The Great Escape (album)
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| The Great Escape | ||
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| Missing image Escape_album_cover.jpg Album cover | ||
| LP by Blur | ||
| Released | September 11, 1995 | |
| Recorded | January-May 1995 | |
| Genre | Britpop | |
| Length | 56 min 56 s | |
| Record label | Food | |
| Producer | Stephen Street | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q | 5 stars out of 5 | (10/95, p.110) (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60075133&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Allmusic.com | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040402061702081566&sql=Atqm8b594nsqe) |
| Spin magazine | 6 out of 10 | (11/95, pp.124-125) (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60075133&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| NME | 9 out of 10 | (9/9/95, p.46) (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60075133&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Q | 4 stars out of 5 | October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=131838&resource=131838&fixture_artist=145646) |
| Blur Chronology | ||
| Parklife (1994) | The Great Escape (1995) | Blur (1997) |
The Great Escape is the fourth album by Blur. It was released in 1995 on CD, cassette and vinyl record. It reached number 1 in the United Kingdom album chart and was their first to crack the US charts (even if at a lowly # 150). The album continues the run of hit singles: "Country House" (their first number one single), "The Universal", "Stereotypes" and "Charmless Man". However, dissention over musical direction between Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon would result in a radical change in style for the next release, 1997's Blur.
Track listing
Al tracks by Damon Albarn/Graham Coxon/Alex James/Dave Rowntree
- "Stereotypes" - 3:10
- "Country House" - 3:57
- "Best Days" - 4:49
- "Charmless Man" - 3:34
- "Fade Away" - 4:19
- "Top Man" - 4:00
- "The Universal" - 3:58
- "Mr. Robinson's Quango" - 4:02
- "He Thought of Cars" - 4:15
- "It Could Be You" - 3:14
- "Ernold Same" - 2:07
- "Globe Alone" - 2:23
- "Dan Abnormal" - 3:24
- "Entertain Me" - 4:19
- "Yuko and Hiro" - 5:24
- Contains the hidden track "A World of Change" at exactly 4:20.
- Japanese release includes "Ultranol" and "No Monsters In Me" (also released as B-sides to "The Universal").
- French release includes "To The End".