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Recorded
  
1990

Schubert Dip (1991)
  
Stigma (1992)

Release date
  
7 May 1991

Length
  
44:25

Artist
  
EMF

Label
  
EMI

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Released
  
7 May 1991 (1991-05-07)

Producer
  
Pascal Gabriel & Ralph Jezzard

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Alternative dance

Similar
  
EMF albums, Alternative rock albums

Emf children


Schubert Dip is the debut album by British rock band EMF, released on Parlophone Records on 7 May 1991. It features the worldwide hit single "Unbelievable" which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The name of the album is a pun on the name of the popular sweet sherbet dip and the 19th-century composer Franz Schubert.

Contents

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album three stars out of five, feeling that overall it was not as good as the standout single "Unbelievable": "The only song that comes close to packing the punch of 'Unbelievable' is the intoxicating 'Long Summer Days'. For the most part, Schubert Dip is a prime example of an album that is simply decent when it should have been excellent."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench & Zac Foley, except where noted.

  1. "Children" – 5:15
  2. "Long Summer Days" – 4:00
  3. "When You're Mine" (Dench) – 3:22
  4. "Travelling Not Running" (Dench) – 4:20
  5. "I Believe" – 3:43
  6. "Unbelievable" – 3:29
  7. "Girl of an Age" – 3:56
  8. "Admit It" (Dench) – 3:28
  9. "Lies" (Dench) – 4:19
  10. "Longtime" – 4:25
  11. "EMF" – 3:54 (hidden track)

Note

  • The track "Lies" on the first pressings of Schubert Dip originally began with a sample of the voice of John Lennon's assassin, Mark David Chapman, reciting the first two lines of the lyrics to Lennon's "Watching the Wheels". Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, objected to this sample and as a result all subsequent pressings of the album have omitted the sample of Chapman's voice.

    • Sample credits

  • "Unbelievable" includes samples of US comedian Andrew Dice Clay throughout the track.
  • The song "Girl of an Age" contains a sample of the character Ernie from Sesame Street speaking to his friend Bert.
  • The song "Longtime" contains a sample of a reading of The Hollow Men by T. S. Eliot.

    • Personnel

    EMF

  • James Atkin – vocals, guitars
  • Derry Brownson – keyboards, samples
  • Mark Decloedt – drums
  • Ian Dench – keyboards and guitars
  • Zac Foley – bass

    • Additional personnel

  • DJ Milf – turntables, scratching & samples on "When You're Mine" & "Unbelievable"
  • Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals on "Children", "I Believe", "Girl of an Age" & "Lies"
  • Sindy Finn & Laurane McIntosh – backing vocals on "Travelling Not Running"
  • Mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC

    • Songs

    1Children5:16
    2Long Summer Days4:00
    3When You're Mine3:23

    References

    Schubert Dip Wikipedia
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