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- Artist: The Charlatans
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- Release Date: April 14, 1992
- Total Time: 43:35
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
A few songs aside, the Charlatans generally regard this release as their least successful album, considering it was recorded at a personal and professional crossroads (Baker's departure, Rob Collins' conviction, and so forth). Criticism within and without settled on Flood's production style as well, his crisp, technically sharp abilities seem to go against the band's natural flow. In hindsight, though, Between is much stronger than its reputation, with many fans proclaiming it their favorite. It's partly due to Burgess' more up-front vocals -- his singing is still some of the calmest one will ever hear at the front of such a band, but his performance maintains Some Friendly's loose flow while sounding more compelling. Similarly, Blunt's bass sounds stronger and Rob Collins' keyboards stand out more, either shading or leading the songs perfectly. "Weirdo," the album's lead single and strongest point, has a brilliant lead organ break from Collins and series of great funk stabs that became his strongest performance ever. Equally fine is the electric piano start to "Tremolo Song," leading to a deep Blunt bass and sassy flow of a song. Brookes and Mark Collins also fill out their parts equally well, with Flood's production strengthening and creating excellent arrangements for everyone as a whole. His numerous touches are really something, from the sudden shift to buried/flanged production on "Ignition" to "Subtitle"'s atmospheric mixing and burbling bass. Other highlights include the string-laden charge of "Can't Even Be Bothered" and the concluding "No One (Not Even the Rain)." ~ Ned Raggett, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| I Don't Want to See the Sights | The Charlatans UK | (4:52) | |
| Ignition | The Charlatans UK | (3:03) | |
| Page One | The Charlatans UK | (4:13) | |
| Tremelo Song | The Charlatans UK | (4:38) | |
| The End of Everything | The Charlatans UK | (5:50) | |
| Subtitle | The Charlatans UK | (4:12) | |
| Can't Even Be Bothered | The Charlatans UK | (3:41) | |
| Weirdo | The Charlatans UK | (3:38) | |
| Chewing Gum Weekend | The Charlatans UK | (5:05) | |
| (No One) Not Even the Rain | The Charlatans UK | (4:23) |
