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Way Beyond Blue

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Way Beyond Blue
Studio album by
Released30 September 1996
Genre
Length47:41
LabelBlanco y Negro
ProducerStephen Street, Paul Sampson & Catatonia
Catatonia chronology
The Sublime Magic of Catatonia
(1995)
Way Beyond Blue
(1996)
International Velvet
(1998)
Singles from Way Beyond Blue
  1. "Sweet Catatonia"
    Released: 18 January 1996
  2. "Lost Cat"
    Released: 22 April 1996
  3. "You've Got a Lot to Answer For"
    Released: 26 August 1996[1]
  4. "Bleed (reissue)"
    Released: 1996

Way Beyond Blue is the debut album by the Welsh band Catatonia.[2] It has been seen by many fans as being something of a compilation album, as all but five songs on the album had appeared on one of the band's early EPs or singles, albeit in different renditions (see below). It spawned the band's first top 40 hit, "You've Got a Lot to Answer For" which hit No. 35.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The Guardian concluded that "'Lost Cat' and 'Sweet Catatonia', creamy janglefests both, are among the best things to have emerged from the nascent Welsh scene."[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Cerys Matthews and Mark Roberts unless otherwise noted

No.TitlePrevious appearanceLength
1."Lost Cat"N/A2:32
2."Sweet Catatonia"For Tinkerbell EP2:43
3."Some Half Baked Ideal Called Wonderful"N/A3:10
4."You've Got a Lot to Answer For"N/A3:16
5."Infantile" (Matthews, Roberts, Paul Jones)N/A4:28
6."Dream On"The Sublime Magic of Catatonia2:37
7."Bleed""Bleed" single2:30
8."This Boy Can't Swim""Bleed" single3:01
9."Painful""Bleed" single2:39
10."Whale""Whale" single2:54
11."For Tinkerbell"For Tinkerbell EP4:10
12."Way Beyond Blue" (contains hidden track "Gyda Gwên (With a Smile)")N/A13:31
2015 reissue bonus disc[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Blow the Millennium, Blow" 
2."Beautiful Sailor" 
3."Tourist" 
4."Acapulco Gold" 
5."Cut You Inside" (Demo) 
6."To and Fro" 
7."All Girls Are Fly" 
8."Indigo Blind" 
9."Sweet Catatonia" (Live) 
10."Whale" (Live) 
11."Bleed" (Version 2) 
12."Do You Believe in Me?" 
13."Dimbran" 
14."You Can" 
15."All Girls Are Fly" (Da-De? Remix) 
16."Blow The Millennium, Blow" (Splott Remix) 
17."Do You Believe in Me?" (Live) 
18."Way Beyond Blue" (Live) 
19."Painful" (Live) 
20."Bleed" (Live) 

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 17 August 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ Bennun, David (28 September 1996). "Coma chameleons". Melody Maker. Vol. 73, no. 39. p. 49.
  3. ^ Way Beyond Blue at AllMusic
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (4 October 1996). "Catatonia Way Beyond Blue". Features. The Guardian. p. 18.
  5. ^ "Way Beyond Blue". Demon Music Group. Retrieved 7 May 2015.