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Speed Ballads

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Released
  
November 1998

Release date
  
November 1998

Artist
  
Republica

Label
  
Deconstruction Records

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Recorded
  
Republica, Westside, Metropolis, Strongroom, Whitfield Street, The Barge & Heirophony, London

Genres
  
Pop music, Alternative rock, Techno, Electronica

Producers
  
Ian Stanley, Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Ian Broudie

Electronica albums
  
Republica, Radio JXL: A Broadcas, The Fat of the Land, One/Three, OMG

Speed Ballads is the second album by the band Republica. Released in 1998, Speed Ballads was the follow-up to Republica's self-titled debut album. Speed Ballads reached #37 in the UK Album Charts. There were tentative plans to release the album in the United States in January 1999 but these plans were cancelled.

Contents

B-Sides

There are known to be five B-sides from the Speed Ballads era.

  1. "World Ends in the Morning" (from the "From Rush Hour with Love" CD single)
  2. "Clone My Soul" (from the "From Rush Hour with Love" CD single)
  3. "House Special" (from the "From Rush Hour with Love" 7" Vinyl single)
  4. "Ready to Go" [Live from Cardiff] (From the "Try Everything" CD promo single)
  5. "Drop Dead Gorgeous" [Live from Cardiff] (From the "Try Everything" CD promo single)

Personnel

Republica
  • Saffron - vocals
  • Tim Dorney - keyboard, programming, mixing
  • Jonny Male - guitar, backing vocal

    • with:

  • Pete Riley - drums
    • Technical
  • Ian Stanley - producer
  • Andy Gray - producer, mixing
  • Clive Langer - producer, mixing
  • Alan Winstanley - producer, mixing
  • Ian Broudie - producer
  • Bob Kraushaar - mixing
  • Gary Langan - mixing
  • Ross Cullum - mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend - mixing
  • Brian Pugsley - additional engineering
  • Jon Astley - mastering
  • Mike Diver - photography, manipulation
  • Big Active Ltd. - design

    • Songs

    1From Rush Hour With Love3:27
    2Fading of the Man4:36
    3Try Everything4:04

    References

    Speed Ballads Wikipedia
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