''The It Girl'' is the second studio album by English

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band Sleeper, released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music). It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in the UK alone. The album was released internationally; the US version has a different track listing along with alternative photos in the liner booklet. It was recorded in London over the winter of 1995 and 1996.

Critical reception

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wrote that while "nothing is quite the total knockout of ''

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''s ' Inbetweener,' ''The It Girl'' is more consistently accomplished, with a broader palette of influences".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Louse Wener. ;Notes * Bonus disc: Tracks 1–5 taken from the "What Do I Do Now" single b-sides; 6–8 from "Sale of the Century" single; 9–11 from "Nice Guy Eddie" single; 12–16 from "Statuesque" single.

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. Sleeper * Louise Wener – vocals, guitar * Andy Maclure – drums, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards (track 11) * Jon Stewart – guitar, keyboards (track 1) * Diid Osman – bass Additional musicians *

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– keyboards, programming * John Green – piano, synthesizers Production and design * Stephen Street – producer (all except track 1), mixing (track 1) * John Smith – engineer, producer (track 12) * Bruce Lampcov – producer (track 1) * Tom Girling – assistant engineer * Julie Gardner – assistant engineer * Kevin Westenberg – Sleeper photography

References

External links

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