Chemicrazy
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{{Infobox album|
| name = Chemicrazy
| type = Album
| artist = That Petrol Emotion
| cover = Chemicrazy.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 1990
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 44:32
| label = Virgin
| producer = Scott Litt
| prev_title = End of the Millennium Psychosis Blues
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Fireproof
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Chemicrazy
| type = album
| single1 = Abandon
| single1date = March 1990
| single2 = Hey Venus
| single2date = September 1990
| single3 = Tingle
| single3date = February 1991
| single4 = Sensitize
| single4date = April 1991
}}
}}
Chemicrazy is the fourth album by Irish alternative rockers That Petrol Emotion.{{cite news |last1=Jarvey |first1=Paul |title=That Petrol Emotion revs up |work=Telegram & Gazette |date=14 June 1990 |page=D3}} The album was released in April 1990.{{cite news|title='Chemicrazy' Lust: That Petrol Additive|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/06/22/chemicrazy-lust-that-petrol-additive/a9ccc308-f50e-44b2-9160-3620f2a1a2ba/|access-date=7 August 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=22 June 1990}} It was produced by Scott Litt.High Fidelity News and Record Review p. 109
Release and commercial performance
Four singles were taken from the album: "Abandon", "Hey Venus", "Sensitize" and "Tingle". Chemicrazy peaked at No. 62 on the UK Albums Chart.{{cite web |title=That Petrol Emotion |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24102/that-petrol-emotion/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=17 March 2023}} It was a hit on Billboard{{'}}s College/Alternative Albums chart.{{cite news |title=Record/radio hits |work=Austin American-Statesman |agency=Billboard |date=17 May 1990 |department=Onward |page=21}} The band supported the album with a North American tour.{{cite news |last1=Mayes |first1=Alison |title=Vox Pop |work=Calgary Herald |date=21 June 1990 |page=G2}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r19941|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
|rev2 = Los Angeles Times
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite news |last1=Hochman |first1=Steve |title=In Brief |work=Los Angeles Times |date=6 May 1990 |department=Calendar |page=76}}
|rev3 = Orlando Sentinel
|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last1=Fields |first1=Curt |title=That Petrol Emotion |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=22 June 1990 |department=Calendar |page=24}}
}}
The Los Angeles Times noted that, "after two albums of all groove and no song, the thrill is back at the incendiary level you'd expect from a band that descended from Northern Ireland's melodic punk boy wonders the Undertones." The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "Tingle" "is a breezy love song that lopes along and is pure pop at its best." The Houston Chronicle called the album "a strong, no-nonsense, uncompromising rock 'n' roll record from one of music's bright new bands."{{cite news |last1=Racine |first1=Marty |title=Records |work=Houston Chronicle |date=April 22, 1990 |department=Zest |page=10}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| extra_column = Written by
| title1 = Hey Venus
| extra1 = Ciaran McLaughlin
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = Blue to Black
| extra2 = Ciaran McLaughlin
| length2 = 3:47
| title3 = Mess of Words
| extra3 = Ciaran McLaughlin
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = Sensitize
| extra4 = Ciaran McLaughlin
| length4 = 4:05
| title5 = Another Day
| extra5 = Damian O'Neill
| length5 = 3:51
| title6 = Gnaw Mark
| extra6 = Damian O'Neill
| length6 = 4:13
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Written by
| title1 = Scum Surfin{{'-}}
| extra1 = Ciaran McLaughlin
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Compulsion
| extra2 = Damian O'Neill
| length2 = 2:22
| title3 = Tingle
| extra3 = Raymond O'Gorman
| length3 = 3:30
| title4 = Head Staggered
| extra4 = Ciaran McLaughlin
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Abandon
| extra5 = Raymond O'Gorman
| length5 = 4:00
| title6 = Sweet Shiver Burn
| extra6 = Raymond O'Gorman, Ciaran McLaughlin
| length6 = 3:25
}}
Personnel
;That Petrol Emotion
- Steve Mack – vocals, booklet design, arranger
- Raymond O'Gorman – guitar
- Damian O'Neill – guitar
- John Marchini – bass
- Ciaran McLaughlin – drums
with:
- Scott Litt – producer, engineer
- David Russo – programming, production assistant, piano on "Tingle", background vocals on "Sensitize"
- Hahn Rowe – violin on "Abandon", "Head Staggered" and "Sweet Shiver Burn"
- Joan Jones – trumpet on "Tingle"
- Steve Deutsch – bass on "Sweet Shiver Burn" and Help
- Clif Norrell – engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Gary Panter – cover painting
- Charles Peterson – photography
References
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Category:That Petrol Emotion albums