Annotation
Debut album. Winner of the Mercury Prize for Best British Album on 7th September, 2004.
Initial quantities of the UK release included a bonus disc containing a recording of a live concert.
Other album credits
Back cover by Vivian Lewis
Band photo by Joe Dilworth
Black and white photo by Roxanne Clifford
Other artwork by Franz Ferdinand and Matthew Cooper
Manager: Cerne Canning
Limited bonus disc available with initial UK release of debut album. All tracks recorded live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam, on 7th September 2003.
Annotation last modified on 2013-09-27 23:59 UTC.
Tracklist
| CD 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Jacqueline
| 3:49 | |
| 2 | Tell Her Tonight
| 2:18 | |
| 3 | Take Me Out
| 3:57 | |
| 4 | The Dark of the Matinée
| 4:03 | |
| 5 | Auf Achse
| 4:20 | |
| 6 | Cheating on You
| 2:37 | |
| 7 | This Fire
| 4:15 | |
| 8 | Darts of Pleasure
| 3:00 | |
| 9 | Michael
| 3:21 | |
| 10 | Come On Home
| 3:46 | |
| 11 | 40′
| 3:23 | |
| CD 2: Live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam |
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Credits
Release
| engineer: | Stefan Kvarnström Jens Lindgård |
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| mastering: | Steve Rooke (mastering engineer) |
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/600233 [info] |
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| ASIN: | UK: B00018HUKO [info] |
Release Group
| associated singles/EPs: | Darts of Pleasure Matinée Michael Take Me Out This Fire |
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| included in: | Franz Ferdinand / You Could Have It So Much Better |
| part of: | 40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 3) (order: 3) Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2004) (order: 32) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (order: 40) Absolute Radio's The 100 Collection (number: 42) (order: 42) Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 2005) (order: 71) Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 72) (order: 72) Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 90) (order: 90) Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 2004 winner) (order: 147) |
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