Exile on Coldharbour Lane
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| Exile on Coldharbour Lane | |||||
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| Studio album by Alabama 3 | |||||
| Released | November 11, 1997 | ||||
| Recorded | March 1997 – June 1997 | ||||
| Genre | Rock / Electronica | ||||
| Label | One Little Indian / Geffen | ||||
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Exile on Coldharbour Lane is the debut album by Alabama 3. The name and cover are references to Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones and Coldharbour Lane a major street in Brixton, South London best known for containing several popular and somewhat scuzzy after-hours clubs.
Track listing of Exile on Coldharbour Lane
Disk One
- 1. Converted
- 2. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness
- 3. Woke Up This Morning
- 4. U Don't Danse 2 Tekno Anymore
- 5. Bourgeoisie Blues
- 6. Ain't Goin' to Goa
- 7. Mao Tse Tung Said
- 8. Hypo Full of Love (The 12-Step Plan)
- 9. The Old Purple Tin (9% of Pure Heaven)
- 10. The Night We Nearly Got Busted
- 11. Sister Rosetta
- 12. Peace in the Valley
Disk Two
- 1. Woke Up This Morning (Urban Takeover Mix)
- 2. Woke Up This Morning (Y'all Gotta Come Mix)
- 3. Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness (Self Preservation Society Gained Club Mix)
- 4. Woke Up This Morning (Drillar In The Church Mix)
- 5. Woke Up This Morning (Dam Metal Jam Mix)
- 6. Ain't Goin' To Goa (US Mix)
- 7. Ain't Goin' To Goa (Long Version)
Trivia
- Woke Up This Morning is well-known as the opening theme music for the HBO drama series The Sopranos.
- Mao Tse Tung Said features a lengthy sample from the cult leader Jim Jones.
- The second track is a Cover version of John Prine's Speed of the Sound of Loneliness.
- Ain't Goin' to Goa features the Reverend D. Wayne Love's description of A3's style: "sweet, pretty, country acid house music."
