Wonderlustre is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Skunk Anansie. It was the band's first full studio album since Post Orgasmic Chill in 1999. It was released on 13 September 2010 in Europe on V2 Records, earMUSIC and Carosello Records and was preceded by the single "My Ugly Boy", which was released on 16 August 2010. The album is available digitally, as a single CD, a 2 CD tour edition set, a CD/DVD digipack and as a 12" double LP.
| Wonderlustre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 September 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Studio | 21 Studio, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:03 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer |
| |||
| Skunk Anansie chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Wonderlustre | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| BBC | (favourable)[2] |
| Kerrang! | [citation needed] |
In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[3] which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Skunk Anansie; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Loves Only You" | 3:48 | |
| 2. | "My Ugly Boy" | 3:27 | |
| 3. | "Over the Love" | 3:27 | |
| 4. | "Talk Too Much" | Skin, Elliot King | 3:20 |
| 5. | "The Sweetest Thing" | 3:38 | |
| 6. | "It Doesn't Matter" | 2:46 | |
| 7. | "You're Too Expensive for Me" | Skin, Elliot King, Wayne Riches | 2:29 |
| 8. | "My Love Will Fall" | 3:56 | |
| 9. | "You Saved Me" | 3:38 | |
| 10. | "Feeling the Itch" | 3:06 | |
| 11. | "You Can't Always Do What You Like" | 3:31 | |
| 12. | "I Will Stay But You Should Leave" | 3:58 | |
| 13. | "Would You?" (Digital Bonus Track) | 2:58 | |
| 14. | "Over The Love (Shoreditch Version)" (Tour Edition Only) | 3:26 | |
| 15. | "You Saved Me (Shoreditch Version)" (Tour Edition Only) | 3:20 | |
| 16. | "Tracy's Flaw (Shoreditch Version)" (Tour Edition Only) | 3:25 | |
| 17. | "I Will Stay But You Should Leave (Shoreditch Version)" (Tour Edition Only) | 3:50 | |
| 18. | "God Loves Only You (Shoreditch Version)" (Tour Edition Only) | 4:04 | |
| 19. | "Because Of You (Acoustic Version live at 3FM, Holland)" (Tour Edition Only) | 3:37 |
DVD
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Making of Wonderlustre" | 10:09 |
| 2. | "Skunk Anansie on the Road – Festivals 2010" | 11:47 |
| 3. | "My Ugly Boy – Video" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "The Making of My Ugly Boy" | 8:39 |
Personnel
edit- Skunk Anansie
- Skin – vocals, backing vocals; guitar on "God Loves Only You"; piano on "My Love Will Fall" and "I Will Stay But You Should Leave"
- Martin "Ace" Kent – guitar
- Richard "Cass" Lewis – bass guitar
- Mark Richardson – drums, percussion
with:
- Toby Baker – Hammond organ on "God Loves Only You", "Over the Love" and "I Will Stay But You Should Leave"
- James McMillan – piano on "You Saved Me"
- Brio Taliaferro – programming; keyboards on "You Saved Me"
- Neil Comber – additional programming
- Brio Taliaferro, Oliver Kraus and Skin – string arrangement on "Talk Too Much"
- Oliver Kraus – strings on "Talk Too Much"
- Technical
- Chris Sheldon – engineer
- Cenzo Townshend, Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
- Shotopop – cover illustration, art direction
- Jeon Seung Hwan – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[5] | 33 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[5] | 19 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[5] | 47 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[5] | 12 |
| European Albums Chart[6] | 20 |
| French Albums Chart[5] | 67 |
| Italian Albums Chart[7] | 1 |
| Polish Albums Chart[8] | 9 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[5] | 11 |
| UK Albums Chart | 58 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[9] | Gold | 30,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[10] | Gold | 10,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[11] | Gold | 10,000^ |
|
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b AllMusic link
- ^ BBC review
- ^ "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". www.impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Skunk Anansie – Wonderlustre". www.discogs.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Steffen Hung. "Skunk Anansie – Wonderlustre". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard.
- ^ "FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana – Benvenuto!". Fimi.it. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Italian album certifications – Skunk Anansie – Wonderlustre" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Wonderlustre" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2010 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Portuguese album certifications" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2022.