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Good Humor | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 4 May 1998 | |||
Recorded | Spring 1997 | |||
Studio | Tambourine Studios (Malmö, Sweden) | |||
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Length | 43:35 | |||
Label | Creation | |||
Producer | Tore Johansson | |||
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Singles from Good Humor | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
NME | 4/10[3] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10[4] (7.4/10 deluxe) |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
Good Humor is the fourth studio album by English alternative dance band Saint Etienne. It was released on 4 May 1998 by Creation Records. The American spelling of humor is used in the title as the band were, according to Sarah Cracknell, "fed up with the 'quintessentially English' tag, so there was a bit of a backlash against that."[7]
The album was a departure for the group, who had been associated with the indie dance genre. Tiger Bay, their previous album, had added many acoustic and orchestral elements but still belonged to the synth-pop and dance genres, while Good Humor is more acoustic, having more in common musically with their 1993 hit single "You're in a Bad Way". Good Humor was demoed in the UK using synths and drum machines, but was recorded in Sweden under the guidance of Tore Johansson, who augmented their sound with a full band and a horn section.