Pleased To Meet You

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In March 2000, the band revealed they had been writing new material and planned to record later in the year, with the aim of releasing an album in January 2001. He edited the track; after giving Booth a copy, he re-did the vocal take, resulting in the final version.

Most of the finished album was made up from live takes and demos that were made before recording with Eno. On 31 May, Pleased to Meet You was announced for release in July, and the track listing was revealed. The Shining", "Senorita", "Gaudi", "What Is It Good For" and "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" were recorded at House in the Woods in Bletchingley. At the end of November, the band played a few shows in Spain and Portugal, [36] leading up to a UK tour in December. On 19 June, Dotmusic revealed the album's artwork, which is a computer-generated image that merged all of the members' faces.Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" was released as a single in late June, followed a week later by Pleased to Meet You on 2 July through Mercury Records. On 29 October, Booth announced he would be leaving the band after their current tour engagements, with the band aiming to continue recording. Andrew Paine of NME considered it the "best James record in a long while and there are some near-inspirational moments.

The Shining", "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" and "Alaskan Pipeline" were engineered by James Loughrey. ChartAttack wrote that fans of the band's earlier hits, such as "Sit Down" and "Laid", would be "disappointed with this disc," however, "longtime James fans should find much to enjoy. Vocalist Tim Booth left the band after their December UK tour; the final show of which was released as the Getting Away with It.Booth said the album was the first since their fifth studio album Laid (1993) that they had strayed from the Verse-chorus-verse structure. Eno likened the process to when artists make their debut record: "they're full of enthusiasm and excitement and they know what they're doing and it's a pleasure.

Two versions were released on CD: one with "Make It Alright" and "So Swell", and the other with "Stand" and a live version of "The Shining". It was originally titled We Want Our Money Back, [5] before being re-titled Space, [15] and eventually Pleased to Meet You. He’s been christened James, obviously, and will appear on the sleeve of the forthcoming album, Pleased To Meet You. Space" begins as a Radiohead-esque track with an electro intro before shifting into chorus sections in the vein of Simple Minds.He expanded: "It's their tightest, freshest, most contemporary batch of songs, weatherproofed to stand the test of time.