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For a brief time in the heady early days of Brit-pop, Echobelly seemed like serious contenders. Their blend of the Smiths, Blondie, and indie rock was hooky, assured, stylish, and sexy, and songs like "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" and "Insomniac" were bracing singles that suggested their full-length would be a corker. And it was pretty close to that -- Everybody's Got One is one of the solid Brit-pop efforts, a brash collection of swagger and tunes that sounded great when surrounded played next to other debuts of similarly inclined bands. Echobelly had a hard time maturing, though, stumbling on its nevertheless pleasing second effort before trailing off into the sunset. The 18-track collection I Can't Imagine the World Without Me: The Best of Echobelly traces that rise and fall all too accurately by giving equal credence to all eras of the band, when it would have been a better idea to skew it toward the first two records. There are still some very, very good singles to be heard here, and it's nice to have them collected, but the unevenness of the material is jarring, especially when you know that great songs like "Car Fiction" were overlooked (OK, that was included in a French version, but that just accentuates the absence of the original). An accurate sampler, then, but not as definitive as the debut.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - S. Madan, Composer, Lyricist - G. Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Clive Martin, Engineer, Producer - Simon Vinestock, Re-Mixer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Ronen Tal, Engineer - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - SEAN SLADE, Engineer, Producer - PAUL KOLDERIE, Engineer, Producer - Glen Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gil Norton, Producer - Sonya Madan, Author, Composer, Lyricist - ROY SPONG, Engineer - Glenn Johansson, Author, Composer, Lyricist - Niven Garland, Engineer - Greg Brimson, Re-Mixer - Peter Coyte, Re-Mixer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Sonya Madan, Author, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Johansson, Author, Composer, Lyricist - Gil Norton, Mixing Engineer, Producer - ROY SPONG, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Niven Garland, Engineer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Brumby, Engineer - Glenn Johansson, Author - Sonya Madan, Author
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Sonya Aurora Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Johansson, Author, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - SEAN SLADE, Engineer, Producer - PAUL KOLDERIE, Engineer, Producer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Ronen Tal, Engineer - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - Simon Lacey, Piano - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Jim Brumby, Engineer - Audrey Riley, Cello - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author
(P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Stephen Street, Producer, Recording Engineer - Glen Mikael Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Kick Horns, Saxophone - Sonya Aurora Madan, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Ronen Tal, Engineer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Ronen Tal, Engineer - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gil Norton, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - ROY SPONG, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Niven Garland, Engineer - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Ronen Tal, Engineer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Madam, Composer, Lyricist - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author - Simon Vinestock, Producer - Ronen Tal, Engineer
(P) 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Producer - Madan, Composer, Lyricist - Johansson, Composer, Lyricist - Sonya Madan, Author - Glenn Johansson, Author
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Echobelly, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - SEAN SLADE, Producer - PAUL KOLDERIE, Producer - Simon Vinestock, Mixing Engineer - Sonya Madan, Author, Composer - Glen Johansson, Author, Composer
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment UK
Album review
For a brief time in the heady early days of Brit-pop, Echobelly seemed like serious contenders. Their blend of the Smiths, Blondie, and indie rock was hooky, assured, stylish, and sexy, and songs like "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" and "Insomniac" were bracing singles that suggested their full-length would be a corker. And it was pretty close to that -- Everybody's Got One is one of the solid Brit-pop efforts, a brash collection of swagger and tunes that sounded great when surrounded played next to other debuts of similarly inclined bands. Echobelly had a hard time maturing, though, stumbling on its nevertheless pleasing second effort before trailing off into the sunset. The 18-track collection I Can't Imagine the World Without Me: The Best of Echobelly traces that rise and fall all too accurately by giving equal credence to all eras of the band, when it would have been a better idea to skew it toward the first two records. There are still some very, very good singles to be heard here, and it's nice to have them collected, but the unevenness of the material is jarring, especially when you know that great songs like "Car Fiction" were overlooked (OK, that was included in a French version, but that just accentuates the absence of the original). An accurate sampler, then, but not as definitive as the debut.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:39
- Main artists: Echobelly
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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