Jarvis (album)

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Jarvis
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Studio album by
Jarvis Cocker
Released13 November 2006
Studio
  • Yellow Arch, Sheffield
  • K.P.I., Sheffield
  • Les Studios de la Seine, Paris
  • Angel, London (strings)
GenreAlternative rock
Length46:54
LabelRough Trade
Producer
Jarvis Cocker chronology
Jarvis
(2006) 		Further Complications
(2009)

Jarvis (also known as The Jarvis Cocker Record) is the debut solo album by Pulp vocalist and musician Jarvis Cocker, released in the UK on 13 November 2006.[1]

Overview

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Two songs from the album, "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" and "Baby's Coming Back to Me", were previously released on Nancy Sinatra's self-titled 2004 album.[2]

The complete version of the song "The Loss Adjuster" appeared as b-side to "Fat Children" single.[3]

Steve Mackey and Mark Webber, fellow band members from Pulp play on this record. Antony Genn, a former Pulp member, and Richard Hawley, who toured and performed, also play on the album. Candida Doyle has played on various tracks when performed live.

The song "Running the World" can be heard during the closing credits of the film Children of Men.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The A.V. ClubB+[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
The GuardianStarStarStarStarStar[8]
MusicOMHStarStarStarStarStar[9]
NME7/10[10]
The ObserverStarStarStarStarStar[11]
Pitchfork6.2/10[12]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[13]
Stylus MagazineB[14]

Initial critical response to Jarvis was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 82, based on 30 reviews.[4]

"Running the World" 2019 chart entry

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On the record the final track "Quantum Theory" contains a hidden track: "(Cunts Are Still) Running the World".[15] After a public campaign to make the song "Running the World" the UK Christmas 2019 No. 1,[16][17] the song entered the official UK singles chart at No. 48[18] and entered The Official Big Top 40 at No. 3.[19]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Jarvis Cocker, except for "Black Magic" by Cocker and Steve Mackey.

Original disc release:

  1. "The Loss Adjuster (Excerpt 1)" – 0:29
  2. "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" – 4:09
  3. "Black Magic" – 4:21
  4. "Heavy Weather" – 3:49
  5. "I Will Kill Again" – 3:45
  6. "Baby's Coming Back to Me" – 4:09
  7. "Fat Children" – 3:23
  8. "From Auschwitz to Ipswich" – 3:49
  9. "Disney Time" – 3:04
  10. "Tonite" – 3:56
  11. "Big Julie" – 4:41
  12. "The Loss Adjuster (Excerpt 2)" – 0:29
  13. "Quantum Theory" - 4:38

Personnel

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Personnel adapted from Jarvis liner notes.[20]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 37
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 1

References

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