Instant Pleasures
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{{Infobox album
| name = Instant Pleasures
| type = studio
| artist = Shed Seven
| cover = Instant Pleasures cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 10 November 2017
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Britpop
| length =
| label = BMG
| producer = Youth
| prev_title = Truth Be Told
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = A Matter of Time
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Instant Pleasures
| type = Studio
| single1 = Room in My House
| single1date = 21 September 2017https://www.7digital.com/artist/shed-seven/release/room-in-my-house-edit-6900536 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
| single2 = It's Not Easy
| single2date = 16 October 2017https://www.7digital.com/artist/shed-seven/release/its-not-easy-edit-6982158 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
| single3 = Nothing to Live Down
| single3date = 1 November 2017https://www.7digital.com/artist/shed-seven/release/nothing-to-live-down-7008351 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
| single4 = Victoria
| single4date = 23 March 2018https://www.7digital.com/artist/shed-seven/release/victoria-7631384 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = The Guardian
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/09/shed-seven-instant-pleasures-review-anthemic-flowering-from-britpop-quintet|title = Shed Seven: Instant Pleasures review – anthemic flowering from Britpop quintet|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 9 November 2017}}
| rev2 = God Is in the TV
| rev2score = 8/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2017/11/10/shed-seven-instant-pleasures-bmg/|title=Shed Seven – Instant Pleasures (BMG)|date=10 November 2017}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Instant Pleasures is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Shed Seven, released via BMG Rights Management in November 2017.[https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023057/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/instant-pleasures/id1285805800 Instant Pleasures] at iTunes The album charted at No.8 in the UK album chart, on sales of 13,277. This is being the first Shed Seven's album for 16 years since 2001's Truth Be Told and marked the return of lead guitarist Paul Banks since 1998's Let It Ride.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Instant Pleasures track listing
| title1 = Room in My House
| writer1 =
| length1 = 5:06
| title2 = Nothing to Live Down
| writer2 =
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = It's Not Easy
| writer3 =
| length3 = 5:03
| title4 = Said I'm Sorry
| writer4 =
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = Victoria
| writer5 =
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Better Days
| writer6 =
| length6 = 4:05
| title7 = Enemies and Friends
| writer7 =
| length7 = 4:27
| title8 = Star Crossed Lovers
| writer8 =
| note8 =
| length8 = 3:53
| title9 = Hang On
| writer9 =
| length9 = 5:16
| title10 = Butterfly on a Wheel
| writer10 =
| length10 = 4:00
| title11 = People Will Talk
| writer11 =
| length11 = 3:56
| title12 = Invincible
| writer12 =
| length12 = 3:58
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus disc
| title1 = Won't Get Home Tonight
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| title2 = Waiting for the Catch
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| title3 = Flashbacks
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| title4 = Thank You
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| title5 = Better Days
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| note5 = Home Demo
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| title6 = It's Not Easy
| writer6 =
| note6 = Demo
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| title7 = Brighter Skies
| writer7 =
| note7 = Home Demo
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| title8 = Room In My House
| writer8 =
| note8 = Youth + Luke's Bingo Wings Beach House Mix
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| title9 = Nothing to Live Down
| writer9 =
| note9 = Youth + Luke's Autobahn Remix
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| title10 = People Will Talk
| writer10 =
| note10 = Youth + Michael's Berlin Disco Extended Mix
| length10 =
}}
Personnel
=Shed Seven=
- Rick Witter – lead vocals
- Paul Banks – guitar, piano
- Joe Johnson – guitar, keyboards
- Tom Gladwin – bass
- Alan Leach – drums, percussion
=Additional musicians=
- Michael Rendall – additional keyboards, programming
- Matthew Hardy – trumpet
- Timothy Hurst – trombone
- Andrew Cox – saxophone
- Zara Benyounes – violin
- Jenny Sacha – violin
- Emma Owens – viola
- Rosie Danvers – cello, string arrangements
- Mary Pearce – backing vocals
- Beverly Skeete – backing vocals
- Lara Smiles – additional vocals on "Waiting for the Catch"
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Instant Pleasures ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Scotland|6|date=20171117|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 November 2017}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|8|date=20171117|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 November 2017}} |
References
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