Velveteen
Studio album by
Transvision Vamp
ReleasedJune 1989
Recorded1989
StudioMoody Studios, Acton, London; Eastcote Studios, Kensal Road, London; The Town House, London
Length50:10
LabelMCA
Producer
Transvision Vamp chronology
Pop Art
(1988)		 Velveteen
(1989)		 The Complete 12"ers Collection Vol. 1
(1990)
Singles from Velveteen
  1. "Baby I Don't Care"
    Released: 1989
  2. "The Only One"
    Released: 28 August 1989[2]
  3. "Landslide of Love"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Born to Be Sold"
    Released: 1989

Velveteen is the second studio album by English rock band Transvision Vamp, released in June 1989 by MCA Records. The album includes the single "Baby I Don't Care", which reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and Australia. Velveteen reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 2 in Australia, where it became the 39th best-selling album of the year.[3]

An accompanying video album, titled The Velveteen Singles, features the videos for all four singles released from the album, as well as behind-the-scenes footage.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA:1[6]
New Musical Express3/10[7]
Number One[8]
Record Mirror[9]

Jeff Clark-Meads, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, said that the band is more successful with loud and fast songs. He noted with satisfaction that "there are enough tracks here with pace and raunch to carry the casual listener through the slower, limits-of-ability-defining tracks," and summarized: "Indeed, as a package the album has life, verve and muscle and will appeal to anybody who finds the band's singles attractive."[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Nick Christian Sayer, except where noted.[1]

  1. "Baby I Don't Care" – 4:37
  2. "The Only One" – 4:19
  3. "Landslide of Love" – 3:48
  4. "Falling for a Goldmine" (Sayer, Marcus Myers) – 4:28
  5. "Down on You" – 4:20
  6. "Song to the Stars" – 1:50
  7. "Kiss Their Sons" – 4:16
  8. "Born to Be Sold" – 3:44
  9. "Pay the Ghosts" – 4:37
  10. "Bad Valentine" – 3:45
  11. "Velveteen" – 9:51

Personnel

Transvision Vamp

with:

  • Richard Niles – string arrangements on "Landslide of Love" and "Velveteen"
Technical

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 Velveteen (Media notes). Transvision Vamp. MCA Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ "Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. No. 787. 28 August 1989 – via Imgur.
  3. 1 2 "ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Velveteen at AllMusic
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Velveteen". Robert Christgau.
  6. ↑ "Review: Transvision Vamp – Velveteen" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review. Vol. 34, no. 8. August 1989. p. 113. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ Quantick, David (24 June 1989). "The Velvet Blunderground. Transvision Vamp – Velveteen (MCA Records)". NME. London. p. 34. ISSN 0028-6362 – via Flickr.
  8. ↑ Martin, David (28 June 1989). "Albums: Transvision Vamp – Velveteen (MCA)". Number One. No. 314. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 43. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023 – via Flickr.
  9. ↑ Cheeseman, Phil (24 June 1989). "Review: Transvision Vamp – Velveteen" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021 – via World Radio History.
  10. ↑ Clark-Meads, Jeff (24 June 1989). "Review: Transvision Vamp – Velveteen" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
  11. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 28. 15 July 1989. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  13. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  14. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Charts.nz – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Transvision Vamp – Velveteen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  21. ↑ "Year End Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 January 1990. p. 42. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.
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