Semi-Detached (album)

Semi-Detached
Studio album by
Released30 March 1998
Recorded1997
StudioHomestead Studio, Randalstown, Northern Ireland; Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxford, England; Moles Studio, Bath, England; Metropolis Studios, London, England
GenreAlternative rock
Length44:36
52:50 (JAP)
LabelA&M
ProducerChris Sheldon, Therapy?, Matt Sime
Therapy? chronology
Infernal Love
(1995)
Semi-Detached
(1998)
Suicide Pact – You First
(1999)
Singles from Semi-Detached
  1. "Church of Noise"
    Released: 2 March 1998
  2. "Lonely, Cryin', Only"
    Released: 18 May 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Semi-Detached is the fourth major label album by the rock band Therapy?[2] Released on 30 March 1998 on A&M Records, it turned out to be their final album on the label. The album was recorded at various stages throughout 1997, including sessions at Chipping Norton Studios in Oxford, Homestead Studio in Randalstown, Moles Studio in Bath and Metropolis Studios in London.[3] It was also the first Therapy? album recorded with Graham Hopkins and Martin McCarrick as full-time members. The album was not released in USA, but charted at number 21 in the UK Albums Chart.[4]

The album was originally released on CD and Cassette, and as a limited edition box set of six 7" singles.[citation needed]

A remastered CD version of the album by Harvey Birrell was included in The Gemil Box, released on 18 November 2013.[citation needed]

The cover artwork is a reference to Happy Days, a play by Samuel Beckett, whose writings are often referenced in Therapy?'s music.[5]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Official Discography".
  3. ^ "Band Biography (1998) by Andy Cairns". 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ "UK Chart History".
  5. ^ "Therapy? On Instagram: "Rejoice! Semi-Detached is finally on Spotify. Originally released in 1998, produced by Chris Sheldon and (Adopts Troy McClure voice) features such smash hits as Lonely Cryin' Only, Tightrope Walker, Safe and the Boys Asleep. Any similarity between the front cover and Happy Days by Samuel Beckett is entirely intentional. @therapyofficial @ncooper.insta @xraytouring @wearekinda @gildedalm @mcdproductions @olympiatheatre @limelight.belfast @alandayrocks #therapyquestionnark #semidetachedalbum #ninetiesanthems #chrissheldonrocks #churchofnoise #lonelycryinonly #samuelbeckett #happydays"".