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  • Artist: Dubstar
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: September 16, 1997
  • Total Time: 67:58
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

Dubstar sounds like the name of a reggae act, but in fact, Goodbye offers very lush, atmospheric and British-sounding synth-pop and dance-pop that inspired quite a few comparisons to St. Etienne, as well as the Pet Shop Boys and New Order. The Newcastle, England trio had become popular in the U.K. in 1995, and it was in 1997 that this CD introduced Dubstar to American shores. While St. Etienne is the most obvious influence on melancholy songs like "Can't Tell Me," "Stars" and "No More Talk," it's important to stress that Dubstar projects an attractive and recognizable personality of its own. Sarah Blackwood's waif-like vocals are as icy cool as the high-tech production, but as aloof as she can be, Blackwood allows a lot of vulnerability to come through on this striking, melodically rich effort. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Stars (Lyrics) Steve Hillier Dubstar (4:10)
Inside (Lyrics) Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:44)
Cathedral Park (Lyrics) Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:14)
Just a Girl She Said Chris Wilkie, Steve Hillier, Sarah Blackwood Dubstar (4:39)
The View from Here Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:42)
It's Clear (Lyrics) Steve Hillier, Chris Wilkie Dubstar (2:22)
No More Talk Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:39)
Anywhere (Lyrics) Chris Wilkie, Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:40)
Ghost Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:35)
Can't Tell Me Chris Wilkie Dubstar (3:22)
I Will Be Your Girlfriend (Lyrics) Chris Wilkie, Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:37)
Wearchest (Lyrics) Chris Wilkie, Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:17)
St. Swithin's Day Stephen William Bragg, Billy Bragg Dubstar (4:02)
Not So Manic Now Mason, Kirby Gregory Dubstar (4:28)
Stars [Motiv 8 Mix] Steve Hillier Dubstar (3:54)
Not So Manic Now [Way Out West Mix] Kirby Gregory, Mason Dubstar (6:20)
Stars [Way Out West Mix] Steve Hillier Dubstar (6:13)

Credits

Simon Clarke (Saxophone), Sue Dench (Viola), Stephen Hague (Accordion), Motiv 8 (Remixing), Steve Hauge (Producer), Stephen Hague (Mixing), Sam Hardaker (Engineer), Steve Clow (Assistant Engineer), Chris Wilkie (Bass), Andy Duncan (Percussion), Roddy Lorimer (Trumpet), Tim Sanders (Sax (Tenor)), Simon Clarke (Brass Arrangement), Chris Wilkie (Guitar), Way Out West (Remixing), Sarah Blackwood (Vocals), Graham (Assistant Engineer), Mike Drake (Mixing), Graeme Robinson (Producer), Audrey Riley (Cello), Ewan Davies (Engineer), Chris Wilkie (6-String Bass), Steve Hillier (Programming), Spike Drake (Mixing), Ewan Davis (Engineer), Graeme Robinson (Engineer), Graeme Robinson (Drums), Chris Wilkie (Mandolin), Richard Norris (Engineer), Phil Spalding (Bass), Steve Hillier (Keyboards), Eden (Mixing), Steve Rodway (Producer), Steve Hauge (Mixing), Chris Tomblin (Violin), Stephen Hague (Producer), Way Out West (Producer), Leo Payne (Violin), Graeme Robinson (Producer)
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Goodbye

UK cover
Studio album by Dubstar
Released September 1997
Genre Synthpop
Label Food (UK)
Polydor (U.S.)
Toshiba-EMI (Japan)
Producer Stephen Hague
Professional reviews
Dubstar chronology
Disgraceful
(1995)		 Goodbye
(1997)		 Make It Better
(2000)

Goodbye Dubstar's second album. It was released in September 1997 on the Food Records label, a division of EMI that was also home to Blur.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Will Be Your Girlfriend"
  2. "Inside"
  3. "No More Talk"
  4. "Polestar"
  5. "Say the Worst Thing First"
  6. "Cathedral Park"
  7. "It's Over"
  8. "The View From Here"
  9. "My Start in Wallsend"
  10. "It's Clear"
  11. "Ghost"
  12. "Can't Tell Me"
  13. "Wearchest"
  14. "When You Say Goodbye"
  15. "Let's Go"

The following singles were released from the album, in order of release date:

  • No More Talk

b-sides: (cd1) "Unchained Monologue", "La Boheme", "Goodbye", (cd2) "stars - accoustic", "elevator song - accoustic", "not once not ever - accoustic"

  • Cathedral Park

b-sides: "Let Down", "This Is My Home", "In My Defence"

  • I Will Be Your Girlfriend

b-sides: "Not So Manic Now", "Stars", "Anywhere"

(all of which are identical to the versions previously released as singles, and which also appear on Disgraceful)

Japan bonus tracks

The Japanese release includes the B-sides from lead single "No More Talk" as bonus tracks.

U.S. release

Stars was the band's first album released in the U.S.; for this edition, six songs were removed and replaced with tracks from their previous UK release, Disgraceful. The rearranged track listing includes "Stars" and "Not So Manic Now", the most popular singles from Disgraceful, as well as some of their remixes.

All songs written by Steve Hillier except where otherwise noted. Songs not on UK release are noted in italics.

  1. "Stars"
  2. "Inside"
  3. "Cathedral Park"
  4. "Just a Girl She Said" (Sarah Blackwood, Steve Hillier, Chris Wilkie)
  5. "The View From Here"
  6. "It's Clear" (Hillier, Wilkie)
  7. "No More Talk"
  8. "Anywhere" (Hillier, Wilkie)
  9. "Ghost"
  10. "Can't Tell Me" (Wilkie)
  11. "I Will Be Your Girlfriend" (Hillier, Wilkie)
  12. "Wearchest" (Hillier, Wilkie)
  13. "St. Swithin's Day" (Billy Bragg)
  14. "Not So Manic Now" (Dave Harling, Jon Kirby, Martin Mason, Graeme Robinson)
  15. "Stars" (Motiv 8 mix)
  16. "Not So Manic Now" (Way Out West mix)
  17. "Stars" (Way Out West mix)

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