Glee (Bran Van 3000 album)

Glee
Studio album by
Bran Van 3000
ReleasedApril 15, 1997
Genre
Length57:02
Label
Producer
  • James "Bran Man" Di Salvio
  • E. P. Bergen
  • Haig Vartzbedian
Bran Van 3000 chronology
Glee
(1997) 		Discosis
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
The List[3]
NME4/10[4]
Pitchfork8.6/10[5]
Q[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Sunday Mirror[8]
The Village VoiceA−[9]

Glee is the debut studio album by Canadian music collective Bran Van 3000. The Canadian version was released on April 15, 1997, through the Audiogram label, while the international version, slightly altered from the original, was released on March 17, 1998, through Capitol Records. The album contains the hit single "Drinking in L.A." and features hip hop supergroup Gravediggaz on "Afrodiziak".[1]

Glee was certified gold for sales of 50,000 copies by the Canadian Recording Industry Association on February 24, 1998.[10] The album also won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards.[11]

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Glee – Bran Van 3000". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  2. ^ Bennun, David (June 19, 1998). "So, are Bran flakes?". The Guardian. London.
  3. ^ Ross, Peter (June 11, 1998). "Bran Van 3000: Glee (Audiogram)". The List (334): 47. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Bailie, Stuart (July 4, 1998). "Bran Van 3000 – Glee". NME. Archived from the original on October 6, 2000. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Mohan, Aparna. "Bran Van 3000: Glee". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 14, 2001. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Bran Van 3000: Glee". Q (158): 142. November 1999.
  7. ^ Ali, Lorraine (April 21, 1998). "Bran Van 3000: Glee". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Wallace, Richard (June 5, 1998). "Out this week." Sunday Mirror. London. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 2, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  10. ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Bran Van 3000". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  11. ^ "1998 Juno Awards". Metrolyrics.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved October 1, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)