Hotel Shampoo

2011 studio album by Gruff Rhys From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hotel Shampoo is the third solo album by Welsh musician and Super Furry Animals front-man Gruff Rhys. It was released on 14 February 2011 through Onvi Records/Turnstile (in the UK) and Wichita (in the US) and peaked at number forty-two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Shark Ridden Waters", "Sensations In The Dark", "Honey All Over" and "Space Dust #2"; the latter of which is collaboration with Sarah Assbring and Miles Kane. The album won the 2011 Welsh Music Prize and the Album of the Year award at the Artrocker Awards 2011.

Released14 February 2011
RecordedRecorded for the most part at OFN, Llanfaelog, Wales 2010[citation needed]
Length40:16
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Hotel Shampoo
Studio album by
Released14 February 2011
RecordedRecorded for the most part at OFN, Llanfaelog, Wales 2010[citation needed]
GenreAlternative rock
Length40:16
LabelOvni Records/Turnstile (UK), Wichita (US), Hostess Entertainment Unlimited (JP)
ProducerGorwel Owen, Gruff Rhys, Andy Votel
Gruff Rhys chronology
Candylion
(2007)
Hotel Shampoo
(2011)
American Interior
(2014)
Singles from Hotel Shampoo
  1. "Shark Ridden Waters" b/w "I Totally Understand"
    Released: October 2010
  2. "Sensations In The Dark" b/w "Follow The Sunflower Trail (Theme Tune For a National Strike)"
    Released: February 2011
  3. "Honey All Over" b/w "Xenodocheionology"
    Released: May 2011
  4. "Space Dust #2" b/w "Whale Trail"
    Released: October 2011
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Drowned In SoundStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[3]
The IndependentStarStarStarStar[4]
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The title of the record is a reference to Gruff’s habit of hoarding mini shampoo bottles and other complimentary hotel products whilst on tour, and the miniature hotel he built from them in advance of the record's announcement.

Samples

The track "Shark Ridden Waters" is built around a sample of "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", as performed by The Cyrkle.[5]

Track listing

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Floor 1
No.TitleLength
1."Shark Ridden Waters"4:25
2."Honey All Over"3:18
3."Sensations in the Dark"2:42
4."Vitamin K"3:06
5."Take a Sentence"3:05
6."Conservation Conversation"2:40
7."Sophie Softly"2:11
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Floor 2
No.TitleLength
8."Christopher Columbus"3:33
9."Space Dust #2"2:20
10."At the Heart of Love"3:34
11."Patterns of Power"3:37
12."If We Were Words (We Would Rhyme)"3:13
13."Rubble Rubble"2:53
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International bonus tracks (Floor 3) 14. "I Totally Understand" – 3:40 (US, Japan and Taiwan) 15. "Follow the Sunflower Trail (Theme Tune for a National Strike)" – 4:12 (US and Japan) 16. "Pengwyn Pengwyn" – 1:34 (Taiwan)

Personnel

Charts

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UK Albums Chart[6] 42
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