Pink Elephants
| Pink Elephants | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 27 October 1997 | |||
| Recorded | January 1995–January 1997 | |||
| Studio | Sing Sing and Metropolis, Melbourne; Air Motion, Sydney; Townhouse III, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 46:45 | |||
| Label | Mute[1] | |||
| Producer | Mick Harvey with Victor Van Vugt and Tony Cohen | |||
| Mick Harvey chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
Pink Elephants is the second studio album by Mick Harvey, released on 27 October 1997. The album is Harvey's second in his series of Serge Gainsbourg interpretations/translations, preceded by Intoxicated Man and followed by Delirium Tremens and Intoxicated Women.[4][5][6]
Reception
[edit]Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Harvey’s English versions of Gainsbourg songs maintain the latter’s lounge-lizard perversions, hilarious existential angst, and theatrical grandeur."[3] Trouser Press called "I Love You...Nor Do I", the Anita Lane and Nick Cave duet, "erotic" and "the album’s centerpiece."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Translation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pink Elephants" | Mick Harvey, Bertrand Burgalat | 2:35 | |
| 2. | "Requiem..." | Gainsbourg, Michel Colombier | Larry Norman, Pierre Gottfried Imhof, & Harvey | 2:35 |
| 3. | "The Javanaise" | Harvey | 2:30 | |
| 4. | "Black Seaweed" | Norman, Imhof, & Harvey) | 2:21 | |
| 5. | "Comic Strip" | Bill Soly | 2:42 | |
| 6. | "The Ticket Puncher" | Harvey & Alain Chamberlain | 2:50 | |
| 7. | "Non Affair" | Norman, Imhof, & Harvey | 2:30 | |
| 8. | "Scenic Railway" | Norman, Imhof, & Harvey | 2:52 | |
| 9. | "To All the Lucky Kids" | Norman, Imhof, & Harvey | 3:53 | |
| 10. | "Anthracite" | Norman, Imhof, & Harvey | 2:20 | |
| 11. | "Manon" | Norman, Imhof, & Harvey | 2:20 | |
| 12. | "I Love You...Nor Do I" | Harvey | 4:38 | |
| 13. | "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" | Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier | Sarah Owen & Harvey | 1:56 |
| 14. | "Torrey Canyon" | Owen & Harvey | 3:12 | |
| 15. | "Who Is 'In' Who Is 'Out" | Harvey & Chamberlain | 3:14 | |
| 16. | "Hotel Specific" | Gainsbourg, Jean-Claude Vannier | Harvey, Katy Beale, & Chamberlain | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 46:45 | |||
Personnel
[edit]- Mick Harvey – vocals, guitar, bass
- Anita Lane – vocals on "I Love You...Nor Do I" and "The Ballad of Melody Nelson"
- Nick Cave – vocals on "I Love You...Nor Do I"
- Chris Hughes – drums
- Nick Burton – violin
- Steve Bentley-Klein – violin
- James Cruickshank – organ, vocals
- David McClymont – bass
- Loene Carmen – backing vocals on "Torrey Canyon" and "Who Is 'In' Who Is 'Out'"
- Monica McMahon – backing vocals on "Torrey Canyon" and "Who Is 'In' Who Is 'Out'"
- Abigail Trundle – cello
- Bertrand Burgalat – string arrangements
- Kiernan Box – accordion on "The Javanaise"
- Eleanor Gilchrist – violin
- Theresa Whipple – viola
- Jeremy Morris – violin
- Sarah Beardsley – guitar
Technical
- P.A. Taylor – sleeve layout
- Katy Beale – photography
References
[edit]- ^ Schurr, Maria (11 July 2014). "Mick Harvey: Intoxicated Man / Pink Elephants, PopMatters".
- ^ "Pink Elephants - Mick Harvey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Pink Elephants". EW.com.
- ^ Lipez, Zachary (10 July 2016). "Mick Harvey and a Conversation with a Legend". VICE. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Mick Harvey Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil. "Bad Seeds' Mick Harvey And The Pink Elephants". MTV News. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Mick Harvey". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
