What British musical act had a number one hit in 1997 in the UK and recorded all the tracks on their debut album on an 8-track recorder?
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Socialism, Sexism &amp; Sexuality Socialism, Sexism, & Sexuality is the debut studio album by British indie pop musical project White Town, released in 1994 through Parasol Records. All of the tracks were written and recorded on an 8-track recorder.
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White Town White Town is a British musical act and is a solo project of Jyoti Prakash Mishra. His song "Your Woman" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997. It also peaked at number one in Spain, as well as number two in Australia, number four in Canada, Denmark and Finland and number 23 in the United States. With no significant follow-up successes to "Your Woman", White Town became a one-hit wonder; Mishra commented that such a status is "better than being a no-hit wonder".
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The Things We Make The Things We Make is the debut album by English indie rock band Six by Seven. The album included the single "European Me", described by the "NME" as "one of the greatest debut singles of all time". The album featured numerous 'epic' tracks with "Oh! Dear", "European Me" and "88-92-96" all clocking in at almost seven minutes or more and "Spy Song" reaching almost nine minutes. Aside from "European Me", "88-92-96", "Candlelight" and "For You" were released as singles, with "Candlelight" reaching the lower regions of the singles charts. The album was ranked 13th in NME's end-of-year poll for 1998.
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Forever (Damage album) Forever is the debut album by British boyband Damage. The album was released on 15 July 1997, two weeks prior to the release of the album's seventh and final single. The highest-charting single from the album was a cover of the Eric Clapton classic "Wonderful Tonight", which peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. Other hits to feature on the album include the album's title track "Forever", "Love Guaranteed" and one of the band's signature songs, "Love II Love". The album was released on Big Life Records.
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Everyone's Got One Everyone's Got One is the debut album by English rock band Echobelly. Released to a favourable response from critics, the album reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart. On 21 July 2014, a 2CD expanded edition of the album was released by 3 Loop Music which featured B-sides and previously unreleased live material.
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Big Hits Big Hits is a compilation album released in 1997. As a part of the Hits compilation series, it contains UK hit singles from throughout 1997. The album reached number four in the UK Compilations Chart.
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London's Burning (song) "London's Burning" is a song by The Clash from their eponymous debut album. It is the eighth track in the U.K. version of this album, and the seventh track in the U.S. version, from 1979.
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The Day We Find Love "The Day We Find Love" is a song by English boy band 911. It was released in the United Kingdom through Virgin Records on 10 February 1997 as the fourth single from their debut studio album "The Journey" (1997).
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The Worst of Black Box Recorder The Worst of Black Box Recorder is a 2001 album by Black Box Recorder, whose members include Luke Haines, Sarah Nixey and John Moore. It is a compilation of B-sides from the singles of "England Made Me" and "The Facts Of Life".
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The Journey (911 album) The Journey is the debut studio album by English boy band 911. Released in the United Kingdom through EMI on 24 February 1997, it peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and spent 17 weeks in the top 40. However, the album was extremely popular in Asia, where it topped the Malaysian Albums Chart and went 12× Platinum. It also reached number six in Taiwan. "The Journey" contains 911's signature song, "Bodyshakin'".
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Eight Frames a Second Eight Frames a Second is the debut album by British folk musician Ralph McTell. Released in the UK in 1968, it is notable for being the first record produced by Gus Dudgeon, and the first arranged by Tony Visconti.
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Greatest Hits (Eternal album) Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by the British girl group Eternal, released in October 1997. The album contains their fourteen consecutive Top 15 hit singles, which at the time was an unprecedented record for a British girl group. Louise Nurding's vocals appeared on the album, however she was not featured on the cover.
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Sawtooth (album) Sawtooth is the debut album by British electronic musician Jonny L. The album was released on 17 November 1997 on CD and in a 5 × 10 box set.
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Alone (Bee Gees song) "Alone" is a song by the Bee Gees. It is the opening track on the multi-platinum "Still Waters" album released by the Bee Gees in 1997, and the first single from the album. The song is a pop ballad written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb recorded in 1996. The track was a big hit worldwide, peaking at number 5 in the UK and dominating the charts in Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia at number 1. In the US the single peaked at number 28, making it their final top 40 hit in that country, after being a "Billboard" "Hot Shot" debut at number 34.
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Govinda (Kula Shaker song) "Govinda" is a song by the British rock band Kula Shaker, released on their debut album, "K", on 16 September 1996. It was also issued as a single, on 11 November, and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. "Govinda" is notable for its heavy Indian influences and includes tambura and tabla instrumentation. The song is also the only British top-ten hit to be sung entirely in Sanskrit.
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People Move On People Move On is the debut album from English singer Bernard Butler released in 1998. The album proved a successful start to his solo career receiving generally positive reviews from critics. The album charted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart. Following the album's success, Butler was nominated for a BRIT award as best new male artist in 1999.
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Liverpool 8 (song) "Liverpool 8" is a song by Ringo Starr and is the lead track on his 2008 album of the same name. The song was also released in early December 2007 as a download-single. It was later released in physical formats (7" single and CD single) on 7 January 2008, a week before the release of the album. The B-side for the 7" is the third track from the album, "For Love". Despite the physical single being available for only 99 pence in the UK, it only reached number 99 there. It is an autobiography of Starr put to song, with emphasis on his time with The Beatles. The title refers to the postal district of the Toxteth area of Liverpool in which Starr was born. The single was produced by Mark Hudson and Starr, and "overproduced" by Dave Stewart and Starr.
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Barrel of a Gun (Depeche Mode song) "Barrel of a Gun" is Depeche Mode's 31st UK single, released on 3 February 1997 (28 January in the US), and the first single from the band's ninth studio album "Ultra".
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Cicada (Cicada album) Cicada is the self-titled debut album from the English electronic music group Cicada, released in the UK in August 2006. The album contained several songs that the band had released previously as 12-inch singles ("Electric Blue", "Cut Right Through", "The Things You Say"). Upon release "Cicada" earned positive reviews by music critics.
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The Right Time (Ultra song) "The Right Time" is a song by British group Ultra. It was released on 28 September 1998 on in the United Kingdom through East West Records as the third single from their debut album, Ultra (1999).
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EP 1 (Zero 7 EP) EP 1 is the first EP released by British downtempo duo Zero 7. The release was limited to 1000 copies.
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Living in a Box (album) Living in a Box is the eponymous debut album from British pop group Living in a Box. It was released on Chrysalis Records on 27 April 1987, and features their biggest U.S. hit, the self-titled single, which reached a peak of number 17 that year.