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Pop Said...

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{{Infobox album

| name = Pop Said...

| type = Album

| artist = the Darling Buds

| cover = Darling Buds - Pop Said CD album cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = Feb 1989

| recorded = The Greenhouse, London 1987 & 1988

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie, twee pop

| length = 32:28

| label = Epic
Cherry Red

| producer = Pat Collier

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Shame on You

| next_year = 1990

| misc =

{{Singles

| name = Pop Said...

| type = studio

| single1 = Shame on You

| single1date = March 1988

| single2 = Burst

| single2date = September 1988

| single3 = Hit the Ground

| single3date = December 1988

| single4 = Let's Go Round There

| single4date = March 1989

| single5 = You've Got to Choose

| single5date = July 1989

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pop-said-mw0000653612|title=Pop Said... - The Darling Buds | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=743}}

|rev3 = MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=310}}

|rev4 = Record Mirror

|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Strickland|first=Andy|authorlink=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/89/Record-Mirror-1989-Feb-11.pdf|title=Review: The Darling Buds – Pop Said...|magazine=Record Mirror|date=11 February 1989|access-date=9 December 2021|page=29|location=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd.|via=World Radio History|issn=0144-5804|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309032307/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/89/Record-Mirror-1989-Feb-11.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2021}}

|rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev5score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=178}}

}}

Pop Said... is the debut album by the Welsh band the Darling Buds, released in 1989 via Epic Records.{{cite web |title=Artist Biography by Craig Harris |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-darling-buds-mn0000953483/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=1 April 2021}}{{cite journal |last1=Pick |first1=Steve |title=CRITIC'S CHOICE |journal=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=16 June 1989 |page=E5}} The album charted at number 23 on the UK Albums Chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/official-albums-chart/|title=Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}

The album was re-released by Cherry Red Records in 2006 in an expanded 21-track edition, including B-sides and rarities from the era.

Production

The songs were written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis. Pop Said... was produced by Pat Collier.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a dozen upbeat songs about love (of the puppy, crummy and lost varieties), all well sung and solidly played," writing that "repeated listenings may cause a sugar rush."{{cite web |title=Darling Buds |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/darling-buds/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=1 April 2021}} The Boston Globe wrote that "each of the dozen tunes here is crafted like a classic pop single: killer hooks, race-and-roar guitar lines, telling catchphrases, girl-boy conflicts and emotional kicks."{{cite journal |last1=Sullivan |first1=Jim |title=DARLING BUDS 'POP SAID . . .' COLUMBIA |journal=The Boston Globe |date=27 Apr 1989 |page=8}} The Jerusalem Post deemed the album "replete with consummate pop songs."{{cite journal |last1=Goldberg |first1=Andy |title=HOT WAX |journal=The Jerusalem Post |date=12 May 1989 |page=6}} The New York Times wrote that "as the guitars surge and the catchy choruses pile up, the Darling Buds supply unrepentant pop pleasure."{{cite journal |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES |journal=The New York Times |date=28 May 1989 |page=A22}}

Track listing

=Original=

All songs written by Harley Farr and Andrea Lewis

  1. "Hit the Ground" (2:19)
  2. "Burst" (2:51)
  3. "Uptight" (2:48)
  4. "The Other Night" (2:22)
  5. "Big Head" (2:24)
  6. "Let's Go Round There" (3:26)
  7. "She's Not Crying" (2:07)
  8. "Shame on You" (2:01)
  9. "You've Got to Choose" (2:17)
  10. "Spin" (2:41)
  11. "When It Feels Good" (3:44)
  12. "Things We Do for Love" (3:18)

=2006 re-release bonus tracks=

  1. "Just Say So" (3:11)
  2. "Pretty Girl" (2:43)
  3. "If I Said" (3:19)
  4. "Turn You On" (2:55)
  5. "Different Daze" (4:01)
  6. "Mary's Got to Go" (2:02)
  7. "I'll Never Stop" (3:25)
  8. "Shame on You – Slightlydelic Version" (4:35)
  9. "It's All Up to You – Flip Flop Version" (2:21)

Credits

  • Andrea Lewis – vocals
  • Geriant "Harley" Farr – guitar
  • Chris McDonogh – bass
  • Richard Gray "Bloss" – drums

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"|Chart (1990/91)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/UPdH9sz | title=The Darling Buds ARIA Chart history complete to 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

|align="center"| 139

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)

|align="center"| 23

References

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Category:1989 debut albums

Category:The Darling Buds albums

Category:Epic Records albums

Category:One Little Independent Records albums

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