, Callaway, Kevin Peek) – 3:42
# "Transformer" (Burton, Callaway, Marlene Moore) – 2:18
# "Who Cares?" (Burton, Callaway, Keith Mansfield) – 2:28
# "Online" (Burton, Callaway) – 1:49
# "Necromancer" (Burton, Callaway) – 2:58
# "Storm Coming" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:08
# "The Last Time" (Burton, Callaway, Ian Langley) – 3:25;U.S. iTunes bonus tracks

15. "Crazy (Instrumental)" (Burton, Gianfranco Reverberi, Gianpiero Reverberi) – 3:00
16. "Go-Go Gadget Gospel (Instrumental)" (Burton, Flagello) – 2:14

;Available through Amazon MP3 store as bonus tracks

15. "Transformer (Instrumental)" – 2:10
16. "The Boogie Monster (Instrumental)" – 2:49

Critical reception and awards

The album has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised the album's innovation and high production values, and has a total score of 81 on Metacritic. [ [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/gnarlsbarkley/stelsewhere?q=St%20Elsewhere Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere (2006): Reviews] from Metacritic]

The album was rated as the best release of 2006 by popmatters. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/43459/best-albums-of-2006-10-1]

In 2007, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with nominations for Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Crazy".

Credits

*Danger Mouse – producer
*Cee-Lo – vocals
* Ben H. Allen – bass, guitar
* Eric Bobo – drums
* Ced Keys International – piano
* Dr. President – keyboards, bass, guitar, organ
* Daniele Luppi – bass, Minimoog, organ, synthesizer
* Menta Malone – background vocals
* David Piltch – bass
* Chris Tedesco – trumpet
* Eddie Reyes – acoustic guitar
* Tomika Walden – background vocals

ingles

* "Crazy" (March 13, 2006)
* "Smiley Faces" (July 17, 2006)
* "Who Cares? / Gone Daddy Gone" (November 6, 2006)
* "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (May, 2007)

References

succession box
before = "Shayne Ward" by Shayne Ward
title = UK number one album
years = April 30 2006 – May 6 2006
after ="Eyes Open" by Snow Patrol