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Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by English rock band Oasis. It was released on 1 July 2002 by Big Brother Recordings. It is the first Oasis studio album recorded with guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell, who both joined the band after the previous album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants had been completed. It is the last Oasis album to feature longtime drummer Alan White, who left in early 2004, due to what Noel Gallagher cited as White's lack of commitment to the band. Heathen Chemistry is notable for being the first Oasis album where members other than Noel Gallagher made a significant contribution to the songwriting, a trend which would continue in subsequent Oasis albums.
Heathen Chemistry was recorded at Wheeler End Studios and Olympic Studios in London. The album marked a change in sound from the band's previous album, the more psychedelic sounding Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, and the grand production and massive sound on the band's third album Be Here Now. Instead, it has a more back-to-basics rock sound found on the band's first two studio albums.
Heathen Chemistry features the UK number one hit "The Hindu Times", as well as the singles "Little By Little"/"She Is Love" (which was the band's only double–A side single), "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "Songbird", which was the first Oasis single written by Liam Gallagher. The four singles were all top five hits in the UK. This was the last Oasis studio album to include four singles released in the UK.
Upon release, Heathen Chemistry received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, going to number one on the UK Albums Chart and reaching the top 10 in a dozen other countries. The album was certified 4× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 1.2 million units.
Heathen Chemistry was recorded between 2001 and early 2002 and is the first Oasis album to have significant writing contributions from members other than chief songwriter Noel Gallagher. Frontman Liam Gallagher contributed three songs, with new bassist Andy Bell and rhythm guitarist Gem Archer each contributing one song each.
Although most of the songs' instrumentation was complete by mid-to-late 2001, Noel indicated that the release date of the album was being needlessly delayed by Liam's apparent reluctance to lay down his vocal parts at recording sessions, and went on to state that he was "livid" at the lack of work being done:
Despite the setbacks during the recording process, when the album was finally complete Noel was confident that it was the group's second-best album to date, behind their debut Definitely Maybe.
The title of the album, according to Noel, came from a T-shirt he bought in Ibiza which featured a logo reading, "The Society of Heathen Chemists". Similarly, the name of the first single, "The Hindu Times", originated from a logo on a T-shirt that read the same thing, which Noel saw during a photo shoot for GQ's "100 Greatest Guitarists" edition. The name was given to the track when it was just an instrumental and the name stuck once the track was finished.
Heathen Chemistry
Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by English rock band Oasis. It was released on 1 July 2002 by Big Brother Recordings. It is the first Oasis studio album recorded with guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell, who both joined the band after the previous album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants had been completed. It is the last Oasis album to feature longtime drummer Alan White, who left in early 2004, due to what Noel Gallagher cited as White's lack of commitment to the band. Heathen Chemistry is notable for being the first Oasis album where members other than Noel Gallagher made a significant contribution to the songwriting, a trend which would continue in subsequent Oasis albums.
Heathen Chemistry was recorded at Wheeler End Studios and Olympic Studios in London. The album marked a change in sound from the band's previous album, the more psychedelic sounding Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, and the grand production and massive sound on the band's third album Be Here Now. Instead, it has a more back-to-basics rock sound found on the band's first two studio albums.
Heathen Chemistry features the UK number one hit "The Hindu Times", as well as the singles "Little By Little"/"She Is Love" (which was the band's only double–A side single), "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "Songbird", which was the first Oasis single written by Liam Gallagher. The four singles were all top five hits in the UK. This was the last Oasis studio album to include four singles released in the UK.
Upon release, Heathen Chemistry received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, going to number one on the UK Albums Chart and reaching the top 10 in a dozen other countries. The album was certified 4× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of 1.2 million units.
Heathen Chemistry was recorded between 2001 and early 2002 and is the first Oasis album to have significant writing contributions from members other than chief songwriter Noel Gallagher. Frontman Liam Gallagher contributed three songs, with new bassist Andy Bell and rhythm guitarist Gem Archer each contributing one song each.
Although most of the songs' instrumentation was complete by mid-to-late 2001, Noel indicated that the release date of the album was being needlessly delayed by Liam's apparent reluctance to lay down his vocal parts at recording sessions, and went on to state that he was "livid" at the lack of work being done:
Despite the setbacks during the recording process, when the album was finally complete Noel was confident that it was the group's second-best album to date, behind their debut Definitely Maybe.
The title of the album, according to Noel, came from a T-shirt he bought in Ibiza which featured a logo reading, "The Society of Heathen Chemists". Similarly, the name of the first single, "The Hindu Times", originated from a logo on a T-shirt that read the same thing, which Noel saw during a photo shoot for GQ's "100 Greatest Guitarists" edition. The name was given to the track when it was just an instrumental and the name stuck once the track was finished.