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We Love the City is the third album by British indie rock band Hefner. It was released by Too Pure in two formats in 2000, the standard version and a second version with a disc featuring videos for "I Took Her Love for Granted" and "Good Fruit," as well as a John Peel session. The entire John Peel session was later released as the album Maida Vale. The album was reissued in 2009.
We Love the City | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 February 2000 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Label | Too Pure | |||
Producer | Hefner | |||
Hefner chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 5.2/10[3] |
The album features vocals on a number of tracks by Amelia Fletcher, who is the vocalist for a number of bands (Marine Research, Heavenly, Talulah Gosh). This was the first Hefner LP to feature Jack Hayter as a permanent member.
Darren Hayman, lead singer and songwriter, has described We Love the City as his "favourite Hefner record".[4]
Track listing
edit- "We Love the City"
- "The Greedy Ugly People"
- "Good Fruit"
- "Painting and Kissing"
- "Hold Me Closer"
- "Don't Go"
- "The Greater London Radio"
- "As Soon As You're Ready"
- "She Can't Sleep No More"
- "The Cure for Evil"
- "The Day That Thatcher Dies"
- "Your Head to Your Toes"
The limited edition disc featured a Peel Session with the following songs:
- "The Greedy Ugly People"
- "The Cure for Evil"
- "She Can't Sleep No More"
- "The Day That Thatcher Dies"
Track listing (2009 Reissue)
edit- CD1
- "We Love the City"
- "The Greedy Ugly People"
- "Good Fruit"
- "Painting and Kissing"
- "Hold Me Closer"
- "Don't Go"
- "The Greater London Radio"
- "As Soon As You're Ready"
- "She Can't Sleep No More"
- "The Cure for Evil"
- "The Day That Thatcher Dies"
- "Your Head to Your Toes"
- "Jubilee" (B-side)
- "Blackhorse Road" (B-side)
- "I Will Make Her Love Me" (B-side)
- "Seafaring" (B-side)
- "Christian Girls" (Boxing Version)
- "We Don't Care What They Say About Us" (B-side)
- "The Fear" (B-side)
- "The Greedy Ugly People" (Electric Sound of Joy Remix)
- CD2
- "Lee Remick" (Boxing Version)
- "The Hymn for the Things We Didn't Do" (Boxing Version)
- "The Hymn for the Coffee" (Boxing Version)
- "Seafaring" (Demo)
- "Painting and Kissing" (Demo)
- "Your Head to Your Toes" (Demo)
- "Hold Me Closer" (Demo)
- "The Cure for Evil" (Demo)
- "Good Fruit" (Demo)
- "The Greedy Ugly People" (Demo)
- "Hymn for the Telephones" (1st Version)
- "Seafaring" (4-Track Demo)
- "Lee Remick" (4-Track Demo)
- "Painting and Kissing" (Rehearsal Demo)
- "China Crisis" (4-Track Demo)
- "Good Fruit" (Wisdom of Harry Remix)
- "The Greedy Ugly People" (Baxendale Remix)
- "Painting and Kissing" (Rob Lord Remix)
- "Good Fruit" (Piano Magic Remix)
References
edit- ^ "We Love The City by Hefner Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ We Love the City at AllMusic
- ^ Richardson, Mark (31 May 2001). "Hefner: We Love the City Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Sleeve notes to 2009, 2-CD release of We Love the City.