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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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''If You're Feeling Sinister'' has received wide acclaim. [[Pitchfork Media]] placed the album at number 14 in its top 100 albums of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http:// |
''If You're Feeling Sinister'' has received wide acclaim. [[Pitchfork Media]] placed the album at number 14 in its top 100 albums of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/9/|title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine featured the album on its list of "Essential Recordings of the 1990s,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html|title=Rolling Stone Lists|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> while ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' included the record at number 76 on its "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/covers/2005/06/0507_cover_greatest_albums/|title=Spin 100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005|publisher=[[Spin (magazine)| Spin]]}}</ref> ''If You're Feeling Sinister'' also appears as an entry in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'' as chosen by music critics. |
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In 2007, as part of the ''[[33⅓]]'' series, Scott Plagenhoef wrote a book about the album. |
In 2007, as part of the ''[[33⅓]]'' series, Scott Plagenhoef wrote a book about the album. |
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If You're Feeling Sinister is the second album by Scottish pop group Belle & Sebastian, released on the independent label Jeepster Records in the United Kingdom and Matador Records in the United States. The album was released to much critical praise in 1996.
Band leader Stuart Murdoch has stated in interviews that this is probably his best collection of songs, although they are not very well recorded.[citation needed] In 2005, Belle & Sebastian released a live version of the album entitled If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican on the iTunes Music Store.
Critical reception
If You're Feeling Sinister has received wide acclaim. Pitchfork Media placed the album at number 14 in its top 100 albums of the 1990s.[1] Rolling Stone magazine featured the album on its list of "Essential Recordings of the 1990s,"[2] while Spin included the record at number 76 on its "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005" list.[3] If You're Feeling Sinister also appears as an entry in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die as chosen by music critics.
In 2007, as part of the 33⅓ series, Scott Plagenhoef wrote a book about the album.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Stuart Murdoch
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Stars of Track and Field" | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Seeing Other People" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Me and the Major" | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Like Dylan in the Movies" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "The Fox in the Snow" | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "If You're Feeling Sinister" | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Mayfly" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "The Boy Done Wrong Again" | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Judy and the Dream of Horses" | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 41:17 | |
Personnel
- Stuart Murdoch – vocals, guitar, piano
- Stuart David – bass
- Isobel Campbell – cello, vocals, percussion, recorder
- Chris Geddes – keyboards, piano
- Richard Colburn – drums
- Stevie Jackson – guitar, vocals
- Sarah Martin – violin, recorder, percussion
- Mick Cooke – trumpet
References