Republica (album)

Republica is the debut studio album by English band Republica. It was first released in the United States on 30 July 1996 by RCA Records, then released in the United Kingdom on 5 October of that year by Deconstruction Records. Three singles were released from the album: "Bloke", "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous", with the last two being hits.

Republica
Studio album by Republica
Released	30 July 1996
Recorded	1994–95
Studio	Milo Studios The Workhouse Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Genre	Alternative rock electronica electronic rock trip hop
Length	48:22
Label	Deconstruction RCA
Producer	Republica Ben Grosse
Republica chronology
Republica (1996) Speed Ballads (1998)
Singles from Republica
"Bloke" Released: January 1995 "Ready to Go" Released: 15 April 1996 "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Released: 21 April 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Upon its release, Republica received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart. In the US, it reached number 153 on the Billboard 200 and was also successful in other countries, such as Germany and New Zealand.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on 28 February 2020 on Cherry Red Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Saffron, Tim Dorney, Andy Todd and Johnny Male except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready to Go"		5:01
2.	"Bloke"	Saffron Dorney Todd	4:56
3.	"Bitch"	Saffron Dorney Todd	5:13
4.	"Get Off"		3:57
5.	"Picture Me"	Saffron Dorney Todd	5:47
6.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous"		4:30
7.	"Out of the Darkness"		3:49
8.	"Wrapp"		1:45
9.	"Don't You Ever"		4:00
10.	"Holly"	Saffron Dorney Todd	4:23
11.	"Ready to Go" (original mix)		5:01
Total length:			48:22

Deluxe edition

This was released on the 90/9 imprint of Cherry Red Records on 28 February 2020.

CD1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ready to Go"	5:01
2.	"Bloke"	4:51
3.	"Bitch"	5:15
4.	"Get Off"	3:56
5.	"Picture Me"	5:42
6.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous"	4:30
7.	"Out of the Darkness"	3:49
8.	"Wrapp"	1:44
9.	"Don't You Ever"	3:59
10.	"Holly"	4:23
11.	"Mutha"	3:59
12.	"Introlude"	2:13
13.	"Ready to Go" (original mix)	5:02
14.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (original mix)	4:50
15.	"Bloke" (original mix)	4:18
16.	"Bitch" (original mix)	4:05
17.	"Holly" (original mix)	4:24
18.	"Out of This World" (Republica mix)	4:33

CD2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of This World" (original mix)	8:08
2.	"Bloke" (extended mix)	6:40
3.	"Holly" (full mix)	7:06
4.	"Ready to Go" (original extended mix)	7:41
5.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Pop Fiction mix)	3:39
6.	"Bloke" (Blame It On the Vodka mix)	6:18
7.	"Ready to Go" (Smash's Disco mix)	5:42
8.	"Out of This World" (alternative mix)	6:42
9.	"Bloke" (Jack Daniels mix)	7:32
10.	"Holly" (Republica club mix)	8:03
11.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's Runway mix)	7:08
12.	"Out of This World" (Proper Night Out mix)	5:08

CD3

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers mix)	7:04
2.	"Bloke" (Blakkat remix)	5:07
3.	"Ready to Go" (Smash's Club extended mix)	5:42
4.	"Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Riprock's One Way dub)	7:21
5.	"Out of This World" (Rub-A-Dub-Sub mix)	7:04
6.	"Ready to Go" (Dramaboy's Babyyan mix)	7:50
7.	"Holly" (Fabio Paras mix)	8:48
8.	"Bitch" (Way Out West mix)	6:18
9.	"Out of This World" (Prankster Bends The Frequency mix)	5:46
10.	"Bloke" (Blakkat instrumental mix)	5:07
11.	"Ready to Go" (Gavin And Scott Hardkiss' Remixica)	8:24
12.	"Out of This World" (The Chemical Brothers dub)	5:21

Personnel

• Saffron – vocals
• Tim Dorney – producer, keyboards
• Johnny Male – producer, guitar
• Dave Barbarossa – producer, drums
• Ben Grosse – additional producer, programming
• Dave Arch – piano
• Paul Cartledge – guitar
• Pete Davis – keyboards, programming
• Jez Williams – guitar
• Randy Jacobs – guitar
• Grant Mohrman – guitar
• Marlon Young – guitar
• Sal Aiello – guitar
• Ian Tregoning – mixing
• Phil Dane – mixing
• Jesus Beats – programming
• John Vitale – programming, guitar
• Mike Tuller – programming

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 34 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 47 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 36 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 26 Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 51 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 48 UK Albums (OCC)[8] 4 US Billboard 200[9] 153

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position UK Albums (OCC)[10] 60 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)[12] N/A 200,000[13] ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Republica - Republica". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Republica – Republica" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
3. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Republica – Republica" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
5. "Charts.nz – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Republica – Republica". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
9. "Republica Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
10. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
11. "British album certifications – Republica – Republica". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Republica in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
12. "American album certifications – Republica – Republica". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
13. Pride, Dominic (May 1997). "BMG-linked deconstruction building worldwide bridges". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links

• Republica at AllMusic
• Republica at Discogs (list of releases)