''Decksandrumsandrockandroll'' is the only studio album by English

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duo

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. It was originally released by

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on 26 January 1998 in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was released by

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with a different track listing. The album peaked at number 6 on the

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, as well as number 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. It was nominated for the

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in 1998. As of 1999, it had sold 200,000 copies. "Take California" was selected by

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for their

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debut commercial in 2001. It features a man shaking his head while listening to the track on his Mac, then drags the song onto the device including his "Favorites" playlist. He puts on his earbuds dancing to the song then leaves. It ends with the iPod wordmark and ''"

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. Propellerheads * Alex Gifford – production, programming * Will White – drums Other musicians *

Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...

– vocals on "History Repeating" *

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– orchestral arrangement on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" * Chris Lawson – guitar on "History Repeating", "Bang On!" and "Cominagetcha" * Mike Thomas – guitar on "Bigger?" *

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– vocals on "360° (Oh Yeah?)" *

Jungle Brothers Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam), and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Known as the pioneers of the fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and house music, they were the first hip ...

– vocals on "You Want It Back" *

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– percussion Technical crew * Mike Marsh – mastering * Prince – engineering * Dave Trump – engineering assistance * Blue Source – art direction * Lee Strickland – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1998 debut albums Propellerheads albums Wall of Sound (record label) albums DreamWorks Records albums