- rock, indie rock, uplifting, jangle pop
- 62 min
- 13 tracks
- RCA
The Stone Roses is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Stone Roses, released on 2 May 1989 by Silvertone Records. It was recorded mostly at Battery Studios in London with producer John Leckie from June 1988 to February 1989.
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Character
Character-led, spare, warm and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The Daily Telegraph5/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- NME10/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin10/10
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1I Wanna Be Adored4:52
- 2She Bangs the Drums3:45
- 3Elephant Stone3:04
- 4Waterfall4:41
- 5Don’t Stop5:21
- 6Bye Bye Badman4:04
- 7Elizabeth My Dear0:56
- 8(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister3:27
- 9Made of Stone4:16
- 10Shoot You Down4:13
- 11This Is the One4:59
- 12I Am the Resurrection8:14
- 13Fools Gold9:54
13 tracks, 62 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Stone Roses
- Label
- RCA
- Released
- 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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