Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides

Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (stylised in all caps) is the debut studio album by Scottish recording artist and producer Sophie, released on 15 June 2018, through Transgressive, Future Classic and her own label, MSMSMSM.[6][7] According to one source, the title may be a variant spelling of the phrase "I love every person's insides".[8] Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides was met with widespread acclaim by critics and received a nomination for the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[9]

Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Studio album by
Sophie
Released15 June 2018
StudioSoapworld
Genre
Length39:55
Label
ProducerSophie
Sophie chronology
Product
(2015)		 Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
(2018)		 Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides — Non Stop Remix Album
(2019)
Singles from Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
  1. "It's Okay to Cry"
    Released: 23 October 2017[3]
  2. "Ponyboy"
    Released: 8 December 2017[4]
  3. "Faceshopping"
    Released: 16 February 2018[5]

Singles

Three singles have been released off the album—"It's Okay to Cry", "Ponyboy", and "Faceshopping".[10] The first single, "It's Okay to Cry", was a ballad in which Sophie included her own vocals for the first time.[11]

The second single, "Ponyboy", was released in December 2017. For its music video, Sophie worked with performance collective FlucT to choreograph "a dramatized ménage à trois".[12] The most recent single, "Faceshopping", deals with gender, beauty, and the body. Its accompanying music video distorts 3D renderings of Sophie's face, intercut with strobing images.[13]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year83/100[14]
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10[15]
Metacritic86/100[16]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[17]
Exclaim!9/10[18]
The Guardian[19]
NME[20]
The Observer[21]
Pitchfork8.6/10[2]
Q[22]
Rolling Stone[1]
The Times[23]
Vice (Expert Witness)A−[24]

At Metacritic, which assigns a standard rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides received an average score of 86, based on 22 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[16] Writing for Pitchfork, Sasha Geffen praised the album as "sprawling and beautiful, while still keeping the disorienting, latex-pop feel of her fascinating production technique" and said that while Sophie's "early singles exhibited a keen feel for economy and a killer sense of humor, OIL makes a bid for transcendent beauty."[2] Peter Boulos of Exclaim! said, "For all the praise that could be heaped on the bulk of Sophie's output, the best that comes to mind is that it sounds like no one else could have made Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides. This is the kind of music that, in 20 years, we may look back on as a pivotal point in changing the trajectory of the pop music sound."[18]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Heather Phares compared it favorably to Sophie's preceding release Product, claiming "Sophie is never indecisive as she takes her sounds and concepts to extremes. Where Product felt like a collection of alien pop hits, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides abounds with interludes, passages, and major statements that allow her to dig deeper on the album's second half."[17] Joe Rivers of Clash wrote, "Sophie manages to incorporate the personal without detracting from what set her apart in the first place, and it makes for a record that's as affecting as it is thrilling."[25]

Accolades
Year-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Crack Magazine The Top 50 Albums of 2018
1
[26]
Noisey The 100 Best Albums of 2018
31
[27]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2018
18
[28]
Stereogum The 10 Best Electronic Albums of 2018
1
[29]
Uproxx 20 Must-Hear Pop Albums of 2018
19
[30]
Decade-end lists
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Allmusic Decade in Review
-
 [31]
Pitchfork The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
74
 [32]
Awards
Ceremony Category Result Ref.
61st Grammy Awards Best Dance/Electronic Album Nominated [33]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sophie; except tracks 3–5, 8 and 9, co-written by Cecile Believe.[34]

No.TitleLength
1."It's Okay to Cry"3:51
2."Ponyboy"3:15
3."Faceshopping"3:57
4."Is It Cold in the Water?"3:32
5."Infatuation"4:40
6."Not Okay"1:49
7."Pretending"5:53
8."Immaterial"3:53
9."Whole New World / Pretend World"9:08
Total length:39:55

Personnel

Music

  • Sophie – lead vocals (1-3, 6 and 9), background vocals, writing, production and mixing
  • Cecile Believe – lead vocals (2-5, 8 and 9), background vocals (1) and writing (3-5, 8 and 9)
  • Noonie Bao – background vocals
  • Banoffee – background vocals (8)[35]
  • Nick Harwood - background vocals
  • Benny Long – mixing

Artwork

  • Eric Wrenn – art direction
  • Charlotte Wales – photography
  • Julia Wagner – set design
  • Coco Campbell – dress design
  • Emily Schubert – design (dress design)
  • B34 – design (textiles)
  • Nick Harwood – creative direction
  • Sophie – creative direction

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[36] 6
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[37] 87
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[38] 7
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[39] 20
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[40] 21
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[41] 20

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 15 June 2018 Digital download
[6][7]
21 December 2018 12" [42]

Remix album
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non Stop Remix Album
Remix album by
Sophie
ReleasedJuly 2019
Genre
Length1:34:48
Label
ProducerSophie
Sophie chronology
Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
(2018)		 Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non Stop Remix Album
(2019)

Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Remix Album (stylised in all caps) is the first remix album by Scottish recording artist and producer Sophie. It features alternative versions and remixes of songs from her debut studio album Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides as well as new songs.

The album was announced during a red carpet interview at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[43] In July 2019, the remix album was released as part of an exclusive 3-CD set limited to 100 copies that includes the dual disc remix album, the original Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides album, as well as a clutch bag featuring its artwork.[44] The remix album was later released as two videos on YouTube on 29 July,[45] and then on digital and streaming platforms on September 6.[46]

Track listing
Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Cold World"4:25
2."Not Okay (Alone Remix)"1:24
3."XTC Acid"3:12
4."Ponyboy (Megadog)"4:57
5."Push Emission (wHor3 moans)"5:27
6."Ponyboy (Faast Boy Remix)"5:44
7."Faceshopping (Lipstick Gel Remix)"2:45
8."Not Okay (Machine World)"1:45
9."Whole New World (Doss and Sophie Remix)"3:30
10."Infatuation (Lichtbogen Dreamin' Remix)"5:08
11."Faceshopping (Euphoric Reduce Me To Nothingness Remix)"5:11
12."Pretending I Give In (Let Go)"4:07
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Pretending (Glasshouse)"6:07
2."Whole New World (Big Kiss Remix)"3:09
3."Pony Whip" (Featuring BC Kingdom)4:11
4."Faceshopping (Money Mix)" (Featuring Bibi Bourelly)3:54
5."Pretend World (Shop Front)"3:08
6."Laser"3:41
7."Cold Water"3:41
8."Dive (SDF)"1:49
9."Infatuation (Sunlight Zone)"1:08
10."Infatuation (Twilight Zone)"1:29
11."Infatuation (Midnight Zone)"5:55
12."Infatuation (The Abyss)"0:59
13."Infatuation (The Trenches)"8:01
Total length:1:34:48

When added to digital and streaming platforms, "Leeds Heaven And Hell" was renamed to "Pretending (Glasshouse)" and "Infatuation (The Abyss)" was misspelled as "Infutation". Several additional errors were made when the album was released on Apple Music and iTunes in the United Kingdom; the album's title was incorrectly punctuated as "Oil Of Every Pearl's (Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album)", and "Faceshopping (Money Mix)" was simply labelled as "Faceshopping".

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Various July 2019 Compact disc
27 July 2019 YouTube
8 September 2019 Digital download
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