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1997 studio album by Sleeper
Pleased to Meet You
Studio album by Sleeper
Released13 October 1997
Recorded1997
GenreBritpop
Length52:02
LabelIndolent
ProducerStephen Street, Cenzo Townshend, Sleeper
Sleeper chronology
The It Girl
(1996) 		Pleased to Meet You
(1997) 		Greatest Hits
(2007)
Singles from Pleased to Meet You
  1. "She's a Good Girl"
    Released: 22 September 1997
  2. "Romeo Me"
    Released: 24 November 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pleased to Meet You is the third studio album by English Britpop band Sleeper. The album was released on 13 October 1997 in the UK, peaking at #7 on the UK Album Chart. Two singles were released from this album, "She's a Good Girl", which reached #28, and "Romeo Me", which scraped in at #39 on the UK Top 40 singles chart. Remixes of "Motorway Man" by producer Steve Osbourne were released on 12" vinyl.

In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated that Pleased to Meet You "demonstrates that Wener's songwriting has strengthened, as her melodies have more weight and her lyrics have more depth," and gave the record a three-star review. It was recorded in summer 1997 in London.

Track listing

Credits per booklet.

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Please Please Please"Louise Wener, Andy MacLureStephen Street4:10
2."She's a Good Girl"WenerStreet4:00
3."Rollercoaster"WenerStreet5:18
4."Miss You"WenerStreet3:54
5."You Got Me"WenerStreet3:41
6."Breathe"MacLureStreet4:36
7."Superclean"WenerStreet3:12
8."Firecracker"WenerStreet4:03
9."Because of You"WenerStreet4:09
10."Romeo Me"WenerStreet4:03
11."Nothing Is Changing"WenerStreet3:48
12."Motorway Man"WenerStreet, Cenzo Townsend, Sleeper3:47
13."Traffic Accident"WenerStreet3:22
Total length:52:01
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Production/MixLength
14."She's a Sweetheart"Louise WenerStephen Street3:30
15."Spies"Louise WenerStephen Street3:14

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

Sleeper

  • Louise Wener – vocals, guitar
  • Andy Maclure – drums, percussion, guitar, keyboard, string arranger (track 11)
  • Jon Stewart – guitar

Additional musicians

  • Chris Giammalvo – electric bass, double bass
  • John Green – keyboards, string arrangement
  • Stephen Street – programming
  • John Metcalf – string arranger (track 10)
  • The Duke String Quartet – strings
  • The Kick Horns – brass (track 2)

Production and design

  • Stephen Street – producer, mixing
  • Cenzo Townsend – producer (track 12), mixing, engineer
  • Sleeper – producer (track 12)
  • John Smith – engineer
  • Gerrard Navarro – assistant engineer
  • Tom Girling – assistant engineer
  • Andy Green – assistant engineer

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Roberts, Chris (November 1997). "Sleeper: Pleased to Meet You". Uncut. No. 6. pp. 84–85.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Pleased to Meet You - Sleeper - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ "SLEEPER". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  4. ^ Pleased to Meet You (booklet). Sleeper. Indolent Records. 1997. SLEEPCD016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "British album certifications – Sleeper – Pleased to Meet You". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

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Studio albums
Singles



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