Storytelling is the fifth studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. It is the score to the Todd Solondz movie Storytelling. Belle and Sebastian experienced many problems in communication with Solondz while scoring the film, and as such only about six minutes of their music was actually used in the movie.[9] The album contains five tracks that are recorded dialogues. The instrumental track "Fuck This Shit" uses the prosody of the title phrase in a number of different keys but never the words themselves. The album was the band's final release on Jeepster, as they went on to sign a deal with Rough Trade the following year.
| Storytelling | ||||
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| Studio album / soundtrack by | ||||
| Released | 3 June 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 34:45 | |||
| Label | Jeepster | |||
| Producer | Tony Doogan | |||
| Belle and Sebastian chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | 7/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| The Times | [8] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fiction" | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Freak" | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman" | 0:26 |
| 4. | "Fuck This Shit" | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Night Walk" | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Dialogue: Jersey's Where It's At" | 0:21 |
| 7. | "Black and White Unite" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Consuelo" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Dialogue: Toby" | 0:33 |
| 10. | "Storytelling" | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Dialogue: Class Rank" | 0:12 |
| 12. | "I Don't Want to Play Football" | 0:57 |
| 13. | "Consuelo Leaving" | 2:29 |
| 14. | "Wandering Alone" | 2:38 |
| 15. | "Dialogue: Mandingo Cliche" | 1:19 |
| 16. | "Scooby Driver" | 1:13 |
| 17. | "Fiction Reprise" | 1:22 |
| 18. | "Big John Shaft" | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 34:45 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[10] | 55 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 99 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] | 42 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 32 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] | 29 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 26 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 150 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 12 |
References
edit- ^ "Reviews for Storytelling OST by Belle and Sebastian". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Storytelling – Belle and Sebastian". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (31 May 2002). "Belle and Sebastian: Storytelling (Jeepster)". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (8 June 2002). "Belle & Sebastian : Storytelling". NME: 34. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Bryant, Will (16 May 2002). "Belle and Sebastian: Storytelling". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Belle and Sebastian: Storytelling". Q (191): 111. June 2002.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Belle and Sebastian". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Aston, Martin (1 June 2002). "Belle & Sebastian: Storytelling (Jeepster)". The Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Cooke, Mick (2001). Storytelling (Liner notes). p. 2.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Belle and Sebastian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Belle and Sebastian Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Belle and Sebastian Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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