NO DOUBT-TRAGIC KINGDOM
TRAUMA rec 1996 USA
condition: Sleeve: near Mint, Vinyl:NM
very rare original USA pressing with inner lyrics !
very first original usa VINYL pressing!
No Doubt is a third wave ska band from Anaheim, California, United States. The group was founded in 1986, and the ska-pop, Madness-influenced sound of its 1992 debut album failed to make waves due to the popularity of the grunge movement at the time. The band's diamond-certified album Tragic Kingdom helped to launch the ska revival of the 1990s, and "Don't Speak", the third single from the album, set a record when it spent sixteen weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, later broken by the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris".
The group released its next album, Return of Saturn, four years later with a dominant New Wave sound, but despite positive reviews, the album was considered a commercial failure. Fifteen months later, the band reappeared with Rock Steady, which incorporated reggae and dancehall music into their work. The album was primarily recorded in Jamaica and featured collaborations with Jamaican artists Bounty Killer, Sly and Robbie, and Lady Saw. The album produced two Grammy-winning singles, "Hey Baby" and "Underneath It All".
No Doubt released the compilation The Singles: 1992-2003 and box set Boom Box in 2003, both of which contained a cover version of the Talk Talk synthpop song "It's My Life". Frontwoman Gwen Stefani launched her solo career the next year with several collaborations, including bandmate Tony Kanal and Neptune Pharrell Williams, while guitarist Tom Dumont began his side project, Invincible Overlord. During its career, the band has won two Grammy Awards and sold 27 million records worldwide to date.[
Tragic Kingdom is the third album by third wave ska band No Doubt. It was released by Trauma Records in 1995 (see 1995 in music). Tragic Kingdom helped to initiate the ska revival of the 1990s, and it became one of the best-selling albums of the decade.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 441 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
[edit] Chart performance
The album initially performed poorly and did not chart on the U.S. Billboard 200 until January 1996.[1] After nearly a year on the chart, it reached the top of the Billboard 200 in December 1996 and remained there for eight consecutive weeks.[1] The album was listed at number two on the 1997 year-end chart, behind the Spice Girls' Spice.[2] It sold over 11 million copies in the U.S.[3] and was certified diamond in February 1999.[4] At the 1997 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best Rock Album. Tragic Kingdom was certified platinum in the United Kingdom in November 1997.[5] In Australia, the album was listed at number six on the 1997 end of year chart[6] and was certified quadruple platinum in Australia in 1998.[7] The album is listed at number eighty-nine on the all-time United World Chart.[8]Altogether, Tragic Kingdom sold 16 million copies worldwide.
[edit] Track listing
- "Spiderwebs" (Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal) – 4:28
- "Excuse Me Mr." (G. Stefani, Tom Dumont) – 3:04
- "Just a Girl" (G. Stefani, Dumont) – 3:29
- "Happy Now?" (G. Stefani, Dumont, Kanal) – 3:43
- "Different People" (Eric Stefani, G. Stefani, Kanal) – 4:34
- "Hey You" (G. Stefani, Kanal) – 3:34
- "The Climb" (E. Stefani) – 6:37
- "Sixteen" (G. Stefani, Kanal) – 3:21
- "Sunday Morning" (Kanal, G. Stefani, E. Stefani) – 4:33
- "Don't Speak" (E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 4:23
- "You Can Do It" (G. Stefani, E. Stefani, Dumont, Kanal) – 4:13
- "World Go 'Round" (Kanal, G. Stefani) – 4:09
- "End It on This" (G. Stefani, Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani) – 3:45
- "Tragic Kingdom" (E. Stefani) – 5:31
Notes: Tragic Kingdom is a common slang term in the Anaheim area (North Orange County, CA) for Disneyland (a.k.a. the Magic Kingdom), and the Matterhorn Bobsleds disembark spiel (voice of Jack Wagner, "The Voice of Disneyland") are the intro of the song. More specifically, the song may refer to the deterioration of Disneyland during the 90s. The "king" described in the song, for example, cries icicles -- a reference to the urban legend that Walt Disney was cryonically frozen. Michael Eisner is also referenced because of the changes and negative image he brought to the company. The tragedy refers to the deaths and injuries that were allegedly covered up to keep the Disneyland image unblemished. Urban legend says that no one has ever "officially" died while in the park. A reference is also made to the Main Street Electrical Parade.
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