The Man Who

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The Man Who
Studio album by Travis
Released	May 24, 1999
Recorded	1998-1999
Genre	Indie pop, alternative rock
Length	55:28
Label	Independiente
Producer	Nigel Godrich, Ian Grimble, Mike Hedges
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Music Box link Pitchfork (7.8/10) link Q [1] Robert Christgau (B-) link Rolling Stone 27 Apr 00
Travis chronology
Good Feeling (1997) The Man Who (1999) The Invisible Band (2001) Singles from The Man Who "Writing to Reach You" Released: March 8, 1999 "Driftwood" Released: May 17, 1999 "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" Released: August 2, 1999 "Turn" Released: November 8, 1999

The Man Who is the second album by the Scottish indie pop band Travis, and the album that brought them into international recognition. It was first released in late spring 1999, and reached #1 in the UK albums chart, and #8 in Australia. It also helped the band win two BRIT Awards in 2000, when the album was also released in the United States and Canada, with "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" as the first single, instead of "Writing To Reach You" which was the album's first single in the UK. The album was co-dedicated to Stanley Kubrick.

The Man Who was the best selling album in by a British artist in the UK for the year 1999. It has sold more than 2.7 millions copies only in the UK, and it's ranked as the 25th best selling album of all time in the UK.

The title of the album is a reference to an Oliver Sacks book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.^[2]

In 2006, Q Magazine's readers voted that The Man Who was the 70th greatest album of all time.

The album won Best British Album at the 2000 Brit Awards.

Track listing

All tracks written by Francis Healy, except where noted.

1. "Writing to Reach You" – 3:41
2. "The Fear" – 4:12
3. "As You Are" – 4:14
4. "Driftwood" – 3:33
5. "The Last Laugh of the Laughter" – 4:20
6. "Turn" – 4:23
7. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" – 4:24
8. "Luv" (Healy-Seymour) – 4:54
9. "She's So Strange" – 3:15
10. "Slide Show" – 10:31
    • Contains the hidden track "Blue Flashing Light", which starts at 6:48. "Slide Show" ends at 3:35.
    • Initial pressings of the U.S. version contain additional hidden tracks "20" and "Only Molly Knows"
    • At least one UK edition has hidden tracks of "Blue Flashing Light", "20", and "Only Molly Knows" after "Slide Show", there is exactly 3:14 mins of silence after "Slide Show" before the hidden tracks begin. This is a reference to the numerical value of Pi as it is 3.14 to 2 decimal places.
    • Regular Mexican edition contains "Blue Flashing Light", "20" and "Only Molly Knows" hidden after "Slide Show"
    • In Ireland a limited edition contained the track "Coming Around" (at No. 8) and a bonus acoustic 3 track EP.

Personnel

• Francis Healy – vocals, guitar
• Andy Dunlop – guitar
• Dougie Payne – bass guitar
• Neil Primrose – drums

References

External links

XFM 10th Birthday Podcast on the album with band interviews.