Extra Virgin (album)

Extra Virgin is the debut album by British trip hop band Olive, originally released in 1996. The album includes the single "You're Not Alone", which originally reached number 42 in the UK Singles Chart in 1996 and when re-released in 1997 it reached number one.[4] Two other singles were released from the album: "Outlaw" (UK No. 14) and "Miracle" (UK No. 41).[4] The trip hop influence of Massive Attack and Portishead, while in small quantities, are evident, mixed in with synth-based electronic dance.

Extra Virgin
Studio album by
Olive
Released1996
Recorded1994–January 1996
Genre
Length57:06
LabelRCA
ProducerRobin Taylor-Firth
Tim Kellett
Olive chronology
Extra Virgin
(1996)		 Trickle
(2000)
Singles from Extra Virgin
  1. "Miracle"
    Released: June 1996
  2. "You're Not Alone"
    Released: August 1996
  3. "Outlaw"
    Released: August 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork5.2/10[2]
Synthesis(favourable)[3]

The album was re-released in 1997 following the success of "You're Not Alone" and peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

Recording

Synthesizers used on the album are a Roland Juno-60, an E-mu Systems Vintage Keys, and an Akai S3000XL sampler. Mixing was done on a Mackie mixing console.[5]

The band created some samples by recording live sounds, edited and subsequently filtered.[5][6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth.

No.TitleLength
1."Miracle"7:19
2."This Time"4:43
3."Safer Hands"4:53
4."Killing"4:12
5."You're Not Alone"4:13
6."Falling"4:53
7."Outlaw"5:28
8."Blood Red Tears"4:41
9."Curious"4:57
10."You Are Nothing"4:17
11."Muted"3:36
12."I Don't Think So"3:54
Total length:57:06

Personnel

Olive

Other musicians

  • Darren Campbell – bass guitar
  • Duke Quartet – strings:
  • Tony Foster – bass, guitar
  • Adrian Hackett – drums
  • George Lambert – digital EQ
  • Henrik Linnermann – flute
  • James McNichol – assistant engineer
  • Omith Mukherjee – guitar
  • Heitor Teixeira Pereira – guitar
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • David F. Revill – engineer
  • Mark Sheridan – flute, guitar
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Metcalfe had previously played for The Durutti Column alongside Kellett, as had Pereira for Simply Red.

Charts
Chart performance of Extra Virgin
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 58
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 15
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References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Pitchfork Media review
  3. "Synthesis review". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  4. "OLIVE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. Robinson, Dave. "People: Olive". The Mix. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
  6. Jung, Fred. "A Fireside Chat with Olive". Jazz Weekly. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
  7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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