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- Artist: Slowdive
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- Release Date: 1991 09
- Total Time: 43:18
- Genre: Rock
Review
Just for a Day is Slowdive's first album, and it shows; when one listens to the magnificent sound of Souvlaki or the brilliant experimentation of Pygmalion, it becomes clear that Just for a Day was only a step toward the greatness they would later achieve. Its sound is quite like Souvlaki's -- swelling waves of flanged guitars, layers of wispy vocals floating in and out of the mix, and sweet lazy pop songs -- but the production sometimes turns the band's plush, sweet sound into the sort of cheap and cheesy pleasantness one might expect from a new age artist. A few tracks hint at the sound that would be fully achieved on Souvlaki ("Celia's Dream," "Erik's Song"), and the album as a whole must have sounded wonderful before anyone knew what great things the band was capable of -- but Just for a Day is really Slowdive in their infancy. ~ Nitsuh Abebe, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Spanish Air (Lyrics) | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (6:02) |
| Celia's Dream (Lyrics) | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (4:07) |
| Catch the Breeze (Lyrics) | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (4:19) |
| Ballad of Sister Sue (Lyrics) | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (4:32) |
| Erik's Song | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (4:25) |
| Waves (Lyrics) | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (5:49) |
| Brighter (Lyrics) | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (3:48) |
| The Sadman | Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (4:45) |
| Primal (Lyrics) | Jason Becker, Neil Halstead | Slowdive | (5:31) |
