Stoned & Dethroned is the fifth studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. After spending most of 1992 touring, including a slot on that year's Lollapalooza tour, the band went into the studio during January 1993 with the notion of recording an acoustic album. For the first time since Psychocandy, JAMC recorded with a full band with Steve Monti from Curve playing drums and touring bassist Ben Lurie. The recording took longer than planned, lasting the better part of a year. The album also features lead vocals from guests Shane MacGowan from The Pogues on "God Help Me" and Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval, singing a duet with Jim Reid on "Sometimes Always", which was the album's first single.
As of May 1998 the album has sold 121,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Contents
Singles
The song "Come On" was released in October 1994 as the second single from Stoned & Dethroned. It reached number 52 in the UK singles chart.
Track listing
All songs written by William Reid, except where noted.
"Dirty Water" – 3:08
"Bullet Lovers" – 3:39
"Sometimes Always" – 2:32
"Come On" (J. Reid) – 2:13
"Between Us" – 2:59
"Hole" (Jim Reid) – 2:15
"Never Saw It Coming" – 3:32
"She" (Jim Reid) – 3:08
"Wish I Could" – 2:42
"Save Me" (J. Reid, W. Reid) – 2:43
"Till It Shines" – 3:17
"God Help Me" – 2:47
"Girlfriend" – 3:16
"Everybody I Know" – 2:13
"You've Been a Friend" (J. Reid) – 3:37
"These Days" – 2:31
"Feeling Lucky" – 2:18
Personnel
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 10, 13–15), guitar, bass (tracks 6, 12, 13, 14), shaker (track 17), production
William Reid – vocals (tracks 5, 7, 9–11, 16, 17), guitar, bass (track 17), production
Ben Lurie – guitar, harmonica, organ, bass
Steve Monti – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
Hope Sandoval – vocals (track 3)
Shane MacGowan – vocals (track 12)
Alan Moulder – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 9, 11, 14), mixing (tracks 1, 2, 7, 9, 13, 14)
Dick Meaney – engineer (tracks 3 to 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 to 17), mixing (tracks 3 to 6, 8, 10 to 12, 15 to 17)
Stylorouge – design
Sophie Muller – photography