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Forget Yourself
Studio album by The Church
Released	27 October 2003
Recorded	Spacejunk Studios, Australia
Genre	Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, dream pop
Length	67:45 96:51 (U.S.)
Label	Cooking Vinyl, spinART
Producer	Tim Powles, The Church and Nic Hard
The Church chronology
Parallel Universe (2002) Forget Yourself (2003) Jammed (2004)

Forget Yourself is the fifteenth album by the Australian alternative rock band The Church, released in October 2003. It was recorded at drummer Tim Powles' Spacejunk studios in Australia and features many straight-to-tape recordings with few overdubs.

Around the time of Parallel Universe's (late 2002) release, the Church returned to the studio to record another album, eventually entitled Forget Yourself. Rather than fleshing the songs out over a long, gradual process, the band decided to keep the music as close to the original jam-based material as possible. Stylistically, this made for a much rawer sound, primarily recorded live and with minimal overdubs. As had become routine since Sometime Anywhere (May 1994), songs saw numerous instrument changes between members, with Powles playing guitar on "Sealine" and Willson-Piper switching to drums on "Maya."

John D. Luersson at AllMusic described the album as "a timeless, magical disc that is easily as strong as anything from their 1980s peak", adding that "the real brilliance peeks through on lush numbers like 'Telepath,' 'Maya,' and 'June,' all boasting the ethereal moments that made early discs like Remote Luxury and Heyday fan favorites." The album peaked in the top 50 on Billboard component chart, Top Independent Albums.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

All songs written by Kilbey/Koppes/Powles/Willson-Piper

1. "Sealine" – 5:06
2. "Song in Space" – 5:24
3. "The Theatre and Its Double" – 4:34
4. "Telepath" – 4:56
5. "See Your Lights" – 4:14
   • Vocals: Marty Willson-Piper
6. "Lay Low" – 4:13
7. "Maya" – 3:45
8. "Appalatia" – 4:09
   • Vocals: Peter Koppes
9. "June" – 4:05
10. "Don't You Fall" – 3:10
11. "I Kept Everything" – 4:01
12. "Nothing Seeker" – 4:22
13. "Reversal" – 4:41
14. "Summer" – 7:02

U.S. Bonus disc

All tracks from Beside Yourself

1. "Serpent Easy" – 14:44
2. "Cantilever" – 10:00
3. "Moodertronic" – 4:22

Personnel

• Steve Kilbey – lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
• Peter Koppes – guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tim Powles – drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar
• Marty Willson-Piper – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals, drums

Charts

References

1. Holmgren, Magnus. "The Church". passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
2. ^ Luerssen, John D. "Forget Yourself". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2013. Note: for charting information user may need to click on 'Awards' tab.
3. "The Church chart history, received from ARIA on 5 July 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

• 2003 albums
• The Church (band) albums