¡Chutzpah!
¡Chutzpah! is the eighth studio album by British rock band the Wildhearts, released on 31 August 2009 by Backstage Alliance. It was recorded at producer Jacob Hansen's studio in Ribe, Denmark. As with their 2007 self-titled record, all four members shared the writing. It reached number 53 on the UK Albums Chart and was their first album since Endless, Nameless in 1997 to top the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.
It also marks the end of a chapter. This was the band's last studio album for ten years, and the last to feature bassist Scott Sorry, who left in 2012. He takes the lead vocal on the album's only single, "The Only One". A few months later came the EP ¡Chutzpah! Jnr., which gathered the Japanese edition's four bonus tracks, another single and three unreleased songs.
¡Chutzpah!: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 36:33Tracklist
- 1The Jackson WhitesBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart3:27
- 2Plastic JebusBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart3:16
- 3The Only OneBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart3:50
- 4John of ViolenceBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart3:51
- 5You Are Proof That Not All Women Are InsaneBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart2:49
- 6Tim SmithBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart3:28
- 7Low Energy VortexBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart3:28
- 8You Took the Sunshine From New YorkBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart3:39
- 9Mazel Tov CocktailBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart2:59
- 10ChutzpahBattersby, Sorry, Wildheart, Wildheart5:46
- Produced by
- Jacob Hansen
- Recorded at
- Hansen Studios, Hansen (Ribe, Denmark)
- Recorded
- April 2009
- Mixed by
- Jacob Hansen
- Mixed at
- Hansen Studios
- Engineered by
- Jacob Hansen
- Mastered by
- Jacob Hansen
- Label
- Backstage Alliance
- Length
- 36:33
Line-up
- Kim Olesen · keyboard · guest
Singles
- “The Only One”
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2009 | 53 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2009 | 1 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) · 2009 | 7 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) · 2009 | 52 |
| UK Physical Albums (OCC) · 2009 | 62 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) · 2009 | 65 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 31 August 2009 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 31 August 2009 | |
| Wikidata | 2009 | |
| UK / Europe release | 31 August 2009 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2009 | GB | Backstage Alliance | 6430013784033 | original |
| 31 August 2009 | JP | Vinyl Junkie Recordings | 4543034021765 | original |
| 31 August 2009 | XW | Backstage Alliance | 6430013784033 | original |
| 12 May 2010 | JP | Vinyl Junkie Recordings | 4543034024490 | deluxe |
| 1 July 2019 | GB | Round Records | other | |
| December 2019 | GB | Round Records | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |