Simple Pleasure

Simple Pleasure
Studio album by
Released1999
StudioRAK Studios, London
GenreChamber pop
Length43:34
LabelIsland
ProducerStuart A. Staples
Tindersticks chronology
Curtains
(1997)
Simple Pleasure
(1999)
Can Our Love...
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Guardian[3]
NME8/10[4]
Select4/5[5]

Simple Pleasure is the fourth studio album by Tindersticks.[6][7] It was released in 1999 on Island Records.[8] The album marked a major departure for the band, as it began to adapt more soul and jazz influences than on their previous recordings.

The album was a remarkable success in Greece, charting at #4 in the international artist chart. It peaked at #36 in the UK Albums chart.[9] The album was not released in the US.[10]

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Simple Pleasure – Tindersticks". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 187.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (3 September 1999). "Tindersticks: Simple Pleasure (Island)". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Long, April (25 August 1999). "Tindersticks – Simple Pleasure". NME. Archived from the original on 12 June 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ Grundy, Gareth (September 1999). "Tindersticks: Simple Pleasure". Select. No. 111.
  6. ^ "Tindersticks | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Buckley, Peter (11 February 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Thompson, Dave (11 February 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "TINDERSTICKS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  10. ^ "Reviews". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 11 September 2001 – via Google Books.