Babble (That Petrol Emotion album)

Babble is the second album by Irish alternative rockers That Petrol Emotion, released in 1987. The album was re-released in 2001 with additional tracks. It was the band's only proper chart success, due to being their first and only top 40 entry at #30.

Babble
Studio album by That Petrol Emotion
Released	1987
Studio	Jam Studios Livingston Studios
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Polydor
Producer	Roli Mosimann
That Petrol Emotion chronology
Manic Pop Thrill (1986) Babble (1987) End Of The Millennium Psychosis Blues (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Swamp"	John O`Neill	3:20
2.	"Spin Cycle"	Steve Mack	2:05
3.	"For What It's Worth"	Damian O`Neill and Réamann Ó'Gorman	3:56
4.	"Big Decision"	J. O`Neill	2:41
5.	"Static"	D. O`Neill	3:34
6.	"Split!"	Ciaran McLaughlin	1:37
7.	"Belly Bugs"	That Petrol Emotion	2:42
8.	"In The Playpen"	McLaughlin	2:31
9.	"Inside"	J. O`Neill, O'Gorman	4:11
10.	"Chester Burnette"	S. O`Neill	2:41
11.	"Creeping To The Cross"	McLaughlin	4:37

2001 Polydor CD remastered bonus tracks also available on downloads

No.	Title	Written by	Length
12.	"Big Decision" (Extended version)	J. O`Neill	4:38
13.	"Swamp" (Extended remix)	S. O`Neill	4:00
14.	"Creeping to the Cross" (7 inch edit)	McLaughlin	2:46
15.	"Soul Deep" (B-side)	J. O`Neill	3:07
16.	"Dance Your Ass Off" (B-side)	Hamilton Bohannon	3:08

Personnel

That Petrol Emotion

• Steve Mack - vocals
• John O'Neill - guitar
• Raymond O'Gorman - guitar
• Damian O'Neill - bass guitar
• Ciaran McLaughlin - drums

References

1. Babble at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert. "That Petrol Emotion". Robert Christgau.
3. Album Reviews