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1995 studio album by McAlmont & Butler
The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler
Studio album by McAlmont & Butler
Released27 November 1995
Recorded1994–95
Genre
Length61:45
LabelHut
Producer
McAlmont & Butler chronology
The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler
(1995) 		Bring It Back
(2002)
Singles from The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler
  1. "Yes"
    Released: 15 May 1995
  2. "You Do"
    Released: 23 October 1995

The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler is the debut album by English rock and soul duo McAlmont & Butler, released in 1995. Recorded from 1994 to 1995 and released after the duo had split up, the album is essentially a compilation, comprising both of the band's singles—"Yes" and "You Do"—and the B-side tracks thereof, alongside one previously unreleased track, "The Right Thing'".

On 2 October 2015 a deluxe edition of the album, which includes a second disc of unreleased material and a DVD, was released.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Alternative Press4/5
Clash8/10
The Guardian
Louder Than War9/10
Record Collector
Smash Hits3/5
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music

The Times concluded that "the monumental climax to the seven-minute-long 'You Do' provides a fitting end both to the album and to a relationship that shook so hard that perhaps it had to shatter."

Track listing

All songs written by David McAlmont and Bernard Butler, except where noted.

  1. "Yes" (full version) – 4:53
  2. "What's the Excuse This Time?" – 4:13
  3. "The Right Thing" – 6:13
  4. "Although" – 4:21
  5. "Don't Call It Soul" – 3:05
  6. "Disappointment / Interval" – 8:57
  7. "The Debitor" – 5:11
  8. "How About You?" – 4:10
  9. "Tonight" – 5:02
  10. "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (Huey P. Meaux, Barbara Lynn Ozen) – 4:25
  11. "You Do" (full length) – 11:10 (includes hidden track)

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 33

References

  1. Price, Simon (25 November 1995). "Al Green was my valet — The Sound of McAlmont & Butler by McAlmont & Butler". Melody Maker. Vol. 72, no. 47. p. 35.
  2. ^ James, Gareth (1 October 2015). "McAlmont & Butler - The Sound Of McAlmont & Butler". Clash. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Sound of McAlmont & Butler – McAlmont & Butler". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. "McAlmont & Butler: The Sound Of... McAlmont & Butler". Alternative Press. No. 97. August 1996. p. 80.
  5. Sweeting, Adam (17 November 1995). "CD of the week: McAlmont & Butler". The Guardian.
  6. "McAlmont & Butler: The Sound Of McAlmont & Butler – Reissue Review". Louder Than War. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. Kennedy, Jake (November 2015). "McAlmont & Butler – The Sound Of… (20 Year Deluxe Remaster)". Record Collector. No. 446. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  8. Lamont, Helen (22 November 1995). "Albums". Smash Hits. No. 443. p. 57.
  9. Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 256. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  10. Sinclair, David (24 November 1995). "Leaving a good-looking corpus". Features. The Times. p. 1.
  11. "McAlmont & Butler | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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