''Lipslide'' is the debut solo album from Saint Etienne lead singer

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. The album was co-produced by Cracknell and a variety of producers and released in the UK by

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in 1997. Upon its release ''Lipslide'' earned favorable reviews from music critics, although it was not a commercial success. Musically the album does not stray too far from Cracknell's work with Saint Etienne, as it contains electronic and indie-styled

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. ''Lipslide'' was not released in the United States until 2000. Licensed to

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, the album's cover art and track list were altered – four tracks were removed and replaced by four new songs. Additionally, the song "Home" was presented in a different mix. These four missing songs and the original version of "Home" were later included on the ''

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'' EP, released in 2000 by Instinct. "Anymore" was released as a single in the UK prior to the album, peaking at number thirty-nine in the

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in 1996. "Desert Baby" was also released but did not chart.

Track listing

CD: Gut Records (UK version)

CD: InsideOut Records (Japanese version)

*The Japanese edition intersperses "Downtown", "Empire State High", "Oh Boy, The Feeling When You Held My Hand", "Fifth Floor", "Aussie Soap Girl" and alternate version of "Taxi" into the UK running order.

CD: Virgin Records (European version)

*The European edition inserts "Empire State High" as track 10, but is otherwise identical to the UK edition.

Enhanced CD: Instinct Records (US version) (2000)

*The US edition drops half of the UK tracks, intersperses "Oh Boy, The Feeling When You Held My Hand", "Aussie Soap Girl", "4 Months, 2 Weeks" and "Fifth Floor". *The original recording of "Home" is replaced with a new mix. *The enhanced portion of the disc includes the music video of "Anymore". *The length is 53 minutes.

2xCD deluxe edition: Heavenly Records (UK & Europe) (2012)

*Disc one features the original album with a slightly shuffled running order. *"Penthouse Girl, Basement Boy" is absent and the US mix of "Home" appears on disc one with the UK original on the bonus disc. *Disc two includes most of the songs found on the Japanese and US editions. 8 of the bonus tracks were previously unreleased.

References

{{Authority control 1997 debut albums Sarah Cracknell albums EMI Music Japan albums Gut Records albums Instinct Records albums Virgin Records albums Albums produced by Stephen Hague Albums produced by Warne Livesey