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Leisure is the debut studio album by the English rock band Blur, released in August 1991 by record label Food.

Leisure
Studio album by
Released26 August 1991
RecordedMay 1990 – March 1991
GenreAlternative rock
Length50:13
LabelFood
Producer
Blur chronology
Leisure
(1991)
Modern Life Is Rubbish
(1993)
Singles from Leisure
  1. "She's So High"
    Released: 15 October 1990
  2. "There's No Other Way"
    Released: 15 April 1991
  3. "Bang"
    Released: 29 July 1991

Content


The original version of "Sing", entitled "Sing (To Me)", was recorded as a demo in late 1989 under the band's former name, Seymour, and can be heard on the ultra-rare promo-only single which was released over a decade later in February 2000 and on the first of a 4-disc set with rare material in the Blur 21 box set.

The cover photograph was taken in May 1954[1][2] by Charles Hewitt, for a Picture Post fashion feature on bathing hats, "Glamour in the Swim".[3]


Release


The album was released on 26 August 1991 in the United Kingdom by record label Food. It was released in the US a month later with a different track listing: this version is frontloaded with Blur's three UK singles, and the song "Sing" was replaced by "I Know", previously an A-side with "She's So High" (see track listings for exact changes). The Canadian version has the same track listing as the UK version.

Leisure peaked at number 7 in the UK Albums Chart.[4] The album was certified Gold in the UK.[citation needed]

As part of the album's 21st anniversary, Leisure was remastered and reissued along with the band's other studio albums on 30 July 2012.[5] The album was reissued a second time, on coloured vinyl, on August 26, 2016.[6]


Reception and legacy


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Drowned In Sound8/10[8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[10]
Pitchfork5.8/10[11]
Q[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[13]
Select5/5[14]
Smash Hits8/10[15]

Leisure received mixed reviews from the British music press.[16] A highly enthusiastic David Cavanagh wrote in Select magazine that "The four Blur boys have guaranteed themselves a hefty leg-up in the being-taken-seriously stakes with the thrills they've carved into the grooves of Leisure." He concluded that "Leisure, in short, is one of those happy occasions when the hype is dead right."[14] Q magazine's Paul Davies rated the album four out of five stars, and felt it fulfilled the early promise Blur showcased: "This latest bunch of floppy-fringed pop cadets in baggy clothing should consummate their burgeoning pop romance in fine style", Davies elaborated, "for Leisure is a substantially stocked treasure-chest of hit singles just waiting to happen."[12] Alexis Petridis however, stated that "on the evidence of this album, they don't appear to know what they're doing and as a result make appalling mistakes all over the place". He also described the lyrics as "bad".[17]

In a 2007 interview, lead singer Damon Albarn expressed distaste for the album, describing it as "awful" and being one of the two "bad records" he has made in his career (the other being Blur album The Great Escape).[18] Albarn further expanded on the album's recording in 2014, explaining that "it wasn't a particularly happy experience" and suggested the band were too keen to please the record label by capitalising on a sound that was popular at the time.[19] The band rarely played tracks from the album live in later tours, with only the singles "There's No Other Way" and "She's So High" being frequently included in setlists.[20]

"Sing" was included on the Trainspotting soundtrack in 1996. In 2008, Coldplay announced upon the release of Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends that "Sing" provided a starting point for "Lost!".[21]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."She's So High"
  • Steve Lovell
  • Steve Power
4:45
2."Bang"Stephen Street3:36
3."Slow Down"Street3:11
4."Repetition"Street5:25
5."Bad Day"Street4:23
6."Sing"Blur6:00
7."There's No Other Way"Street3:23
8."Fool"Mike Thorne3:15
9."Come Together"Street3:51
10."High Cool"Street3:37
11."Birthday"Thorne3:50
12."Wear Me Down"Thorne4:49
Total length:50:13
Leisure – 21st Anniversary deluxe edition bonus disc[22]
No.TitleLength
1."I Know" (Extended Version)6:31
2."Down"5:59
3."There's No Other Way" (Extended Version)3:59
4."Inertia"3:49
5."Mr Briggs"3:59
6."I'm All Over"2:00
7."Won't Do It"3:20
8."Day Upon Day" (Live)4:14
9."There's No Other Way" (Blur Remix)4:57
10."Bang" (Extended Version)4:26
11."Explain"2:45
12."Luminous"3:14
13."Berserk"6:43
14."Uncle Love"2:31
15."I Love Her" (Demo)3:36
16."Close"3:03

Personnel


Blur
Technical

Charts and certifications



References


  1. "Picture Post photographer Charles Hewitt working on a fashion feature... News Photo - Getty Images".
  2. "Swimming Hats Stock Photo - Getty Images".
  3. "Two models wearing ornate 'Viking' swimming caps by Kleinert.... News Photo - Getty Images".
  4. "Blur | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. Blur 21 at Blur's website
  6. Pearce, Sheldon. "Blur Announce Leisure Reissue | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Leisure - Blur - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. Gourlay, Dom (27 July 2012). "Blur: Leisure (21 reissue)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  10. Wyman, Bill (8 November 1991). "Music Review: Leisure (1991) / Blur". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  11. "Blur". Pitchfork Media.
  12. Davies, Paul (August 1991). "Blur - Leisure". Q. Bauer Media Group.
  13. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 89. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone blur album guide.
  14. Cavanagh, David (October 1991). "Blur - Leisure". Select. Emap.
  15. Pattenden, Sian (21 August 1991). "Blur: Leisure (Food)". Smash Hits. p. 42.
  16. Strong, Martin C. The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, 2003. ISBN 1-84195-335-0. pp.635–635.
  17. Petridis, Alexis. "Blur - Leisure". Lime Lizard. October 1991. p. 53.
  18. "Digital Spy – Albarn cusses own albums". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
  19. "Damon Albarn - Guitar Center Sessions (Full Interview)". YouTube. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  20. "Setlist.FM - Blur Album Statistics". setlist.fm. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  21. Coldplay Give Track-By-Track Tour of Viva La Vida, MTV, 9 June 2008.
  22. "Blur - Leisure - album info". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  23. "Billboard". 12 October 1991.
  24. "British album certifications – Blur – Leisure". British Phonographic Industry.



На других языках


[de] Leisure (Album)

Leisure ist das Debütalbum der britischen Rockband Blur. Es erschien am 26. August 1991 in England und mit einer leicht veränderten Titelliste einen Monat später auch in den Vereinigten Staaten.
- [en] Leisure (album)

[es] Leisure

Leisure —en español: «Ocio»— es el álbum de estudio debut de la banda de rock alternativo británica Blur, lanzado el 26 de agosto de 1991 por el sello discográfico Food Records.

[it] Leisure (album)

Leisure è il primo album in studio del gruppo musicale britannico Blur, pubblicato nel 1991 dalla Food Records.

[ru] Leisure

Leisure (с англ. — «Досуг») — дебютный альбом английской группы альтернативного рока Blur, выпущенный в 1991 году лейблом Food Records  (англ.) (рус..



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