Jarvis (album)

Jarvis
Studio album by Jarvis Cocker
Released	November 14, 2006 (UK) April 3, 2007 (US)
Recorded	Yellow Arch Studios, KPI Studios, Angel Studios
Genre	Britpop
Length	46:54
Label	Rough Trade Records
Producer	Graham Sutton, Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker chronology
Jarvis (2006) Further Complications (2009)

Jarvis (also known as The Jarvis Cocker Record) is the debut solo album by Pulp vocalist and musician Jarvis Cocker, released in the UK on November 13, 2006.

Production

Steve Mackey and Mark Webber, fellow band members from Pulp play on this record. Antony Genn, a former Pulp member, and Richard Hawley, who toured and performed, also play on the album. Candida Doyle has played on various tracks when performed live. The song "Running the World" can be heard during the closing credits of the film Children of Men.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jarvis Cocker, except for "Black Magic" by Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey

1. "The Loss Adjuster (Excerpt 1)" – 0:29
2. "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" – 4:09
3. "Black Magic" – 4:21
4. "Heavy Weather" – 3:49
5. "I Will Kill Again" – 3:45
6. "Baby's Coming Back to Me" – 4:09
7. "Fat Children" – 3:23
8. "From Auschwitz to Ipswich" – 3:49
9. "Disney Time" – 3:04
10. "Tonite" – 3:56
11. "Big Julie" – 4:41
12. "The Loss Adjuster (Excerpt 2)" – 0:29
13. "Quantum Theory" – 4:40
    "Cunts Are Still Running The World" – 4:50
    • "Cunts Are Still Running The World" is included as a hidden track on the CD, 30 minutes on from the end of "Quantum Theory". The vinyl version of the album features the track on a separate 45 rpm single.

Chart positions

Chart (2006).[1]	Provider(s)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	BPI/OCC	37

Credits and personnel

Band

• Jarvis Cocker – vocals, guitar, synthesiser, piano, percussion, bass, organ, mellotron, vibraphone, glockenspiel
• Richard Hawley – guitar, lyre, vocals, piano, celeste, percussion, vibraphone
• Steve Mackey – bass, guitar, vibraphone
• Ross Orton – drums, timpani, percussion, guitar

Musicians

• Jason Buckle – keyboards, synthesiser
• Antony Genn – vocals
• Richard B Humphries – storm recording
• Alasdair Malloy – percussion, conga, percussion arrangement, marimba, glockenspiel
• Philip Sheppard – string arrangement, choral arrangement
• Martin Slattery – piano, saxophone
• Graham Sutton – string arrangement, keyboards

Strings

• Violins – Jason Kubehead, Samantha Vine
• Violas – Thomas Weatherill
• Cellos – Jack Jones
• Double bass – Adem Yildrim

Choir

• Karla Obeydani
• Charlie Dickinson
• Tommy Booth-Cole
• Eric Hunt
• James Kempster
• Sam Addo
• Ella Dinsdale-Butterz
• Godwin Kanton
• Clinton Tebu
• Adam Willett
• T.J. Somasundaram
• Tom More
• Maisie Williams
• Jorral Levine
• Sarah Jones

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	[5]
The Observer	[6]
Pitchfork Media	(6.2/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Stylus Magazine	(B)[9]

Initial critical response to Jarvis was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 82, based on 30 reviews.^[10]

Notes

1. ^ The Official UK Charts Company : TOP 40 ALBUMS ARCHIVE :: WEEK 17 : 18/11/2006 - 24/11/2006
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ Drowned in Sound review
4. ^ The Guardian review
5. ^ NME review
6. ^ The Observer review
7. ^ Pitchfork Media review
8. ^ Rolling Stone review
9. ^ Stylus Magazine review
10. ^ "Jarvis Cocker:Jarvis (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/cockerjarvis/jarvis. Retrieved 2009-04-02.