Blur (album) - Definition and Overview

Blur
LP by Blur
Released	February, 1997
Recorded	???
Genre	Britpop
Length	60 min 8 sec
Record label	Food
Producer	Stephen Street
Professional reviews
Rolling Stone	4 stars out of 5	(4/3/97, pp.64-65) (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60074831&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
Allmusic.com	4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040402061702081566&sql=Aof867ui080jk)
Spin magazine	7 out of 10	(4/97, pp.157-158) (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60074831&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
NME	7 out of 10	(2/8/97, p.55) (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60074831&loc=109&PageFormat=7)
Q	4 stars out of 5	October 2000 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=117385&resource=117385&fixture_artist=145646)
Blur Chronology
The Great Escape (1995)	Blur (1997)	13 (1999)

Blur is the fifth album by Blur. It was released in 1997 and reached number 1 in the UK album chart. The cover art portrays the blurred image of a doctor pushing a hospital bed.

In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Blur the 39th greatest album of all time.

Track listing

1. "Beetlebum" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 5:04
2. "Song 2" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 2:01
3. "Country Sad Ballad Man" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 4:50
4. "M.O.R." (Albarn/Bowie/Coxon/Eno/James/Rowntree) - 3:27
5. "On Your Own" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 4:26
6. "Theme from Retro" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 3:37
7. "You're So Great" (Coxon) - 3:35
8. "Death of a Party" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 4:33
9. "Chinese Bombs" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 1:24
10. "I'm Just a Killer For Your Love" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 4:11
11. "Look Inside America" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 3:50
12. "Strange News from Another Star" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 4:02
13. "Movin' On" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 3:44
14. "Essex Dogs" (Albarn/Coxon/James/Rowntree) - 11:24