Man-Made is the eighth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released on 9 May 2005.[3][12] It was released on the band's own PeMa label in Europe and on Merge Records in North America.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 May 2005 | |||
| Recorded | February–June 2004[1][2] | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:55 | |||
| Label | PeMa (Europe) Merge (North America) | |||
| Producer | John McEntire | |||
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| Singles from Man-Made | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| LAS Magazine | 8/10[7] |
| Neumu | 7/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
Recording
editGuitarist Norman Blake said, "We'd liked what John McEntire had done on the Stereolab records, so we got in touch with him. He was up for it, and suggested we come to Chicago. We hardly took any equipment, just some guitars and a pair of drumsticks. We even borrowed a guitar from Jeff Tweedy. I'm glad we did, otherwise we'd have been fucked. We'd have had to buy one!"[13] The album was mostly recorded and mixed at McEntire's Soma Electronic Music Studios, with additional recording and editing at guitarist Raymond McGinley's home studio in Glasgow, and at Riverside Studios in Busby near Glasgow.[14]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's All in My Mind" | Norman Blake | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Time Stops" | Gerard Love | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Nowhere" | Raymond McGinley | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Save" | Love | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Slow Fade" | Blake | 1:54 |
| 6. | "Only with You" | McGinley | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Cells" | Blake | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Feel" | McGinley | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Fallen Leaves" | Love | 3:31 |
| 10. | "Flowing" | Blake | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Born Under a Good Sign" | Love | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Don't Hide" | McGinley | 4:00 |
Personnel
edit- Teenage Fanclub
- Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
- Gerard Love – vocals, bass
- Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
- Francis Macdonald – drums
- Additional musicians[14]
- John McCusker – violin, viola
- John McEntire – piano on "Only with You"
- Technical[14]
- John McEntire – engineer, mixing
- Tim Iseler – engineer (Soma)
- Nick Brine – engineer (Raymond's house, Riverside Studios)
- Annabel Wright – artwork
- Peter Love – layout
References
edit- ^ Mehr, Bob (21 July 2005). "Made in Chicago". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Woodhouse, Alan (11 May 2005). "Interview: Norman Blake". Uncut. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Teenage Fanclub new single and tour dates". Music-News.com. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Teenage Fanclub extend UK tour". NME. 23 October 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Collar, Matt. Review of Man-Made at AllMusic
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (6 May 2005). "Teenage Fanclub, Man-Made". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ LAS Magazine review
- ^ Goldberg, Michael. "Neumu review". Neumu. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (3 August 2005). "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.
- ^ MacNeil, Jason (8 June 2005). "Teenage Fanclub: Man-Made". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Walters, Barry (16 June 2005). "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008.
- ^ Cosby, Jim (9 May 2005). "Teenage Fanclub – Man-Made". MusicOMH. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Alan Woodhouse. "Interview: Norman Blake". Uncut.
- ^ a b c Man-Made (CD liner notes). Teenage Fanclub. PeMa. 2005.
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