Whatever (Green Velvet album)

Whatever is the second studio album by Green Velvet. It was originally released on Relief Records in 2001.

Whatever
Studio album by Green Velvet
Released	November 16, 2001
Genre	Techno house
Length	49:53
Label	Relief Records
Producer	Green Velvet
Green Velvet chronology
Green Velvet (2000) Whatever (2001) Walk in Love (2005)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Green Velvet.

Original edition (2001)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Genedefekt"	3:30
2.	"La La Land"	5:01
3.	"Stranj"	4:52
4.	"When?"	5:34
5.	"Sleepwalking"	4:52
6.	"Stop Lyin'"	4:38
7.	"Minimum Rage"	7:05
8.	"GAT (The Great American Tragedy)"	3:06
9.	"Waitin' 4 the Day 2 End"	3:26
10.	"Dank"	7:49

Reissue edition (2001)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"La La Land"	5:01
2.	"Genedefekt"	3:30
3.	"Sleepwalking"	4:52
4.	"Why Try"	4:35
5.	"Waitin' 4 the Day 2 End"	3:26
6.	"Stop Lyin'"	4:38
7.	"GAT (The Great American Tragedy)"	3:06
8.	"Stranj"	4:52
9.	"When?"	5:34
10.	"Minimum Rage"	7:05
11.	"Dank"	2:46

Australian edition (2002)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Genedefekt"	3:30
2.	"La La Land"	5:01
3.	"Sleepwalking"	4:52
4.	"Why Try"	4:35
5.	"Waitin' 4 the Day 2 End"	3:26
6.	"Stop Lyin'"	4:38
7.	"GAT (The Great American Tragedy)"	3:06
8.	"Stranj"	4:52
9.	"When?"	5:34
10.	"Minimum Rage"	7:05
11.	"Dank"	2:46

Australian edition (2002): bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"La La Land (Poxy Music vs Kid Kenobi Remix)"	8:49
2.	"La La Land (Biz E Reshuffle)"	4:50
3.	"La La Land (Futureshock Club Mix)"	7:48
4.	"La La Land (Par-T-One Mix)"	7:36
5.	"La La Land (Zzino vs Filterheadz Mix)"	7:44
6.	"La La Land (Dave Clarke Remix)"	5:36
7.	"Genedefekt (Cajmere Mix)"	6:27
8.	"Genedefekt (Geo Vogt Mix)"	6:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from the original CD edition's liner notes.

• Green Velvet – vocals, performance, production, artwork, design
• Curan Stone – additional background vocals (2, 9)
• Walter Phillips – additional background vocals (2, 10)
• Hugo Moya – additional background vocals (10)
• Christopher Nazuka – additional background vocals (10)
• Larry Sturm – engineering
• Vandy Christie – engineering
• Bryon Rickerson – engineering assistance
• Chris Morales – engineering assistance
• Lane Wintz – engineering assistance
• Collin Jordan – mastering
• Brendan J. Gleeson – artwork, design
• Rob Pivato – photography
• Karen Chesley – photography
• Michael Voltattorni – photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	33

References

1. "Whatever by Green Velvet". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
2. Bush, John. "Whatever - Green Velvet". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
3. Cooper, Paul (December 4, 2001). "Green Velvet / Pajo: Whatever". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
4. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Green Velvet". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside. p. 348.
5. "Ultratop.be – Green Velvet – Whatever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

External links

• Whatever at Discogs (list of releases)