Gorillaz (album)

Gorillaz
Studio album by Gorillaz
Released	26 March 2001
Recorded	1 December 1998 – 7 May 2000 at Studio 13 in London, England and Geejam Studios in Portland, Jamaica
Length	53:33
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Tom Girling, Jason Cox, Dan the Automator, Gorillaz
Gorillaz chronology
Gorillaz (2001) Demon Days (2005)
Singles from Gorillaz
"Clint Eastwood" Released: 2001 "19-2000" Released: 2001 "Rock the House" Released: 2001 "Tomorrow Comes Today" Released: 2001

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Alternative Press	[July 2001, p.68]
Muzik	[May 2001, p.66]
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10) [1]
Q	[May 2001, p.115]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Gorillaz is the debut album by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released in March 2001. It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today". The album reached #3 in the UK, and was an unexpected hit in the U.S., hitting #14 and selling over ten million copies worldwide.

Album information

Throughout the album the band experiments with many combinations of genres, including hip-hop, rock, Latin, punk, dub, acid, and reggae. The beginning of the song "M1 A1" features a successive sound clip from the movie Day of the Dead. The song "Slow Country" features a sample from The Specials' 1981 single "Ghost Town". A sampled loop from "In the Hall of the Mountain Queen" by Raymond Scott is repeated throughout the song "Man Research (Clapper)". The song's title is a nod to Raymond Scott's Manhattan Research. It was recently revealed that the track "Starshine" has an alternate version, which features Luton-based rap group Phi Life Cypher. This particular version is not available on any releases, but it is available on the Phi Life Cypher SoundCloud channel^[4] and also on the video-sharing website YouTube. All editions of the Gorillaz album feature an enhanced section that included screen savers, wallpaper and an autoplay, featuring a short movie which opens the user's internet browser to a special section of the Gorillaz website, http://murdocswinnebago.com, which gives the user full access to Murdoc's winnebago.^[5] In 2004, the album was packaged with 2002's Laika Come Home in a limited edition box set as part of EMI's "2CD Originals" collection. Gorillaz received generally positive reviews from critics, with the exception of Robert Christgau^[6] and Rolling Stone.^[7] It was ranked #6 in Spin's Albums of the Year 2001,^[8] ranked #9 in Slant Magazine's best of the 2000s list,^[9] and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Tracklisting

1. "Re-Hash" – 3:37
2. "5/4" – 2:39
3. "Tomorrow Comes Today" – 3:12
4. "New Genious (Brother)" – 3:57
5. "Clint Eastwood" (Feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien) – 5:39
6. "Man Research (Clapper)" – 4:31
7. "Punk" – 1:36
8. "Sound Check (Gravity)" – 4:40
9. "Double Bass" – 4:44
10. "Rock the House" (Feat. Del tha Funkee Homosapien) – 4:08
11. "19-2000" – 3:27
12. "Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?)" (Feat. Ibrahim Ferrer) – 3:36
13. "Starshine" – 3:31
14. "Slow Country" – 3:35
15. "M1 A1" – 3:50
16. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Refix) (Hidden Track) - 4:29

UK Re-Issue Bonus Tracks

16. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Sweetie Irie Refix Edit) - 3:42

17. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:33

US Bonus Tracks

16. "Dracula" - 4:44

17. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:11

US Re-Issue Bonus Tracks

18. "19-2000" (Soulchild Remix) - 3:33

19. "Clint Eastwood" (Ed Case Refix) - 4:29

Limited Edition French Digipak Bonus Disc^[10]

1. "Dracula" - 4:44
2. "Hip Albatross" - 3:43
3. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:10
4. "The Sounder" - 4:29

Limited Edition Malayasian Bonus AVCD^[11]

1. "12D3" - 3:25
2. "Dracula" - 4:44
3. "Left Hand Suzuki Method" - 3:10
4. "Hip Albatross" - 3:43
5. "Tomorrow Comes Today" (Video)
6. "Clint Eastwood" (Video)
7. "19-2000" (Video)

Chart positions

Chart (2001) Peak position US Billboard 200 14 Canadian Billboard Albums 13 UK Albums Chart 3 Singles "Tomorrow Comes Today" was released as an EP before the album was released. A video for the song was also released. "Clint Eastwood" was the first single from the album on March 4, 2001. The single peaked at #4 in the UK Singles Chart, #57 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks. "19-2000" was the second single from the album, released in June 2001. The single peaked at #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #23 in Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks. "Rock the House" was the third single from the album, released in October 2001. The single peaked at #8 in the UK Singles Chart. "Tomorrow Comes Today" was the fourth and final single from the album, released almost a year after the album, in February 2002. It peaked at #33 in the UK Singles Chart. "5/4" was repeatedly considered for a single but was edged out by "19-2000" and "Rock the House". A video animatic was produced for the song, but it was never developed into full animation. Personnel Virtual "2D" (voiced by Damon Albarn) – vocals, keyboards, piano, melodica "Noodle" (voiced by Miho Hatori and Tina Weymouth) – guitar, vocals "Murdoc" (voiced by Phil Cornwell (on occasions only)) – bass guitar "Russel" (voiced by Remi Kabaka) – drums, percussion "Del the Ghost Rapper" (voiced by Del tha Funkee Homosapien) [contained within "Russel"] – raps Non-Virtual Damon Albarn – vocals Del tha Funkee Homosapien – guest vocals on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House" Ibrahim Ferrer – guest vocals on "Latin Simone (Que pasa contigo)" Miho Hatori – Backing Vocals, guitar Tina Weymouth- Backing Vocals on Track 11 Dan The Automator - production References ^ Pitchfork Review ^ Robert Christgau Review ^ Rolling Stone Review ^ http://soundcloud.com/phi-life-cypher/starshine-ft-gorillaz ^ http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/murdocswinnebago.com ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=10274 ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/302890/review/6067728?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview ^ http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/spinend.htm ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-of-the-aughts-albums/215 ^ http://www.discogs.com/Gorillaz-Gorillaz/release/855662 ^ http://www.discogs.com/Gorillaz-Gorillaz/release/497798 External links Gorillaz at Metacritic