Two (Utah Saints album)

Two is the second album by British electronic group Utah Saints,[7] released on 23 October 2000 in the UK and 14 August 2001 in the US and Canada. The album features guest vocalists Michael Stipe ("Sun", "Punk Club", "Rhinoceros", "Wiggedy Wack"), Chuck D ("Power to the Beats"), Edwin Starr ("Funky Music") and Guy Leger ("Sick").

Two
Studio album by
Released23 October 2000 (2000-10-23)
Genre
Length59:24 (UK edition)
65:09 (US/Canada edition)
LabelEcho (UK)[1]
Nettwerk (US/Canada)[2]
ProducerUtah Saints
Utah Saints chronology
Utah Saints
(1992)
Two
(2000)
Singles from Two
  1. "Love Song"
    Released: 24 January 2000
  2. "Funky Music"
    Released: 8 May 2000
  3. "Power to the Beats"
    Released: 2 October 2000
  4. "Lost Vagueness"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau(dud)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin8/10[2]

"Love Song" peaked at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Critical reception

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Spin praised the album's take on trance, writing that it is "spun with a lithe touch that gives the awe-kissed micromelodies of 'Massive' and 'Lost Vagueness' a sense of rapture uncoiling."[2]

Track listing

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UK edition

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  1. "Sun"
  2. "Power to the Beats"
  3. "Love Song"
  4. "Lost Vagueness"
  5. "Punk Club"
  6. "Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On"
  7. "Massive"
  8. "Rhinoceros"
  9. "Morning Sun"
  10. "Sick"
  11. "B777"
  12. "Techknowledgy"
  13. "Three Simple Words"
  14. "Wiggedy Wack"

US edition

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  1. "Sun"
  2. "Massive"
  3. "Power to the Beats"
  4. "Lost Vagueness" (Oliver Lieb Mix)
  5. "Punk Club"
  6. "Funky Music"
  7. "Rhinoceros"
  8. "Morning Sun"
  9. "Sick"
  10. "B777"
  11. "Techknowledgy"
  12. "Three Simple Words"
  13. "Love Song"
  14. "Lost Vagueness" (Original Mix)
  15. "Wiggedy Wack"

Samples

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References

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  1. ^ a b "UTAH SAINTS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Reviews". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 16 September 2001 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Two at AllMusic
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Utah Saints". Robert Christgau.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Berger, Arion (13 September 2001). "Two". Rolling Stone. No. 877. pp. 111–112.
  7. ^ "The Wu-Tang Clan Returns; And the Chemical Brothers; The Utah Saints; Lorette Velvette". www.nypress.com.