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Grand Slam is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Spiderbait. The album marked a significant change in sound for the band, with many of the songs being heavily produced pop sung by bassist Janet English. The remainder of the album is a mix of alternative rock (sung, as on previous albums, by drummer Kram) and electronica.

For other uses, see Grand Slam (disambiguation).

Grand Slam
Studio album by
Spiderbait
Released12 April 1999
Recorded1998
Q Studios, 301 Studios
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • post-grunge
  • electronica
Length45:23
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerPhil McKellar
Spiderbait chronology
Ivy and the Big Apples
(1996)		 Grand Slam
(1999)		 The Flight of Wally Funk
(2001)
Singles from Grand Slam
  1. "Shazam!"
    Released: 1 March 1999
  2. "Stevie"
    Released: May 1999
  3. "Plastic"
    Released: September 1999
  4. "Glokenpop"
    Released: January 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Air(favorable)[1]
AllMusic[2]
CLUAS(favorable)[3]

The song "Glokenpop" (also spelt "Glockenpop") is featured in the 2009 video game LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation Portable.[4]


Track listing


No.TitleLength
1."Cracker"3:06
2."Glokenpop"3:19
3."Shazam!"2:03
4."Dinnertime"2:11
5."Plastic"2:31
6."Bessy's Last Journey"3:17
7."Daisy May"1:58
8."White Trash Superstar"3:27
9."Buster"2:13
10."By the Time I Get to Howlong"1:59
11."Stevie"3:00
12."Jellybean Drifter"2:45
13."King of the Northern"2:12
14."Tallygaroopna"1:13
15."Ultralite"4:01
16."Lickety Split"2:45
17."Lost in Adelaide"3:22

Charts


Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 10

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Country Release date Format Label Catalogue
Australia April 1999 CD Polydor 547349-2

References


  1. Ivan Corsa. "Music Reviews". Air. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. David Colon. Grand Slam at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. Ian Stalvies (2000). "Spiderbait's 'Grand Slam'". cluas.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. "Glokenpop Videos". NME. IPC Media (Time Inc.). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. "Australiancharts.com – Spiderbait – Grand Slam". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2019.


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