An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place

An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place
An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place
Studio album by Us3
Released	15 May 2001
Genre	Jazz, hip hop
Length	1:15:53
Label	Boutique/Universal Jazz
Producer	J.C. Concato, Geoff Wilkinson
Us3 chronology

An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place is the third album by the jazz-rap group Us3, released in 2001.^[2]^[3] DJ First Rate, Michelob, and Alison Crokett contributed to the album.^[1] It was recorded in the home studio of Geoff Wilkinson.^[4]

The album's first single was "You Can't Hold Me Down".^[5] Us3 promoted the album by playing the 2001 London Jazz Festival.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[7]
The Sun-Herald	^[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald	^[8]
Times & Transcript	^[9]
The Weekend Australian	^[10]

The Weekend Australian called the album Us3's "most impressive outing yet, developing what began as a simple fusion of hip-hop, rap and jazz into a distinctively funky hybrid."^[10] The Sydney Morning Herald deemed it "another classy blend of jazz and beats ... intriguing yet accessible."^[8]

The Times & Transcript thought that "the tunes are mellow, with jazzy beats and jazzy bass and drums, but with rap style vocals and with the occasional instruments native to other countries, such as the sitar and the sundri."^[9] The Newcastle Herald stated: "Not a masterpiece but a strong album of brassy jazz grooves, mellow raps and sweet soul vocals."^[11]

Tracks

"An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place, Pt. 1"
"Get Out"
"You Can't Hold Me Down"
"Let My Dreams Come True"
"India"
"Sittin' on My Park Bench"
"Dead End Street"
"Enough"
"Enough [Bonus Beats]"
"World No More"
"Pay Attention"
"Sugar Sugar [She She Wah Wah]"
"Why?"
"You Know What We Got to Do"
"An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place, Pt. 2"
"Internet"
"Modern Fuckin' Jazz"

Personnel

Neil Angilley – piano
Beverly Brown – vocals, backing vocals
Marie Harper – vocals
Ed Jones – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Mika Mylläri – trumpet
Gaurav Mazumdar – sitar
Michelob – vocals
Swati Natekar – vocals
David O'Higgins – tenor saxophone
Tony Remy – guitar
Baluji Shrivastav – sitar
Tim Vine – organ, Mellotron, Solina, Mini Moog, string ensemble
Jim Watson – piano

Charts

Chart performance for *An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place*
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12]	40

References

^ ^a ^b "Return of US3". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 43. 27 October 2001. p. 95.
^ "Coming Attractions". The State. 7 September 2001. p. E10.
^ Hodgkinson, Will (19 October 2001). "Friday review". Friday. The Guardian. p. 22.
^ ^a ^b Holmes, Peter (25 November 2001). "New Releases". Metro. The Sun-Herald. p. 11.
^ "Us3 Relaunch". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 35. 1 September 2001. p. 28.
^ Trapp, Roger (3 November 2001). "Jazz & Blues". Features. The Independent. p. 40.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 362.
^ ^a ^b Palathingal, George A. (22 March 2002). "US3 An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place". Metro. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 25.
^ ^a ^b Lewis, Eric (27 July 2002). "An Ordinary Day In An Unusual Place". Life. Times & Transcript.
^ ^a ^b Stafford, Phil (24 November 2001). "An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place Us3". The Weekend Australian. p. R10.
^ O'Reilly, Eddie (8 November 2001). "CD reviews: Hot music". Hot. The Newcastle Herald. p. 40.
^ "Us 3: An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[BB-1] "Return of US3". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 43. 27 October 2001. p. 95.

[2] "Coming Attractions". The State. 7 September 2001. p. E10.

[3] Hodgkinson, Will (19 October 2001). "Friday review". Friday. The Guardian. p. 22.

[SH-4] Holmes, Peter (25 November 2001). "New Releases". Metro. The Sun-Herald. p. 11.

[5] "Us3 Relaunch". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 35. 1 September 2001. p. 28.

[6] Trapp, Roger (3 November 2001). "Jazz & Blues". Features. The Independent. p. 40.

[CL-7] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 362.

[SM-8] Palathingal, George A. (22 March 2002). "US3 An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place". Metro. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 25.

[TT-9] Lewis, Eric (27 July 2002). "An Ordinary Day In An Unusual Place". Life. Times & Transcript.

[WA-10] Stafford, Phil (24 November 2001). "An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place Us3". The Weekend Australian. p. R10.

[11] O'Reilly, Eddie (8 November 2001). "CD reviews: Hot music". Hot. The Newcastle Herald. p. 40.

[ac_Finland_Us_3-12] "Us 3: An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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