''The Contino Sessions'' is the second album by
British
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band
Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas are an English electronic music group, for which Richard Fearless serves as frontman. The band was formed in 1994 by Fearless and Steve Hellier and signed to Concrete Records under the name of Dead Elvis. Owing to an Irish record ...
, released in 1999.
As of July 2013 it was certified gold by
British Phonographic Industry
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for 100,000 sold units in UK.
In
2000
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the album was nominated for the
Mercury Music Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
.
Legacy
The album was included in the book ''
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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''.
Track listing
Notes
* The song was written by
Mick Jagger
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and
Keith Richards
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as The Rolling Stones song, but was never declared for publishing rights.
Personnel
Death in Vegas
* Richard Fearless – production, keyboards
* Tim Holmes – production, keyboards, engineering
* Ian Button – guitar
* Seamus Beaghen – additional guitar, keyboards
* Mat Flint – bass
* Simon Hanson – drums
* Will Blanchard – drums
Additional musicians
* Spencer Bewley – handclaps on "Dirge"
* Robert Wallace – synths & effects on "Dirge"
* Gary Burns – keyboards on "Neptune City"
* Ali Friend – upright bass on "Lever Street"
Vocalists
* Dot Allison – vocals on "Dirge", choir arrangement on "Aladdin's Story"
* Bobby Gillespie – vocals on "Soul Auctioneer"
* Iggy Pop – vocals on "Aisha"
* Jim Reid – vocals on "Broken Little Sister"
* London Community Gospel Choir – choir on "Aladdin's Story"
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
*
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1999 albums
Death in Vegas albums