Never Loved Elvis
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{{Infobox album
| name = Never Loved Elvis
| type = studio
| artist = the Wonder Stuff
| cover = WonderStuff-NeverLovedElvis.jpg
| alt =
| released = 27 May 1991
| recorded = 1990–1991
| studio = Townhouse Studios, London
| genre = Indie rock
| length = 44:50
| label = Polydor
| producer = Mick Glossop
| prev_title = Hup
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Construction for the Modern Idiot
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Never Loved Elvis
| type = studio
| single1 = The Size of a Cow
| single1date = 1991
| single2 = Caught in My Shadow
| single2date = 1991
| single3 = Sleep Alone
| single3date = 1991
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/never-loved-elvis-mw0000268351|title=Never Loved Elvis - The Wonder Stuff | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=23 November 2020|website=AllMusic}}
| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
}}
Never Loved Elvis is the third album by the Wonder Stuff released in 1991.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yGjqAHJs488C&pg=PT36 |title=good stuff |magazine=Spin |date=October 1991 |first=David |last=Quantick |volume= 7|number= 7}} Guest musicians on the album include Kirsty MacColl and Linda McRae.
The song "Mission Drive" was inspired by Wonder Stuff singer Miles Hunt's fall out with best friend and former flatmate Clint Mansell of Pop Will Eat Itself.
The most successful single from the album, "The Size of a Cow", reached No. 5 on the UK singles chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/the-size-of-a-cow/ |title=The Size of A Cow |work=The Official Charts Company }} The album peaked at No. 3 on the albums chart.
Track listing
All tracks composed by The Wonder Stuff; except where indicated
{{Track listing
| headline = Never Loved Elvis track listing
| total_length = 44:50
| title1 = Mission Drive
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = Play
| length2 = 2:47
| title3 = False Start
| length3 = 0:47
| title4 = Welcome to the Cheap Seats
| length4 = 2:54
| title5 = The Size of a Cow
| length5 = 3:13
| title6 = Sleep Alone
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = Donation
| length7 = 3:43
| title8 = Inertia
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = Maybe
| length9 = 4:13
| title10 = Grotesque
| length10 = 1:58
| title11 = Here Comes Everyone
| length11 = 3:55
| title12 = Caught in My Shadow
| length12 = 3:48
| title13 = 38 Line Poem
| length13 = 5:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2000 reissue bonus tracks
| title14 = The Takin' Is Easy
| length14 = 2:36
| writer14 = Rob Jones
| title15 = Will the Circle Be Unbroken
| note15 = featuring Spirit of the West
| length15 = 4:00
| writer15 = A.P. Carter
| title16 = That's Entertainment
| length16 = 3:23
| writer16 = Paul Weller
| title17 = Me, My Mum, My Dad, My Brother
| length17 = 2:39
}}
Personnel
- Miles Hunt – vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion
- Malcolm Treece – guitar, vocals
- Paul Clifford – bass
- Martin Gilks – drums, percussion
- Martin Bell – fiddle, banjo, guitar, accordion, piano
- Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals on "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"
- Linda McRae – accordion on "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"
- James Taylor – Hammond organ
- Judith Fleet – cello
- Elly Newton, Alison Gabriel – violin
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Never Loved Elvis ! scope="col"| Chart (1991) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=305}}
| 94 |
|---|
| {{album chart|UK2|3|date=19910602|rowheader=true|access-date=28 October 2022|refname=UK}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry |region=United Kingdom |artist=The Wonder Stuff|title=Never Loved Elvis|award=Gold|type=album |relyear=1991|id=4515-1792-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{The Wonder Stuff}}
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Category:The Wonder Stuff albums
Category:Polydor Records albums
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