''Do You Like My Tight Sweater?'' is the first album by the
electronic/
dance
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duo
Moloko, released in October 1995 in the UK and Australia, while being released in March 1997 in the US. The title of the album is derived from the singer
Róisín Murphy
Róisín Marie Murphy ( , ; born 5 July 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She first became known in the 1990s as one half of the pop duo Moloko alongside English musician Mark Brydon. After the breakup of Moloko, she em ...
's
chat-up line to
Mark Brydon at a party in 1994: "Do you like my tight sweater? See how it fits my body!"
Brydon responded with the question, "Would you like to come up to my studio and record that?" A romantic and professional relationship between the two continued for several years after.
''Do You Like My Tight Sweater?'' combined three tracks ("Where Is the What If the What Is in Why?", "Party Weirdo", and "Ho Humm") from a 1995 independently released
EP ''Where Is the What If the What Is in Why?'' (also known as ''Moloko EP'') with fourteen new recordings. It was reported by ''
Billboard
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'' in 1996 that total sales had reached 100,000 copies. As of 2003 it has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide.
The album's first single, "Fun for Me", was used on the
soundtrack of the 1997 film ''
Batman and Robin'', and was used as the theme for a
Lucky Strike advertisement in Spain. The video, "Fun for Me" was inspired by ''Batman & Robin'' and directed by
Bill Fishman.
The album was certified silver by the
British Phonographic Industry in July 2013,
[ for UK sales exceeding 60,000 copies.
]
Singles
* "Where Is the What if the What Is in Why?" (#189 AUS[ #148 AUS][)
* "Fun for Me" (re-issue) (#36 UK,][ #4 US Hot Dance Club Play][)
]
Track listing
Personnel
*Róisín Murphy – vocals
*Mark Brydon – bass guitar, keyboards, guitars, programming, production
Charts
References
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Moloko albums
1995 debut albums
Warner Records albums