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Alan Jones from '']'' named the album Pick of the Week, remarking that ] is "in commanding vocal form", while the band provide her "with infectious and real (no sampled) pads over which to strut her impressive stuff."<ref name=musicweek/> Iestyn George from '']'' wrote, "Everything, from the artwork onwards, is presented with flawless precision, blending ] with ] and subtle touches of latin percussion. ]'s encyclopedic knowledge of music and priceless apprenticeship at the Hacienda are matched by Heather Small's mother-of-all vocals."<ref name="nme"/> Pete Stanton from '']'' named it Best New Album, adding, "If "]" had you wiggling then this album's your baby. "]" is a funky dancefloor filler and "La Vida Loca" could make your cucumber rumba."<ref name="smashhits"/> Jonathan Bernstein from '']'' said, "Don't wrinkle your nose in that unbecoming fashion. That stench to which you're so unused is called class and these U.K. clubland monarchs just reek of it."<ref name=spin/> Music critic of '']'', ] gave the album an A.<ref name="thevillagevoice"/>
Alan Jones from '']'' named the album Pick of the Week, remarking that ] is "in commanding vocal form", while the band provide her "with infectious and real (no sampled) pads over which to strut her impressive stuff."<ref name=musicweek/> Iestyn George from '']'' wrote, "Everything, from the artwork onwards, is presented with flawless precision, blending ] with ] and subtle touches of latin percussion. ]'s encyclopedic knowledge of music and priceless apprenticeship at the Hacienda are matched by Heather Small's mother-of-all vocals."<ref name="nme"/> Pete Stanton from '']'' named it Best New Album, adding, "If "]" had you wiggling then this album's your baby. "]" is a funky dancefloor filler and "La Vida Loca" could make your cucumber rumba."<ref name="smashhits"/> Jonathan Bernstein from '']'' said, "Don't wrinkle your nose in that unbecoming fashion. That stench to which you're so unused is called class and these U.K. clubland monarchs just reek of it."<ref name=spin/> Music critic of '']'', ] gave the album an A.<ref name="thevillagevoice"/>
== Personnel ==
*] - ]
*] - ] and ]
*Paul Heard - synthesizers
*Shovell – ]
==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard except where noted.
All songs written by ] and Paul Heard except where noted.
Elegant Slumming is the second album by the British dance band M People. It was released on 4 October 1993 charting and peaking at number 2 on the UK Album Chart and spent 87 weeks in the Top 75. It re-entered the chart three times in October 1996 and March and September 1997. Its overall sales stand at 759,000 as of September 2020.
The US version was released in 1994 in a separate deal on the Epic label, and replaces 3 tracks with 3 hits from their debut album Northern Soul, which did not have a US release. The album was well received, and "One Night in Heaven" and "Moving on Up" were Billboard No. 1 hits on Hot Dance Club Play.
Alan Jones from Music Week named the album Pick of the Week, remarking that Heather Small is "in commanding vocal form", while the band provide her "with infectious and real (no sampled) pads over which to strut her impressive stuff." Iestyn George from NME wrote, "Everything, from the artwork onwards, is presented with flawless precision, blending Italia-house with breakbeats and subtle touches of latin percussion. Pickering's encyclopedic knowledge of music and priceless apprenticeship at the Hacienda are matched by Heather Small's mother-of-all vocals." Pete Stanton from Smash Hits named it Best New Album, adding, "If "One Night in Heaven" had you wiggling then this album's your baby. "Moving on Up" is a funky dancefloor filler and "La Vida Loca" could make your cucumber rumba." Jonathan Bernstein from Spin said, "Don't wrinkle your nose in that unbecoming fashion. That stench to which you're so unused is called class and these U.K. clubland monarchs just reek of it." Music critic of The Village Voice, Robert Christgau gave the album an A.
Track listing
All songs written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard except where noted.
Note
The U.S. vinyl edition contains eight tracks, omitting Little Packet & Love is in My Soul. In addition to this, Colour My Life is placed as track eight.
