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Drive-Thru Booty

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Drive-Thru Booty
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1994
Label
Producer
Freak Power chronology
Drive-Thru Booty
(1994)
More of Everything for Everybody
(1996)
Singles from Drive-Thru Booty
  1. "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Rush"
    Released: 1994

Drive-Thru Booty is the debut album by British band Freak Power, fronted by musician, record producer and songwriter Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim), singer, songwriter and trombone player Ashley Slater and vocalist Jesse Graham. It was released in April 1994.

Singles

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The album includes the singles "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out", which originally reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart in 1993, and "Rush", which reached number 62 in 1994. "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" was re-released in early 1995 and became a much bigger hit when it reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME8/10[3]

John Perry from NME wrote that the album "is damn near the greatest fancy dress-party album... ever. It's a brilliant collection of uplifting smiley grooves [...] Drive Thru Booty is simply pure glittery pop, as smooth and shiny as Kojak in a pink turtleneck."[3] The Guardian deemed it "wonderful, funky, drive-by, bubblegum pop."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moonbeam Woman"Norman Cook4:48
2."Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out"Norman Cook4:24
3."Get In Touch"5:23
4."Freak Power"3:55
5."Running Away"Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart4:05
6."Change My Mind"4:29
7."What It Is"Ashley Slater4:50
8."Waiting for the Story to End"Norman Cook3:53
9."Rush"Ashley Slater4:11
10."Big Time"Norman Cook4:35
11."The Whip"Norman Cook5:49

Personnel

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  • Jim Carmichael – drums
  • Norman Cook – guitar, bass, producer, vocals
  • Jesse Graham – vocals
  • Pete Eckford – percussion
  • Cyril McCammon – keyboards, vocals
  • Ashley Slater – producer, trombone, vocals
  • Dale Davis – bass, guitars
  • Simon Thornton – engineer

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 32
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 11
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[12] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Freak Power Full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Drive-Thru Booty Freak Power". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b Perry, John (8 April 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 56. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ Glaister, Dan (7 Apr 1995). "Freak Power Drive-Thru Booty". Features. The Guardian. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Freak Power – Drive-Thru Booty" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Freak Power – Drive-Thru Booty" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Freak Power – Drive-Thru Booty" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Freak Power – Drive-Thru Booty". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Freak Power – Drive-Thru Booty". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2024.