Rapture (The Mavis's album)

Rapture is the third studio album by Australian pop band, The Mavis's, which was released in March 2003 by their record label, Festival Mushroom Records.[1][2] It was produced by Kalju Tonuma, who had also worked on their previous two studio albums.[3] The album's lead single, "Coming Home" (July 2000),[4] peaked at No. 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The second single, "Happiness", was released in February 2001, which reached the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 9 on the related ARIA Alternative Singles Chart.[5][6]

Rapture
Studio album by
The Mavis's
Released10 March 2003 (2003-03-10)
Recorded2000
GenrePower pop, pop
Length52:56
LabelFestival Mushroom
ProducerKalju Tonuma
The Mavis's chronology
Throwing Little Stones
(2002)		 Rapture
(2003)		 Kids in the Basement: Volume One
(2011)
Singles from Rapture
  1. "Coming Home"
    Released: July 2000
  2. "Happiness"
    Released: February 2001

The album had been delayed from its originally proposed release date of July 2001 due to problems between the band and the label.[7][8] According to Matt Atlee of Australian Music Scrapbook website it was an "amicable split",[7] however Christie Eliezer of Music & Media Business News reported that "Despite what both sides say, the Mavis's split from Festival Mushroom Records and the canning of the July-due Rapture album was far from amicable."[8] In July to August 2001 the group toured Australia and performed tracks from the album,[8] before disbanding in December.[7]

Five months prior to the studio album's appearance, Festival Mushroom Records issued a compilation album, Throwing Little Stones... The Best of (20 October 2002), which included tracks from Rapture.[9] At subsequent reunion concerts by The Mavis's, in February 2013 and December 2014, they played material from all three of their studio albums.[10][11]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burst into Space"Matthew James Thomas, Lamar J Lowder[12]4:56
2."Wrong Side of Town"M Thomas, Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin4:09
3."Coming Home"M Thomas, Austin3:51
4."Only in My Head"Rebecca Louise Thomas, Nicholas John Daniel3:49
5."You Come Through"M Thomas3:46
6."Waking Up on the Run"M Thomas, Royce Alan M Doherty4:10
7."Happiness"Matthew Ford, M Thomas3:12
8."Keeping Low"M Thomas, Doherty, Austin3:44
9."Don't You Ever"M Thomas, Andrea Jane Vendy4:20
10."Let the Covers Down"R Thomas, Daniel4:29
11."Saving It Up for You"M Thomas, Doherty4:08
12."Distraction"M Thomas, Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin, Charlotte Irene Caffey3:43
13."Drive"M Thomas4:35

Personnel
The Mavis's members
  • Josh Alexander – bass guitar
  • Nick Gill – guitar
  • Becky Thomas – vocals
  • Matt Thomas – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Andrea Vendy – drums, percussion
Recording credits

References
  1. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 March 2003. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. "Rapture – The Mavis's". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. Holmgren, Magnus. "Mavis's, The". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. Swift, Brendan. "The Mavis's". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 12 March 2001. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 26 March 2001. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. Atlee, Matt (24 June 2001). "Music News". Australian Music Scrapbook. Archived from the original on 6 March 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. Eliezer, Christie (26 June 2001). "The Mavis's Take It to the Road". Music & Media Business News. Archived from the original on 1 February 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 20 October 2002. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  10. Mann, Tom (1 February 2013). "Unlikely comebacks: TheMavis's, Sodastream, Something with Numbers". FasterLouder. Sound Alliance. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  11. Berry, Kelsey (December 2014). "The Mavis's Reunite for 2014 Melbourne Show". Beat. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  12. "'Burst into Space' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 July 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Burst into Space; or at 'Performer:' Mavis's
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