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Automatic is the third studio album by Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain, released on 9 October 1989 by Blanco y Negro Records. The group on this record consists of the core duo of brothers William and Jim Reid, with a drum machine providing percussion and synthesised bass. The only other credited musician was Richard Thomas, who joined the touring version of the Jesus and Mary Chain as a drummer. Thomas drummed on "Gimme Hell" and was a former member of Dif Juz. He also made appearances on Cocteau Twins' 1986 album Victorialand and This Mortal Coil's 1986 album Filigree & Shadow.

Automatic
Studio album by the Jesus and Mary Chain
Released	9 October 1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Sam Therapy (West London)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:26
Label	Blanco y Negro
Producer	Jim Reid William Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Barbed Wire Kisses (1988) Automatic (1989) Honey's Dead (1992)
Singles from Automatic
"Blues from a Gun" Released: September 1989 "Head On" Released: November 1989

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Mojo	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[6]
Q	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Select	5/5[9]
The Village Voice	B−[10]

Although released to generally poor reviews at the time (with the aforementioned synthesised drums and bass being the biggest point of contention), Automatic contains "Blues from a Gun", their most successful single in America up to that point, and "Head On" (later covered by Pixies). Critical and fan reception has improved with the passage of time. Pitchfork wrote in 2006 that "conventional wisdom wrongly calls [Automatic] the dud" of the band's discography, but that in hindsight the album "feels like a career peak"[6] and has been a fan favourite.

The last two tracks, "Drop" and "Sunray", do not appear on vinyl LP versions of the album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Reid and William Reid.

LP (BYN 20), limited gatefold LP (BYN 20W) and cassette (BYNC 20)

Side one

1. "Here Comes Alice" – 3:53
2. "Coast to Coast" – 4:13
3. "Blues from a Gun" – 4:44
4. "Between Planets" – 3:27
5. "UV Ray" – 4:06

Side two

1. "Her Way of Praying" – 3:46
2. "Head On" – 4:11
3. "Take It" – 4:34
4. "Halfway to Crazy" – 3:40
5. "Gimme Hell" – 3:20

CD (BYNCD 20)

1. "Here Comes Alice" – 3:53
2. "Coast to Coast" – 4:13
3. "Blues from a Gun" – 4:44
4. "Between Planets" – 3:27
5. "UV Ray" – 4:06
6. "Her Way of Praying" – 3:46
7. "Head On" – 4:11
8. "Take It" – 4:34
9. "Halfway to Crazy" – 3:40
10. "Gimme Hell" – 3:20
11. "Drop" – 1:58
12. "Sunray" – 1:34

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 2, 4–10), guitar, synthesiser, drum programming, production
• William Reid – vocals (tracks 1, 3, 11), guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, production

Additional personnel

• Alan Moulder – engineering
• Jamie Harley – recording assistance
• Lee Curle – recording assistance
• Dick Meaney – mixing assistance
• Richard Thomas – drums on "Gimme Hell"
• Ryan Art – design
• Steve Mitchell – photography
• Andrew Catlin – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Automatic

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	89
European Albums (Music & Media)[12]	47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13]	48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	42
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	11
US Billboard 200[16]	105

As of May 1998, the album had sold 60,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[17]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Automatic (The Jesus and Mary Chain album)

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[it] Automatic (The Jesus and Mary Chain)

Automatic è il terzo album del gruppo musicale alternative rock britannico The Jesus and Mary Chain. La formazione basilare del gruppo per le registrazioni è quella dei fratelli William e Jim Reid, con una drum machine per le percussioni e basso sintetizzato. L'unico altro musicista che compare ufficialmente è Richard Thomas (batteria in "Gimme Hell"), che si unì al gruppo durante il tour in veste di batterista. .mw-parser-output .chiarimento{background:#ffeaea;color:#444444}.mw-parser-output .chiarimento-apice{color:red}Sebbene quando il disco uscì non fu oggetto di molta attenzione da parte del pubblico e della critica (principalmente per il fatto di aver usato percussioni e bassi sintetizzati),[senza fonte] in esso è presente il singolo di successo "Head On" in seguito reinterpretato dai Pixies. Il consenso per l'album aumentò con il tempo, come testimonia Pitchfork Media che nel 2006: "sembra un picco artistico della loro carriera", diventando uno tra i preferiti dei fan[senza fonte]. Le ultime due tracce, "Drop" e "Sunray", inizialmente furono incluse solo nella versione CD, e non in quella in vinile e cassette. Successivamente tutte le 12 tracce comparirono su cassetta e CD.

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[ru] Automatic

Automatic — третий студийный альбом шотландской рок-группы The Jesus and Mary Chain, изданный в 1989 году.

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