Boss Drum

Boss Drum
Studio album by
The Shamen
Released14 September 1992 (1992-09-14)[1]
Length64:55
LabelOne Little Indian
ProducerThe Shamen
The Shamen chronology
En-Tact
(1990) 		Boss Drum
(1992) 		Axis Mutatis
(1995)
Singles from Boss Drum
  1. "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)"
    Released: 6 July 1992
  2. "Ebeneezer Goode"
    Released: 24 August 1992[2]
  3. "Boss Drum"
    Released: 26 October 1992[3]
  4. "Phorever People"
    Released: 7 December 1992[4]
  5. "Re:Evolution"
    Released: 22 February 1993[5]
  6. "Comin' On"
    Released: 25 October 1993[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
The Great Rock Discography8/10[9]
Melody Makerfavourable[10]
NME7/10[11]
Philadelphia Inquirer[12]
Select4/5[13]
Smash Hits4/5[14]

Boss Drum is the Shamen's 1992 album, released a year after the death of bassist Will Sinnott. It features their UK number one single "Ebeneezer Goode". Critics gave the album positive feedback and the album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart,[15] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in December 1992.[1]

  1. ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Shamen'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Shamen: Ebeneezer Goode". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 October 1992. p. 21.
  4. ^ "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Shamen'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 20 February 1993. p. 21.
  6. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 23 October 1993. p. 21.
  7. ^ "Boss Drum - The Shamen | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "The Shamen". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Shamen". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1353-1354. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  10. ^ Push (12 September 1992). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 43. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. ^ Dalton, Ebennezer (19 September 1992). "The Shamen: Boss Drum". NME. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  12. ^ Romero, Dennis (13 October 1992). "Piano Works Of Russian Composer". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  13. ^ Harrison, Andrew. "Reviews". Select. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  14. ^ Sutherland, Mark (30 September 1992). "The Shamen: Boss Drum". Smash Hits. No. 361. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Charts > The Shamen". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2016.