Performance and Cocktails
Performance and Cocktails is the second studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, released by V2 on 8 March 1999. It followed their debut, Word Gets Around, from 1997. The title was lifted from a lyric in the opening track, "Roll Up and Shine", a neat echo of the debut, which took its name from a line in that record's closing song.
The record sold well beyond expectations, though reviews at the time were mixed. That split makes it an interesting one to revisit. It sits at the point where the band moved from promising newcomers to a name people knew, in a guitar-led mix of alternative rock and Britpop. Riffology has both an article on the making of the album and a podcast episode, RIFF059, if you want the story behind it.
Performance and Cocktails on Riffology
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Performance and Cocktails: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 50:56Tracklist
- 1Roll Up and ShineCable, Jones, Jones3:58
- 2The Bartender and the ThiefCable, Jones, Jones2:54
- 3Hurry Up and WaitCable, Jones, Jones4:40
- 4Pick a Part That’s NewCable, Jones, Jones3:34
- 5Just LookingCable, Jones, Jones4:13
- 6Half the Lies You Tell Ain’t TrueCable, Jones, Jones2:56
- 7I Wouldn’t Believe Your RadioCable, Jones, Jones3:50
- 8T-Shirt Sun TanCable, Jones, Jones4:05
- 9Is Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today?Cable, Jones, Jones4:02
- 10A Minute LongerCable, Jones, Jones3:46
- 11She Takes Her Clothes OffCable, Jones, Jones3:56
- 12Plastic CaliforniaCable, Jones, Jones4:31
- 13I Stopped to Fill My Car UpCable, Jones, Jones4:30
- Produced by
- Marshall Bird, Steve Bush, Steve Bush and Marshall Bird AKA: Bird & Bush
- Recorded at
- Courtyard, Sutton Courtenay, Parkgate, Catsfield, Real World, Box, Rockfield, Rockfield
- Recorded
- April 1995 – January 1999
- Mixed by
- Al Clay
- Label
- V2
- Length
- 50:56
Line-up
- Astrid Williamson · background vocals · guest
Singles
- “The Bartender and the Thief” · 9 November 1998
- “Just Looking” · 22 February 1999
- “Pick a Part That's New” · 3 May 1999
- “I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio” · 23 August 1999
- “Hurry Up and Wait” · 8 November 1999
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1999 | 1 |
| Scottish Albums · 1999 | 1 |
| Ireland 2 · 1999 | 3 |
| French Albums · 1999 | 24 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1999 | 31 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1999 | 67 |
| German Albums · 1999 | 82 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2019 | 6× Platinum |
| Europe · 1999 | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1999-02-27 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 February 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 March 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 8 March 1999 | |
| US release | 14 September 1999 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 8 March 1999 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | XE | V2 | 5033197044989 | other |
| 1999 | NZ | V2 | 9397603380921 | other |
| 1999 | ZA | David Gresham Records | 6001208821033 | other |
| 27 February 1999 | JP | — | 4520227003326 | original |
| 8 March 1999 | GB | V2 | 5033197044927 | other |
| 14 September 1999 | US | V2 | 638812705228 | other |
| 2010 | GB | V2 | 600753301531 | deluxe |
| 1 January 2010 | US | UMC | 600753301531 | deluxe |
| 18 October 2010 | GB | V2 | 600753301562 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1428x1428, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1428×1428 | upscaled: minor: best source 1428x1428, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |