Flowers (Echo & the Bunnymen album)

Flowers is the ninth studio album released by the English rock band Echo & the Bunnymen in May 2001. It reached number 56 on the UK Albums Chart.[8] The album was recorded at the Elevator Studios in Liverpool and the Bryn Derwyn Studios in Wales and produced by Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant, with additional production by Pete Coleman. Flowers included the singles "It's Alright" and "Make Me Shine".

Flowers
Studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen
Released	14 May 2001 (UK) May 22, 2001 (USA)
Recorded	Elevator Studios, Liverpool and Bryn Derwyn Studios, Snowdonia, Wales
Genre	Post-punk, alternative rock
Length	45:29
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen chronology
What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999) Flowers (2001) Crystal Days: 1979–1999 (2002)
Singles from Flowers
"It's Alright" Released: 23 April 2001 "Make Me Shine" Released: 27 August 2001

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Canoe.ca	(favourable)[3]
NME	(7/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10)[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
Spin (magazine)	(3/10)[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant.

1. "King of Kings" – 4:24
2. "SuperMellowMan" – 4:58
3. "Hide & Seek" – 4:07
4. "Make Me Shine" – 3:54
5. "It's Alright" – 3:32
6. "Buried Alive" – 3:55
7. "Flowers" – 4:16
8. "Everybody Knows" – 4:40
9. "Life Goes On" – 3:59
10. "An Eternity Turns" – 4:03
11. "Burn for Me" – 3:41

Personnel

Musicians

• Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar, piano
• Will Sergeant – lead guitar, tambourine
• Alex Germains – bass, backing vocals
• Ceri James – keyboards
• Vincent Jamieson – drums, congas, tambourine, shakers

Production

• Ian McCulloch – producer
• Will Sergeant – producer
• Pete Coleman – additional production, engineer, mixing
• Mike Hunter – additional engineering
• David Blackman – mastered by
• Stu Reed – pro-tools
• Andrew Swainson – design, photography

References

1. "Flowers by Echo & the Bunnymen". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. Allmusic review
3. inc., Canoe. "FLOWERS". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
4. NME.COM. "Echo & The Bunnymen : Flowers - NME.COM". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
5. Pitchfork Media review Archived 28 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6. Rolling Stone review
7. "Flowers -review". Spin: 155. June 2001.
8. Roberts, David, ed. (2006), British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.), HIT Entertainment, ISBN 1-904994-10-5