Jarvis (also known as The Jarvis Cocker Record) is the debut solo album by Pulp vocalist and musician Jarvis Cocker, released in the UK on 13 November 2006.
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Released | 13 November 2006 | |||
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Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 46:54 | |||
Label | Rough Trade Records | |||
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Two songs from the album, "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" and "Baby's Coming Back to Me", were previously released on Nancy Sinatra's self-titled 2004 album.
The complete version of the song "The Loss Adjuster" appeared as b-side to "Fat Children" single.
Steve Mackey and Mark Webber, fellow band members from Pulp play on this record. Antony Genn, a former Pulp member, and Richard Hawley, who toured and performed, also play on the album. Candida Doyle has played on various tracks when performed live.
The song "Running the World" can be heard during the closing credits of the film Children of Men.
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Drowned in Sound | 8/10[2] |
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Pitchfork | 6.2/10[6] |
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Stylus Magazine | B[8] |
Initial critical response to Jarvis was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 82, based on 30 reviews.[9]
After a public campaign to make the song "Running the World" the UK Christmas 2019 No. 1,[10][11] the song entered the official UK singles chart at No. 48[12] and entered The Official Big Top 40 at No. 3.[13]
All tracks written by Jarvis Cocker, except for "Black Magic" by Cocker and Steve Mackey
Personnel adapted from Jarvis liner notes.[14]
Band
Additional musicians
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Choir
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Chart (2006).[15] | Provider(s) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | BPI/OCC | 37 |
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