St. Elsewhere (album)

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St. Elsewhere
Studio album by Gnarls Barkley
Released	April 24, 2006 (UK) May 9, 2006 (U.S.)
Genre	Alternative Soul Electronic R&B Hip hop
Length	37:21
Label	Warner Music (UK) Atlantic/Downtown (U.S.)
Producer(s)	Danger Mouse
Professional reviews
About.com link All Music Guide link The Dartmouth (favorable) link E! Online (A) link Entertainment Weekly (A) link Guardian Unlimited link LA Times (favorable) May 6, 2006 MusicOMH.com link NME link Now link Pitchfork Media (7.7/10) link PlayLouder link Prefix link Q (#239, June 2006, p. 109) Rolling Stone May 4 2006, p.56 Slant Magazine link Stylus Magazine (B+) link Yahoo!'s dotmusic link HipHopDX.com link

St. Elsewhere is the debut album of Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo. It was released on April 24, 2006 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart,^[1] and on May 9, 2006 in the United States, although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download in the U.S. iTunes Music Store. It debuted at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard 200, and as of the Billboard 200 issue date of August 05, 2006, it peaked at #4 on this chart.

The album has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised the album's innovation and high production values, and has a total score of 81 on Metacritic.^[2]

The album's first single, "Crazy", was the first song to become a UK number-one single based solely on downloads.^[3]

As of August 22, 2006, the album has been shipped to stores in excess of 1,000,000 units, receiving a platinum certification from the RIAA.^[4] By Nielsen SoundScan Sales are now at 1,260,535^[5] copies, as of March 15th 2007.

A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7. The CD+DVD package includes a 92 page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances.

In 2007, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with nominations for Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Crazy."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Trivia 3 Credits 4 Album singles 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Nicolas Flagello) – 2:19
2. "Crazy" (Burton, Callaway, Gianfranco Reverberi, Gianpiero Reverberi) – 2:58
3. "St. Elsewhere" (Burton, Callaway, Barry Clarke, David Costa, Celia Humphris, Stephen Brown) – 2:30
4. "Gone Daddy Gone" (Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon) – 2:28
5. "Smiley Faces" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:05
6. "The Boogie Monster" (Burton, Callaway, Armando Trovaioli, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino) – 2:50
7. "Feng Shui" (Burton, Callaway, Nino Nardini) – 1:26
8. "Just A Thought" (Burton, Callaway, Kevin Peek) – 3:42
9. "Transformer" (Burton, Callaway, Marlene Moore) – 2:18
10. "Who Cares?" (Burton, Callaway, Keith Mansfield) – 2:28
11. "On-Line" (Burton, Callaway) – 1:49
12. "Necromancer" (Burton, Callaway) – 2:58
13. "Storm Coming" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:08
14. "The Last Time" (Burton, Callaway, Ian Langley) – 3:25

U.S. iTunes bonus tracks

[edit] Trivia

• At the beginning of "Go-Go Gadget Gospel", the sound of a film projector starting can be heard, and at the end of "The Last Time" the sound of the projector being turned off is heard. Also, at the ends of "Who Cares?" and "Crazy", the sound of the projector running can be heard faintly. This is an audio self reference also used on David Bowie's Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).
• The album's title is presumably a reference to the NBC television series of the same name.

[edit] Credits

• Danger Mouse – producer
• Cee-Lo – vocals
• Ben H. Allen – bass, guitar
• Eric Bobo – drums
• Ced Keys International – piano
• Dr. President – keyboards, bass, guitar, organ
• Daniele Luppi – bass, Minimoog, organ, synthesizer
• Menta Malone – background vocals
• David Piltch – bass
• Chris Tedesco – trumpet
• Eddie Reyes – acoustic guitar
• Tomika Walden – background vocals

[edit] Album singles

Single cover	Single information
	"Crazy" Released: , March 13, 2006
	"Smiley Faces" Released: July 17, 2006
	"Who Cares? / Gone Daddy Gone" Released: November 6, 2006
	"Go-Go Gadget Gospel" Released: May, 2007

[edit] References

1. ^ UK Top 40 Albums. BBC Radio 1. Retrieved on May 1, 2006.
2. ^ Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere (2006): Reviews from Metacritic
3. ^ "Crazy song makes musical history". BBC News. Retrieved on April 2, 2006.
4. ^ PRESS RELEASE Gnarls Barkley Receives RIAA Platinum Certification; Duo's Debut Honored for Sales Exceeding One Million; "Crazy" Makes History While Scoring Three MTV VMA Nods from Market Wire
5. ^ UKMIX - Forums - View topic - US Billboard Charts (23/12/2006)