Released 29 July 1997 Release date 29 July 1997 Genre Alternative rock | Length 62:44 Artist Catherine Wheel | |
Recorded Similar Catherine Wheel albums, Alternative rock albums |
Adam and Eve is the fourth full-length album by the English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel. Released in 1997 (see 1997 in music), the album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and number 178 on the Billboard 200. The album featured more adventurous instrumentation than any prior Catherine Wheel LP, and still somewhat featured the heavy sound of their previous studio album, Happy Days.
Contents
The Big Takeover magazine named Adam and Eve its album of the year for 1997, with Radiohead's OK Computer at #2.
An alternative cover design was released in some European countries, featuring primarily a green cover with only a few of the nude models in boxes in the center. Another alternative cover design was released to Wal-Mart stores which featured a zoom-in of a piece of the original US artwork (without any nudity). In both cases, the album content was unchanged.
Although critical response was positive, notably, Rolling Stone Magazine originally planned to rate the album 4.5 stars out of 5, only to later drop it down to 3.
Some of concerts promoting this album featured actual nude models positioned in boxes onstage behind the band members.
This was the band's last album to feature original bassist Dave Hawes.
Track listing
- (intro) – 1:23
- "Future Boy" – 5:15
- "Delicious" – 5:10
- "Broken Nose" – 5:20
- "Phantom of the American Mother" – 5:43
- "Ma Solituda" – 5:12
- "Satellite" – 5:14
- "Thunderbird" – 6:39
- "Here Comes the Fat Controller" – 5:31
- "Goodbye" – 7:02
- "For Dreaming" – 7:15
- (outro) – 3:00
Singles
- "Delicious" – 4:22
- "Future Boy" – 5:15
- "Judy Staring At The Sun (w/ Tanya Donelly)" – 4:01
- "Heal" – 6:13
- "Delicious" – 4:22
- "Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck" – 8:07
- "Crank (live in Washington D.C. 12 Sept 1997)" – 3:55
- "Texture (live in Washington D.C. 12 Sept 1997)" – 5:23
- "Delicious" – 4:22
- "Future Boy" – 5:15
- "Judy Staring At The Sun (w/ Tanya Donelly)" – 4:49
- "Heal" – 6:13
- "Delicious (edit)" – 4:13
- "Delicious (edit fade)" – 3:57
- "Delicious (edit)" – 4:13
- "Broken Nose (single version)" – 4:19
- "Crank (live University London Union '98)" – 4:25
- "Texture (live University London Union '98)" – 4:49
- "Black Metallic (live University London Union '98)" – 11:04
- "Broken Nose (live University London Union '98)" – 5:03
- "Flower To Hide (live University London Union '98)" – 4:50
- "Heal (live University London Union '98)" – 7:09
- "I Want To Touch You (live University London Union '98)" – 5:50
- "Broken Nose"
- "Little Muscle (live University London Union '98)"
- "Broken Nose (single version)" – 4:19
- "Ma Solituda" – 4:22
- "Delicious (single version)" – 4:15
- "Descending Babe" – 6:26
- "Paranoia" – 4:49
- "Ma Solituda" – 4:20
- "Kill Rhythm (live in Toronto 14 Dec 1997)" – 5:13
- "Ma Solituda (Tim Friese-Greene Mix)" – 4:58
- "Delicious (live in Toronto 14 Dec 1997)" – 4:32
- "Willing To Wait" – 5:22
- "Lucifer" – 4:27
- "Ma Solituda (edit)" – 4:09
Songs
Future Boy5:15
Delicious5:10
Broken Nose5:21