A Northern Soul
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| Studio album by The Verve | ||
| Released | July 3, 1995 | |
| Recorded | 1995 | |
| Genre | Rock, Britpop | |
| Length | 62:59 | |
| Label | Vernon Yard | |
| Producer(s) | Owen Morris | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Verve chronology | ||
| No Come Down (1994) |
A Northern Soul (1995) |
Urban Hymns (1997) |
A Northern Soul was The Verve's second (and penultimate) album and was released on July 3, 1995 (see 1995 in music).
[edit] The Sessions
Nick McCabe has described the first three weeks of the sessions (which have become semi-famous for the band's enormous intake of ecstasy) to be the happiest of his life. Over time, however, friction started to develop between Richard Ashcroft and McCabe, and after the album failed to become a commercial success, Ashcroft disbanded The Verve (though he reformed it several weeks later). Despite its lack of critical success on its release, the album is now hailed as an underrated classic by the music press.
[edit] Track listing
- "New Decade" – 4:11
- "This Is Music" – 3:35
- "On Your Own" – 3:33
- "So It Goes" – 6:11
- "A Northern Soul" – 6:32
- "Brainstorm Interlude" – 5:11
- "Drive You Home" – 6:41
- "History" – 5:26
- "No Knock on My Door" – 5:11
- "Life's an Ocean" – 5:43
- "Stormy Clouds" – 5:34
- "(Reprise)" – 6:11
[edit] Other
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 53rd greatest album of all time.
| The Verve |
| Nick McCabe | Richard Ashcroft | Simon Jones | Peter Salisbury | Simon Tong |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: A Storm in Heaven | A Northern Soul | Urban Hymns |
| EPs: Verve EP | Five by Five |
| Compilations: No Come Down | This is Music: The Singles 92-98 |
| Singles: "All in the Mind" | "She's a Superstar" | "Gravity Grave" | "Blue" | "Slide Away" | "This Is Music" | "On Your Own" | "History" | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | "The Drugs Don't Work" | "Lucky Man" | "Sonnet" |
| Tours: Gravity Grave Tour | Urban Hymns Tour |
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