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The It Girl is the second studio album by English Britpop band Sleeper, released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music). It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was released internationally, with the US version having a different track listing and alternative photos in the liner booklet. It was recorded in London over the winter of 1995 and 1996.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Alternative Press	5/5
Los Angeles Times
Record Collector
Vox	8/10

Jack Rabid of AllMusic wrote that while "nothing is quite the total knockout of Smart's 'Inbetweener,' The It Girl is more consistently accomplished, with a broader palette of influences".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Louise Wener.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Lie Detector"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	Bruce Lampcov	2:31
2.	"Sale of the Century"	Wener Andy MacLure	Stephen Street	4:29
3.	"What Do I Do Now?"	Wener	Street	3:42
4.	"Good Luck Mr Gorsky"	Wener	Street	4:05
5.	"Feeling Peaky"	Wener Jon Stewart MacLure	Street	2:54
6.	"Shrinkwrapped"	Wener MacLure	Street	4:46
7.	"Dress Like Your Mother"	Wener	Street	2:34
8.	"Statuesque"	Wener	Street	3:23
9.	"Glue Ears"	Wener MacLure	Street	4:46
10.	"Nice Guy Eddie"	Wener	Street	3:20
11.	"Stop Your Crying"	Wener	Street	3:35
12.	"Factor 41"	Wener	Street John Smith	2:58
13.	"Click...off...gone"	Wener	Street	2:52
Total length:				45:49

US edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Feeling Peaky"	Louise Wener	2:54
2.	"Sale of the Century"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	4:29
3.	"Dress Like Your Mother"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:34
4.	"Statuesque"	Louise Wener	3:23
5.	"Nice Guy Eddie"	Louise Wener	3:20
6.	"Stop Your Crying"	Louise Wener	3:35
7.	"Lie Detector"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:31
8.	"What Do I Do Now?"	Louise Wener	3:42
9.	"Shrinkwrapped"	Louise Wener	4:46
10.	"Good Luck Mr Gorsky"	Louise Wener	4:05
11.	"Factor 41"	Louise Wener	2:58
12.	"Click...off...gone"	Louise Wener	2:52

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lie Detector"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:31
2.	"Sale of the Century"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	4:29
3.	"What Do I Do Now?"	Louise Wener	3:42
4.	"Good Luck Mr Gorsky"	Louise Wener	4:05
5.	"Feeling Peaky"	Louise Wener	2:54
6.	"Shrinkwrapped"	Louise Wener	4:46
7.	"Dress Like Your Mother"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:34
8.	"Statuesque"	Louise Wener	3:23
9.	"Glue Ears"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	4:46
10.	"Nice Guy Eddie"	Louise Wener	3:20
11.	"Stop Your Crying"	Louise Wener	3:35
12.	"Factor 41"	Louise Wener	2:58
13.	"Click...off...gone"	Louise Wener	2:52
14.	"Package Holiday"	Louise Wener	2:57
15.	"Oh Well"	Louise Wener	2:12
16.	"Atomic"	Debbie Harry Jimmy Destri	5:11

2010 remastered edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paint Me"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	3:25
2.	"Room at the Top"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	3:07
3.	"Disco Duncan (live)"	Louise Wener	4:09
4.	"Vegas (live)"	Louise Wener	3:14
5.	"Amuse (live)"	Louise Wener	2:32
6.	"Atomic"	Debbie Harry Jimmy Destri	5:11
7.	"Package Holiday"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:57
8.	"Oh Well"	Louise Wener	2:12
9.	"Pokerface"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	3:32
10.	"Blazer Sleeves"	Louise Wener	2:52
11.	"Inbetweener (Live)"	Louise Wener	3:55
12.	"She's a Sweetheart"	Louise Wener	3:31
13.	"Statuesque (Boxed Off mix)"	Louise Wener	6:31
14.	"Atomic (Wubble U mix)"	Louise Wener	8:21
15.	"The Other End of the Telescope"	Elvis Costello Aimee Mann	4:31
16.	"Spies"	Louise Wener	3:14

Notes

Bonus disc: Tracks 1–5 taken from the "What Do I Do Now" single b-sides; 6–8 from "Sale of the Century" single; 9–11 from "Nice Guy Eddie" single; 12–16 from "Statuesque" single.

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

Sleeper

Louise Wener – vocals, guitar
Andy Maclure – drums, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards (track 11)
Jon Stewart – guitar, keyboards (track 1)
Diid Osman – bass

Additional musicians

Stephen Street – keyboards, programming
John Green – piano, synthesizers

Production and design

Stephen Street – producer (all except track 1), mixing (track 1)
John Smith – engineer, producer (track 12)
Bruce Lampcov – producer (track 1)
Tom Girling – assistant engineer
Julie Gardner – assistant engineer
Kevin Westenberg – Sleeper photography

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	300,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Modern Lists Are Rubbish: In response to Buzzfeed, here's our Definitive Britpop Album Ranking". 14 January 2014.
Harris, John (2004). The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock. Harper Perennial. p. 354. ISBN 0-00-713473-8.
^ The It Girl (booklet). Sleeper. Indolent Records. 1996. SLEEPCD012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Rabid, Jack. "The It Girl – Sleeper". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
"Sleeper: The It Girl". Alternative Press (69): 97. August 1996.
Scribner, Sara (25 August 1996). "Sleeper, 'The It Girl,' Arista". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
"Sleeper: The It Girl". Record Collector: 95–96. hic and more mature.... Wener's own off-kilter charisma and presence.
Dalton, Stephen (July 1996). "Sleeper: The It Girl (Indolent)". Vox (69). IPC Media: 94.
"British album certifications – Sleeper – The It Girl". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

The It Girl at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
Complete Sleeper discography

v t e Sleeper
Andy Maclure Kieron Pepper Jon Stewart Louise Wener
Studio albums	Smart The It Girl Pleased to Meet You The Modern Age
Singles	"Swallow" "Delicious" "Inbetweener" "Vegas" "What Do I Do Now?" "Sale of the Century" "Nice Guy Eddie" "Statuesque" "She's a Good Girl" "Romeo Me"

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