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| name = International Velvet | type = studio | artist = Catatonia | cover = International Velvet.jpg | alt = | released = 2 February 1998 | recorded = 1997–1998 | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock | length = 44:56 | label = Blanco y Negro | producer = Tommy D, Catatonia | prev_title = Way Beyond Blue | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Equally Cursed and Blessed | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{Singles | name = International Velvet | type = studio | single1 = I Am the Mob | single1date = 18 October 1997 | single2 = Mulder and Scully | single2date = 31 January 1998 | single3 = Road Rage | single3date = 2 May 1998 | single4 = Strange Glue | single4date = 1 August 1998 | single5 = Game On | single5date = 7 November 1998 }} }} International Velvet is the second album by Welsh band Catatonia. It was the band's breakthrough album, reaching number 1 in the UK Albums Chart, spawning two Top 10 singles, "Mulder and Scully" and "Road Rage", three other Top 40 singles, "I Am the Mob", "Game On" and "Strange Glue", and catapulted the band and lead singer Cerys Matthews into the spotlight. Album sales reached 900,000, as it became one of the biggest selling albums of 1998 in the United Kingdom. The album was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. BackgroundCatatonia were originally formed in 1992 with Mark Roberts and singer Cerys Matthews being part of the band that released the critically acclaimed EP "For Tinkerbell" in 1993. Drummer Aled Richards and guitarist Owen Powell joined prior to the release of their first album Way Beyond Blue and the line-up remained the same for International Velvet.[1][2] Warner Bros. Records had intended to release "Lost Cat" from Way Beyond Blue in the United States in 1996, but due to problems at the record label the band had never released anything in the US until International Velvet.[3] ReleaseInternational Velvet was released in the United Kingdom on 2 February 1998, following the earlier releases of both "I Am the Mob" the previous October and "Mulder and Scully" a few days earlier. It was awarded 3x Platinum status by the British Phonographic Industry on 12 November 1999, meaning that in 22 months it had sold over 900,000 copies.[4] The album was Catatonia's first release in the United States by the Vapor label owned by Neil Young, but it did not chart and according to The Washington Post was "overlooked".[5] It was Catatonia's first album release in the United States.[6] The success of the album was seen as launching the band into the public spotlight.[7]Five singles were released from the album. "I Am the Mob" was released on 18 October 1997, and became the first single to reach the top 40 in the United Kingdom having reached number 40 in the chart.[8] "Mulder and Scully" became their breakout hit, reaching number three in the charts and subsequent single "Road Rage" reaching number five. The final two singles did not reach the top ten, with "Strange Glue" getting to number 11 and "Game On" only reaching number 33.[8] As part of the opening ceremony for the 1999 Rugby World Cup at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Catatonia performed the title track from the album.[9] That track had become an unofficial Welsh anthem due in part to the chorus "Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh".[10] To promote the album, the band undertook its biggest tour to date.[7] Reception{{Album ratings|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[11] |rev2 = The Guardian |rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}[12] |rev3 = The Independent |rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}[13] |rev4 = NME |rev4score = 6/10[14] |rev5 = Pitchfork |rev5score = 7.8/10[15] |rev6 = Select |rev6score = 4/5[16] }} The NME said that International Velvet showed Catatonia "to be more versatile than you ever thought possible for such a white-bread guitar group", [14] and that while "I Am the Mob" and "Road Rage" were "out-and-out pop songs",[14] "My Selfish Gene" was a "masterstroke".[14] However, NME felt that when Catatonia performed "typical guitar pop" they lacked excitement.[14] The Washington Post thought that International Velvet wasn't as consistent as its predecessor but included it in a list of the best albums of 1998.[17] The Independent felt the album fulfilled the promise the band had shown for years. [13] LegacyIn a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine thought that the album fails "as often as it succeeds" in changing the band's sound from a late-80's indie pop to something more akin to hard rock.[11] He thought that "I am the Mob" and "Mulder and Scully" had good hooks but were gimmicky and found it hard to understand all the pop culture references. Overall, he felt that the previous album, Way Beyond Blue delivered a better experience.[11] The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize 1998,[18] which was awarded to Gomez for Bring It On.[19] DJ Steve Lamacq hosted a special on International Velvet on his BBC Radio 6 Music series Classic Albums of the 90s in 2010.[20] Track listing{{Track listing|title1 = Mulder and Scully |writer1 = Cerys Matthews, Mark Roberts |length1 = 4:11 |title2 = Game On |writer2 = Cerys Matthews, Mark Roberts |length2 = 2:51 |title3 = I Am the Mob |writer3 = Mark Roberts, Catatonia |length3 = 3:09 |title4 = Road Rage |writer4 = Cerys Matthews, Mark Roberts |length4 = 5:09 |title5 = Johnny Come Lately |writer5 = Cerys Matthews, Catatonia |length5 = 4:36 |title6 = Goldfish and Paracetamol |writer6 = Cerys Matthews, Paul Jones |length6 = 3:50 |title7 = International Velvet |writer7 = Mark Roberts, Catatonia |length7 = 4:23 |title8 = Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands |writer8 = Mark Roberts, Catatonia |length8 = 2:40 |title9 = Part of the Furniture |writer9 = Cerys Matthews, Mark Roberts |length9 = 4:08 |title10 = Don't Need the Sunshine |writer10 = Owen Powell, Catatonia |length10 = 3:49 |title11 = Strange Glue |writer11 = Owen Powell, Catatonia |length11 = 3:44 |title12 = My Selfish Gene |writer12 = Mark Roberts, Catatonia |length12 = 2:27 |total_length = 44:56 }}{{Track listing | collapsed = yes | headline = 2015 reissue bonus disc[21] |title1 = I Am the Mob |length1 = |note1 = Luca Brasi mix |title2 = Jump or Be Sane |length2 = |title3 = No Stone Unturned |length3 = |title4 = Mantra for the Lost |length4 = |title5 = Mulder and Scully |length5 = |note5 = The Ex-Files |title6 = Road Rage |length6 = |note6 = radio edit |title7 = I'm Cured |length7 = |title8 = Blow the Millennium (part 2) |length8 = |title9 = Road Rage |length9 = |note9 = Ghia |title10 = That's All Folks |length10 = |title11 = Road Rage |length11 = |note11 = live |title12 = Strange Glue |length12 = |note12 = live acoustic version |title13 = Mulder and Scully |length13 = |note13 = live in Newport }} Personnel
Charts and certifications{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Charts
Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Catatonia|title=International Velvet|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1998|certyear=1998|recent=website|accessdate=25 April 2015|ref name="ukcert"}}{{Certification Table Bottom}}{{col-end}}Singles
References1. ^{{cite news|title=Troubled Catatonia split up|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1556250.stm|accessdate=30 July 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=21 September 2001}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=Cool Cerys comes top|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/363882.stm|accessdate=30 July 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=8 June 1999}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Label misses chance to distribute hit song|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wb1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5oEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1515,8597195&dq=international-velvet+catatonia&hl=en|accessdate=30 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 August 1998}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Certified Awards – Certification Levels |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certification-levels.aspx |publisher=BPI |accessdate=30 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124102159/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certification-levels.aspx |archivedate=24 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Mark|title=Catatonia: Time to wake America|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/52021118.html?dids=52021118:52021118&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+29%2C+2000&author=Mark+Jenkins&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Catatonia%3A+Time+to+Wake+America&pqatl=google|accessdate=30 July 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=29 March 2000}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Jenkins|first=Mark|title=Welsh Band Catatonia: Internationalists Abroad|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/32720508.html?dids=32720508:32720508&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+09%2C+1998&author=Mark+Jenkins&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Welsh+Band+Catatonia%3A+Internationalists+Abroad&pqatl=google|accessdate=30 July 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=9 August 1998}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|title=Cerys in Control|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4717111/Cerys-in-control.html|accessdate=30 July 2013|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=25 March 1999}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/catatonia/ |title=Catatonia |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=29 July 2013}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=World Cup Kicks off in Style|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/461052.stm|accessdate=30 July 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=1 October 1999}} 10. ^{{cite news|last=Bourton|first=Tim|title=Cerys makes festival return|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3900673.stm|accessdate=30 July 2013|publisher=BBC News|date=17 July 2004}} 11. ^1 2 {{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=International Velvet – Catatonia |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/international-velvet-mw0000037415 |work=AllMusic |accessdate=30 July 2009}} 12. ^{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Sullivan |title=Catatonia: International Velvet (WEA) |work=The Guardian |date=30 January 1998}} 13. ^1 {{cite news |first=Angela |last=Lewis |title=Pop: Album reviews |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/pop-album-reviews-1143432.html |work=The Independent |date=7 February 1998 |accessdate=6 August 2009}} 14. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite journal |first=Johnny |last=Cigarettes |title=Catatonia – International Velvet |url=http://www.nme.com:80/reviews/reviews/19980123194230reviews.html |work=NME |date=23 January 1998 |accessdate=10 January 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817214139/http://www.nme.com:80/reviews/reviews/19980123194230reviews.html |archivedate=17 August 2000}} 15. ^{{cite web |first=Aparna |last=Mohan |title=Catatonia: International Velvet |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/catatonia/international-velvet.shtml |work=Pitchfork |accessdate=6 August 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124122100/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/catatonia/international-velvet.shtml |archivedate=24 January 2001}} 16. ^{{cite journal |first=Roy |last=Wilkinson |title=Catatonia: International Velvet |journal=Select |issue=93 |date=March 1998 |page=85}} 17. ^{{cite news|title=The Best of 1998: Music|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/37809573.html?dids=37809573:37809573&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+01%2C+1999&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=The+Best+of+1998%3A+MUSIC&pqatl=google|accessdate=30 July 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=1 January 1999}} 18. ^{{cite web|title=Albums of the Year: 1998|url=http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/shortlist.php?Year=1998|publisher=Mercury Prize|accessdate=29 July 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915091823/http://www.mercuryprize.com/aoty/shortlist.php?Year=1998|archivedate=15 September 2013|df=dmy-all}} 19. ^{{cite news|title=Mercury Rising: Gomez Win '98 Album Prize|url=http://www.nme.com/news/gomez/519|accessdate=30 July 2013|newspaper=NME|date=17 August 1998}} 20. ^{{cite web|title=Classic Albums of the 90s: Catatonia – International Velvet|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w5g7q|publisher=BBC Radio 6 Music|accessdate=30 July 2013}} 21. ^{{cite web|title=International Velvet|url=http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/catalogue/releases/international-velvet/|website=Demon Music Group|accessdate=7 May 2015}} 22. ^{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Catatonia&titel=International+Velvet&cat=a |title=Catatonia – International Velvet |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=29 July 2013}} 23. ^{{cite web|title=Search the Charts |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |publisher=The Irish Charts |accessdate=30 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/62NJWSwGl?url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=12 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }} External links
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