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Odelay
Odelay is Beck's fifth studio album, released on 18 June 1996. It follows the run of records that began with Golden Feelings in 1993 and includes Mellow Gold and One Foot in the Grave, both from 1994. It was the album that brought his restless, genre-hopping approach to a much wider audience.
The record blends alternative rock, electronic textures, downtempo, neo-psychedelia and a thread of contemporary folk. It produced the singles "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut" and "The New Pollution", and reached number sixteen on the Billboard 200. In the United States it sold 2.3 million copies by July 2008, making it his biggest seller. Critics have praised it warmly, and it turns up regularly on lists of the best albums of the 1990s. Mutations followed in 1998.
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Odelay: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 54:13Tracklist
- 1Devils HaircutBeck, King, Simpson3:14
- 2HotwaxBeck, King, Simpson3:49
- 3Lord Only KnowsBeck4:15
- 4The New PollutionBeck, King, Simpson3:40
- 5DerelictBeck, King, Simpson4:13
- 6NovacaneBeck, King, Simpson4:38
- 7Jack-AssBeck, Dylan, King, Simpson4:12
- 8Where It's AtBeck, King, Simpson5:31
- 9MinusBeck2:32
- 10SissyneckBeck, King, Simpson3:53
- 11ReadymadeBeck, King, Simpson2:37
- 12High 5 (Rock the Catskills)Beck, King, Simpson4:11
- 13RamshackleBeck7:30
- Produced by
- Beck, The Dust Brothers, Mario Caldato Jr., Brian Paulson, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Beck Hansen, Mario Caldato, Jr
- Recorded at
- The Boat, G-Son Studios (Los Angeles), Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood), Sunset Sound (Los Angeles), The Shop (Arcata), PCP Labs (Los Angeles)
- Recorded
- 1994–95
- Mixed by
- Beck, The Dust Brothers, Mario Caldato Jr., Brian Paulson, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf
- Mixed at
- Conway Recording Studios
- Mastered by
- Bob Ludwig
- Labels
- MCA Victor, Inc., DGC, Bong Load
- Length
- 54:13
Line-up
- Beck · acoustic guitar, bass, clavinet, electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, membranophone, organ, percussion, slide guitar, vocals, bass guitar, celesta, drums (drum set), lead vocals
- Ross Harris · vocals · guest
- Joey Waronker · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Mike Millius · other vocals · guest
- Mike Boito · organ, trumpet · guest
- David Arthur Brown · saxophone · guest
- Greg Leisz · pedal steel guitar · guest
- Charlie Haden · bass · guest
Singles
- “Where It's At” · 28 May 1996
- “Devils Haircut” · 11 December 1996
- “The New Pollution” · 28 February 1997
- “Sissyneck” · 17 June 1997
- “Jack-Ass” · 26 August 1997
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1996 | 16 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1996 | 17 |
| Swedish Albums · 1996 | 5 |
| Swiss Albums · 1996 | 14 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1996 | 16 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1996 | 20 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1996 | 23 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1996 | 27 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1996 | 27 |
| Dutch Albums · 1996 | 27 |
All 14 charts
| Austrian Albums · 1996 | 30 |
| German Albums · 1996 | 30 |
| Finnish Albums · 1996 | 36 |
| French Albums · 1996 | 39 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1997 | Gold |
| Canada | 2× Platinum |
| Japan · 1997 | Platinum |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 1998 | Platinum |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album · 1996
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
82.7
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
7.4k
ListenBrainz listeners
104k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
20k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Golden Feelings
1993
Mellow Gold Tour Sampler
1994
A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight
1994
Stereopathetic Soulmanure
1994
Mellow Gold
1994
One Foot in the Grave
1994
Beck We Are Bacteria 1995
We Are Bacteria
1995
Beck The New Pollution and Other Favorites 1997
The New Pollution and Other Favorites
1997
Mutations
1998
Midnite Vultures
1999
Stray Blues: A Collection of B-Sides
2000
Beck
2001
Sea Change
2002
Gameboy Variations (Hell Yes EP)
2005
Guero
2005
Guerolito
2005
The Information
2006
Modern Guilt
2008
Defriended (Extended Version)
2013
Morning Phase
2014
Song Reader: Twenty Songs by Beck
2014
Colors
2017
Paisley Park Sessions
2019
Hyperspace
2019
Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
2026
Ride Lonesome
2026
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1996-06-18; musicbrainz + wikidata 1996-06-17 (1 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 17 June 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 18 June 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 17 June 1996 | |
| US release | 18 June 1996 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 24 June 1996 | earliest UK or European date |
27 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | JP | MCA Victor, Inc. | other | |
| 1996 | CA | DGC Records | 720642482322 | other |
| 1996 | CA | Bong Load Records | 77749945832102 | other |
| 1996 | US | BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. | other | |
| June 1996 | US | Bong Load Custom Records | 708740030140 | other |
| 17 June 1996 | AU | Geffen | 720642490822 | original |
| 18 June 1996 | US | Bong Load Records | 720642482322 | other |
| 18 June 1996 | US | Bong Load Records | 720642482322 | other |
| 18 June 1996 | US | DGC Records | 02083122502129 | other |
| 24 June 1996 | GB | Bong Load Records | 720642490822 | other |
| 1 July 1996 | JP | Geffen | 4988067025104 | other |
| 18 July 1996 | GB | Geffen | 720642492628 | other |
| 1997 | ES | Bong Load Custom Records | 720642490822 | other |
| 1997 | AU | Geffen | 0720642494820 | other |
| 21 November 2003 | JP | — | 4988005348937 | other |
| 21 April 2005 | JP | — | 4988005389749 | other |
| 17 May 2006 | JP | — | 4988005429568 | other |
| 2008 | US | Original Recordings Group | deluxe | |
| 29 January 2008 | US | Geffen | 602517506275 | deluxe |
| 24 March 2008 | GB | Geffen | 0602517506275 | deluxe |
| 9 April 2008 | JP | Geffen | 4988005508829 | other |
| 21 March 2012 | JP | Geffen | 4988005699992 | other |
| 20 May 2015 | — | DGC Records | 00720642490822 | other |
| 30 December 2016 | XW | Geffen | 00602557354713 | other |
| 22 February 2019 | XW | Interscope Records | 00602577519956 | deluxe |
| 29 May 2020 | XW | Geffen | 00602508528750 | other |
| 29 May 2020 | XW | Interscope Records | 00602507275877 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| itunes | 3000×3000 | native |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |