Wonderland (The Charlatans album)

Wonderland

Studio album by The Charlatans

Released

10 September 2001

Recorded

2001

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

57:31

Label

Universal Records

Producer

The Charlatans, Danny Saber and James Spencer

The Charlatans chronology

Us and Us Only
(1999)

Wonderland
(2001)

Songs from the Other Side
(2002)

Singles from Wonderland

"Love Is The Key"
Released: 27 August 2001
"A Man Needs to Be Told"
Released: 19 November 2001
"You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty"
Released: (withdrawn)

Wonderland is the seventh album by the British alternative rock band The Charlatans, released on 10 September 2001.

Jamie Oliver named the album in his book Jamie's kitchen as an inspiration for his cooking.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	link
NME	8/10^[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10^[4]
RTÉ.ie	link

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Wonderland received an average score of 75, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1] NME^[5] and Q^[6] listed Wonderland as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.

Track listing

All songs by Blunt/Brookes/Burgess/M. Collins/Rogers

"You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty" – 4:44
"Judas" – 4:04
"Love Is the Key" – 4:28
"A Man Needs to Be Told" – 4:33
"I Just Can't Get Over Losing You" – 4:54
"The Bell and the Butterfly" – 4:17
"And If I Fall" – 5:18
"Wake Up" – 5:10
"Is It in You?" – 4:45
"Ballad of the Band" – 5:56
"Right On" – 4:22
"Love to You" – 4:54
UK release only. Rest of the world release does not include "Right On" and "Love To You". Japanese release includes "Right On" and "Love To You" as well as the following:
"It's About Time" – 3:53
"Shotgun" – 3:20
"Viva la Sociale" – 3:20

"It's About Time" and "Viva la Sociale" are featured as B-sides on the UK single release of "Love Is the Key".
"Shotgun" is featured as the B-side on the UK single release of "A Man Needs to Be Told".

Personnel

Tim Burgess – lead vocals, harmonica
Mark Collins – guitars
Tony Rogers – Mellotron, organ, piano, backing vocals
Martin Blunt – bass
Jon Brookes – drums
Ged Lynch – percussion (2,3,8,10)
Stacy Plunk – backing vocals (3,4,9)
Yvonne Marx – backing vocals (3,10)
Daniel Lanois – pedal steel (4)
Jim Keltner – percussion (4,12)

References

1 2 "Critic Reviews for Wonderland". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Wonderland - The Charlatans UK". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ Kessler, Ted. "Charlatans : Wonderland". NME. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ Tangari, Joe (16 January 2002). "The Charlatans UK: Wonderland". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ NME Staff. "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2001". NME. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.

External links

Wonderland at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

The Charlatans

Martin Blunt Tim Burgess Mark Collins Tony Rogers Jon Brookes Rob Collins Jon Day Baz Ketley

Studio albums	Some Friendly (1990) Between 10th and 11th (1992) Up to Our Hips (1994) The Charlatans (1995) Tellin' Stories (1997) Us and Us Only (1999) Wonderland (2001) Up at the Lake (2004) Simpatico (2006) You Cross My Path (2008) Who We Touch (2010) Modern Nature (2015)

Compilations	Melting Pot (1998) Songs from the Other Side (2002) Forever: The Singles (2006) Collection (2007) The Best of the BBC Sessions 1999–2006 (2008)

Live albums	Live It Like You Love It (2002) Live at Delamere Forest (2007) Some Friendly - 20th Anniversary Concerts (2010) Who We Touch Tour 2010 (2010)

Singles	Indian Rope The Only One I Know Then Over Rising Me. In Time Weirdo Tremelo Song Can’t Get Out of Bed I Never Want an Easy Life If Me and He Were Ever to Get There Jesus Hairdo Crashin' In Just Lookin/Bullet Comes Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over One to Another North Country Boy How High Tellin’ Stories Forever My Beautiful Friend Impossible Love Is the Key A Man Needs to Be Told Up at the Lake Try Again Today Loving You Is Easy Blackened Blue Eyes NYC (There's No Need to Stop) You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty You Cross My Path Oh! Vanity The Misbegotten Mis-Takes Oh! Vanity (re-issue) Love Is Ending My Foolish Pride Your Pure Soul

DVDs	Just Lookin' 1990-1997 Live at Last Forever: The Singles

Related	Discography Madchester Britpop

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