Adam and Eve (Catherine Wheel album)

Adam and Eve is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel. It was released on 29 July 1997 by Mercury Records. This was the band's last album to feature original bassist Dave Hawes.

Adam and Eve
Studio album by Catherine Wheel
Released	29 July 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Studio	AIR and Metropolis, London; Machine Works, Vancouver
Length	62:44
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bob Ezrin Garth Richardson Rob Dickinson
Catherine Wheel chronology
Like Cats and Dogs (1996) Adam and Eve (1997) Wishville (2000)
Singles from Adam and Eve
"Delicious" Released: 4 November 1997 "Ma Solituda" Released: 16 February 1998 "Broken Nose" Released: 20 April 1998

The album peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and No. 178 on the Billboard 200.

Background

Bassist Dave Hawes said of the album "Adam And Eve is my personal favourite album. I think we were at our musical peak and Rob and Brian were writing amazing tunes. Add in Bob Ezrin as an executive producer and hey, presto! He produced Lou Reed's Berlin album (a top 5 album of mine), and I think he added some of that magic dust to A and E."^[1]

The album cover, designed by Hipgnosis artist Storm Thorgerson, features naked people in rows of boxes. The A.V. Club named the cover one of the hardest to look at, while Gigwise named it one of the 50 sexiest album covers.^[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Pitchfork	4.5/10[5]

Response from music critics was generally positive. The Big Takeover magazine named Adam and Eve its "Album of the Year" for 1997, with Radiohead's OK Computer at No. 2. The same site's James Broscheid said that the album was "the band's watershed moment" and that the album was "absolutely brilliant (and 1997's finest!)".^[1]

Track listing

1. (Intro) – 1:23
2. "Future Boy" – 5:15
3. "Delicious" – 5:10
4. "Broken Nose" – 5:20
5. "Phantom of the American Mother" – 5:43
6. "Ma Solituda" – 5:12
7. "Satellite" – 5:14
8. "Thunderbird" – 6:39
9. "Here Comes the Fat Controller" – 5:31
10. "Goodbye" – 7:02
11. "For Dreaming" – 7:15
12. (Outro) – 3:00

Singles

"Delicious" (1997)

Europe CD single

1. "Delicious" – 4:22
2. "Future Boy" – 5:15
3. "Judy Staring at the Sun" (with Tanya Donelly) – 4:01
4. "Heal" – 6:13

UK 10" vinyl single

1. "Delicious" – 4:22
2. "Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck" – 8:07
3. "Crank" (Live) – 3:55
4. "Texture" (Live) – 5:23

UK CD single

1. "Delicious" – 4:22
2. "Future Boy" – 5:15
3. "Judy Staring at the Sun" (with Tanya Donelly)" – 4:49
4. "Heal" – 6:13

"Broken Nose" (1997)

1. "Broken Nose" (Single Version) – 4:19
2. "Crank" (Live) – 4:25
3. "Texture" (Live) – 4:49
4. "Black Metallic" (Live) – 11:04

UK CD single

1. "Broken Nose" (Live) – 5:03
2. "Flower to Hide" (Live) – 4:50
3. "Heal" (Live) – 7:09
4. "I Want to Touch You" (Live) – 5:50

UK 7" vinyl single

1. "Broken Nose"
2. "Little Muscle" (Live)

"Ma Solituda" (1998)

UK CD single

1. "Ma Solituda" – 4:22
2. "Delicious" (Single Version) – 4:15
3. "Descending Babe" – 6:26
4. "Paranoia" – 4:49

UK 7" vinyl single

1. "Ma Solituda" – 4:20
2. "Kill Rhythm" (Live) – 5:13

UK CD single 2

1. "Ma Solituda" (Tim Friese-Greene Mix) – 4:58
2. "Delicious" (Live) – 4:32
3. "Willing to Wait" – 5:22
4. "Lucifer" – 4:27

Personnel

• Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
• Brian Futter – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Hawes – bass guitar
• Neil Sims – percussion, drums
• Martin Ditcham – percussion
• Tim Friese-Greene – organ, piano
• Pete Whittaker – organ, piano
• Audrey Riley – cello, string arrangements

Technical

• Bob Ezrin – producer
• GGGarth, Rob Dickinson, Gil Norton – producer
• Randy Staub – engineer, mixing
• Gary Winger – engineer
• Jon Bailey – assistant engineer
• Darren Grahn – digital editing, assistant engineer
• Anthony Lycenko – engineer, digital editing, assistant engineer
• Storm Thorgerson – artwork
• Julien Mills, Peter Curzon – artwork
• Tony May – photography

References

1. Broscheid, James. "Catherine Wheel revisited - an interview with Dave Hawes". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
2. Frith, Holly. "The 50 Sexiest Album Covers Ever". Gigwise. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
3. Modell, Josh (29 May 2015). "Which of your favorite albums is hard for you to look at?". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
4. "Adam and Eve - Catherine Wheel". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Adam and Eve at Discogs (list of releases)