The Impossible Thrill | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 20 March 2001[1] | |||
Studio | Alpha Studios,
Clevedon Abbey Road Studios, London Gas Works, Bristol | |||
Genre | Trip hop, downtempo | |||
Length | 49:05 | |||
Label | Melankolic, Virgin | |||
Producer | Corin Dingley, Andy Jenks | |||
Alpha chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 64/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Hot Press | favorable [3] |
Pitchfork | 3.0/10 [4] |
PopMatters | favorable [5] |
The Portland Mercury | [6] |
The Impossible Thrill is a studio album by Alpha. It was released on Melankolic in 2001. It includes vocal contributions from Martin Barnard, Wendy Stubbs, and Helen White. [7]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]
Aidin Vaziri of Rolling Stone included it on the "Top Albums of 2001" list. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still" | Corin Dingley, Andy Jenks, Helen White | 4:07 |
2. | "Eon" | Dingley, Jenks, Wendy Stubbs | 3:49 |
3. | "Dim" | Martin Barnard, Dingley, Jenks | 4:57 |
4. | "South" | Dingley, Jenks, White | 3:42 |
5. | "Almost There" | Dingley, Jenks, Stubbs, White, Doris, McKuen, Rota | 4:36 |
6. | "Wise" | Barnard, Dingley, Jenks | 6:33 |
7. | "Especial" | Dingley, Jenks | 5:26 |
8. | "Wishes" | Dingley, Jenks, Stubbs | 3:29 |
9. | "Clear Sky" | Barnard, Dingley, Jenks | 5:20 |
10. | "Al Sation" | Dingley, Jenks, Stubbs | 3:22 |
11. | "Fort" | Dingley, Jenks, White | 5:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Sea" | 3:50 |
13. | "Don't Touch" | 4:18 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Chart | Peak position |
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French Albums ( SNEP) [9] | 45 |