The Stone Roses (album) - Definition and Overview

The Stone Roses is the debut album by The Stone Roses, released in March 1989. Songs on this album were written by John Squire and Ian Brown. The US release adds the singles "Elephant Stone" (after "She Bangs the Drums") and "Fools Gold" (as the last track).

The album is widely considered to be one of the best British albums ever released. In 1997 HMV customers voted it the 2nd greatest album of all time, while in 1998 Q magazine readers placed it at number 4.

Tracklists (US Version)

1. "I Wanna Be Adored"
2. "She Bangs The Drums"
3. "Elephant Stone"
4. "Waterfall"
5. "Don't Stop"
6. "Bye Bye Badman"
7. "Elizabeth My Dear"
8. "(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister"
9. "Made Of Stone"
10. "Shoot You Down"
11. "This Is The One"
12. "I Am The Resurrection"
13. "Fools Gold"

Tracklists (UK Version)

1. "I Wanna be Adored"
2. "She Bangs the Drums"
3. "Waterfall"
4. "Don't Stop"
5. "Bye Bye Badman"
6. "Elizabeth my Dear"
7. "(Song for my) Sugar Spun Sister"
8. "Made of Stone"
9. "Shoot you Down"
10. "This is the One"
11. "I am the Resurrection"

Credits

• John Squire - guitars, paintings
• Ian Brown - vocals
• Mani - bass
• Reni - drums, backing vocals
• Peter Hook & John Leckie - producers
• Paul Schroeder - engineer
• Ian Tilton & Simon Taylor - photography