Grand Slam (Spiderbait album)

Grand Slam is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Spiderbait. The album marked a significant change in sound for the band, with many of the songs being heavily produced pop sung by bassist Janet English. The remainder of the album is a mix of alternative rock (sung, as on previous albums, by drummer Kram) and electronica.

Grand Slam
Studio album by Spiderbait
Released	April 1999
Recorded	1998 Q Studios, 301 Studios
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge electronica
Length	45:23
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Phil McKellar
Spiderbait chronology
Ivy and the Big Apples (1996) Grand Slam (1999) The Flight of Wally Funk (2001)
Singles from Grand Slam
"Shazam!" Released: 1 March 1999 "Stevie" Released: May 1999 "Plastic" Released: September 1999 "Glokenpop" Released: January 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Air	(favorable)[1]
AllMusic	[2]
CLUAS	(favorable)[3]

The song "Glokenpop" (also spelt "Glockenpop") is featured in the 2009 video game LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation Portable.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cracker"	3:06
2.	"Glokenpop"	3:19
3.	"Shazam!"	2:03
4.	"Dinnertime"	2:11
5.	"Plastic"	2:31
6.	"Bessy's Last Journey"	3:17
7.	"Daisy May"	1:58
8.	"White Trash Superstar"	3:27
9.	"Buster"	2:13
10.	"By the Time I Get to Howlong"	1:59
11.	"Stevie"	3:00
12.	"Jellybean Drifter"	2:45
13.	"King of the Northern"	2:12
14.	"Tallygaroopna"	1:13
15.	"Ultralite"	4:01
16.	"Lickety Split"	2:45
17.	"Lost in Adelaide"	3:22

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	35,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	April 1999	CD	Polydor	547349-2

References

1. Ivan Corsa. "Music Reviews". Air. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. David Colon. Grand Slam at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
3. Ian Stalvies (2000). "Spiderbait's 'Grand Slam'". cluas.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
4. "Glokenpop Videos". NME. IPC Media (Time Inc.). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Spiderbait – Grand Slam". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.