It’s Great When You’re Straight… Yeah

Tracklist

1. 1Reverend Black Grape5:13
2. 2In the Name of the Father4:22
3. 3Tramazi Parti4:45
4. 4Kelly’s Heroes4:22
5. 5Yeah Yeah Brother4:10
6. 6A Big Day in the North4:10
7. 7Shake Well Before Opening5:41
8. 8Submarine3:51
9. 9Shake Your Money4:14
10. 10Little Bob5:33

Running time 46:21

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah is the debut studio album by the English alternative dance band Black Grape, released on 7 August 1995 through Radioactive Records. Following the breakup of Happy Mondays, frontman Shaun Ryder formed Black Grape with vocalist Paul "Kermit" Leveridge and dancer Bez. They were put in contact with management company Nicholl and Dime, who secured the band a recording contract with Radioactive Records. After demos and the band finalizing their line-up, Ryder met with producers Stephen Lironi and Danny Saber. Black Grape recorded their debut studio album in late 1994 and early 1995 at Rockfield Studios in Wales, Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, and Boundary Row in London. It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah is a dance-pop and pop funk album, with the word "straight" in its title referring to being sober from drugs.

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Who made it

Played on it

• Stephen Lironislide guitar · on 3 tracks
• Martin Slatterysaxophone · on 2 tracks
• Nik Nichollslide guitar · on 2 tracks
• Bledynn Richardsharmonica · on 1 track
• Emma Daybackground vocals · on 1 track
• Carl ‘Psycho’ McCarthyvocals · on 1 track
• Helen Vigneaubackground vocals · on 1 track

Production

• Tom Lord‐Algemixing · on 2 tracks

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The record

• First released
  3 Aug 1995
• Labels
  Radioactive Records RARSD-11224
  Geffen 5373021
• Kind
  Album
• Formats
  CD 10 editions, Digital 3 editions, Video 3 editions
• Editions
  9 releases in 5 countries
• Running time
  46:21
• Barcode
  008811122423

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Books

• Shaun RyderShaun RyderMick Middles · 1997About Black Grape
• High Life N Low Down Dirty The Thrills And Spills Of Shaun RyderHigh Life N Low Down Dirty The Thrills And Spills Of Shaun RyderLisa Verrico · 1998About Black Grape

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