Everyone's Got One

Everyone's Got One is the debut album by English rock band Echobelly. Released to a favourable response from critics,[6] the album reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart in September 1994. On 21 July 2014, a 2CD expanded edition of the album was released by 3 Loop Music which featured B-sides and previously unreleased live material.

Everyone's Got One
Studio album by Echobelly
Released	22 August 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Alternative rock, Britpop
Length	41:16
Label	Rhythm King
Producer	Simon Vinestock
Echobelly chronology
Everyone's Got One (1994) On (1995)
Singles from Everyone's Got One
"Bellyache" Released: November 1993 "Insomniac" Released: March 1994 "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" Released: June 1994 "Close… But" Released: September 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
NME	7/10[3]
PopMatters	8/10[4]
Vox	8/10[5]

In 2017, Pitchfork placed Everyone's Got One at number 48 on their list of The 50 Best Britpop Albums.[7]

Background

Reflecting her fascination for wordplay, lead singer Sonya Madan titled the album Everyone's Got One, with the first letter of each word spelling "EGO", a common theme throughout the album.[8]

Madan wrote the songs "Today, Tomorrow, Sometime, Never" and "Call Me Names" about her feelings of alienation due to her Indian heritage: "Even though I have a brown skin, I didn't feel Asian. I felt alien".[9] "Father Ruler King Computer" discusses her anger towards arranged marriages: "I was brought up, I've been told, that a husband is the goal. What connotations in these loaded words, a spinster and a bachelor, I am whole all by myself, I don't need nobody else."[9] Other topics covered in her lyrics include empowering women ("Give Her a Gun"), self-confidence ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me"), a friend's abortion ("Bellyache"), and loneliness ("Close… But").[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonya Madan and Glenn Johansson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Today Tomorrow Sometime Never"	3:39
2.	"Father, Ruler, King, Computer"	2:40
3.	"Give Her a Gun"	3:37
4.	"I Can't Imagine the World Without Me"	3:00
5.	"Bellyache"	4:29
6.	"Taste of You"	3:30
7.	"Insomniac"	4:15
8.	"Call Me Names"	3:49
9.	"Close… But"	2:50
10.	"Cold Feet Warm Heart"	3:28
11.	"Scream"	5:52

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Centipede"	4:06
13.	"Sober"	5:30

2014 reissue bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bellyache" (edit from "Bellyache" single)	4:59
2.	"Sleeping Hitler" (from "Bellyache" single)	4:43
3.	"Give Her a Gun" (from "Bellyache" single)	4:19
4.	"I Don't Belong Here" (from "Bellyache" single)	5:03
5.	"Centipede" (from "Insomniac" single)	4:06
6.	"Talent" (from "Insomniac" single)	2:09
7.	"Sober" (from "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" single)	5:30
8.	"Venus Wheel" (from "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" single)	3:14
9.	"So La Di Da" (from "Close… But" single)	4:42
10.	"I Can't Imagine a World Without Me" (live version from "Close… But" single)	3:24
11.	"Cold Feet Warm Heart" (live version from "Close… But" single)	3:39
12.	"Father Ruler King Computer" (Steve Lamacq Evening Session, BBC Radio 1, 2 February 1994)	2:38
13.	"Call Me Names" (Steve Lamacq Evening Session, BBC Radio 1, 2 February 1994)	3:51
14.	"Taste of You" (Steve Lamacq Evening Session, BBC Radio 1, 2 February 1994)	3:27
15.	"Give Her a Gun" (Steve Lamacq Evening Session, BBC Radio 1, 2 February 1994)	3:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]

Echobelly Sonya Madan – vocals Glenn Johansson – guitars, mandolin, additional vocals Debbie Smith – guitar Alex Keyser – bass, piano, whistle Andy Henderson – drums, percussion

Additional personnel Barbara Snow – trumpet ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me") Lino Robinson – piano, string arrangements ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me") Miles Bould – percussion ("Taste of You") Audrey Riley – cello ("Taste of You", "Cold Feet Warm Heart") Simon Vinestock – production (besides "Insomniac"), re-mixing ("Insomniac") Clive Martin – production, engineering ("Insomniac") Ronen Tal – engineering (besides "I Can't Imagine the World Without Me" and "Insomniac") Nick Addison – engineering ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me") Alan Moulder – mixing ("I Can't Imagine the World Without Me") Fauve Music – publishing Paul Bailey – management Maria Mochnacz – photography Stylorouge – designer

2014 reissue bonus disc

• Echobelly – performance, production (tracks 1–4, 7–8)
• Juju Midget – didgeridoo ("Bellyache")
• Huw Warren – cello ("Sleeping Hitler")
• Dick Meany – production (tracks 1–4)
• Clive Martin – production, engineering (tracks 5–6)
• Nick Addison – engineering (track 7)
• Dick Meany – mixing (track 8)
• Simon Vinestock – production (track 9)
• Sam Cunningham – production (tracks 10–11)
• Miti Adhikari – engineering (tracks 10–11)

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Everyone's Got One – Echobelly". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
2. Mirkin, Steven (23 December 1994). "Everyone's Got One". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
3. Barker, Emily (29 January 2014). "25 Seminal Albums From 1994 – And What NME Said At The Time". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
4. Pitter, Charles (22 January 2015). "Echobelly: Everyone's Got One / On". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
5. Dalton, Stephen (September 1994). "Echobelly: Everyone's Got One (Fauve CD3)". Vox. No. 48. p. 104.
6. Echobelly
7. "The 50 Best Britpop Albums". Pitchfork. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
8. CD Booklet
9. Mistiaen, Veronique (27 November 1994). "Daring To Be Different". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

External links

• Everyone's Got One at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)