It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah is the first album by British band … Read Full Bio ↴It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah is the first album by British band Black Grape. Released in 1995, the album was a critical and commercial success, particularly in the UK, where it topped the UK album charts for two weeks and yielded two top 10 hit singles and a third top 20 hit.
The album was seen as something of a triumphant comeback for both Shaun Ryder and Bez, who had suffered from a decline in popularity and interest in their former band, the madchester and pre-britpop indie dance/rock innovators, the Happy Mondays. It's Great... represented what some considered an evolution of the Happy Mondays sound on their 1990 album Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches, with a stronger hiphop influence, down mostly to the rapping of Kermit, formerly of the band Ruthless Rap Assassins.
Radioactive Records released three singles from the album, all of which were commercial and critical successes in the UK. Reverend Black Grape was released first and reached number 9 in the UK singles chart and was followed by In the Name of the Father, which eclipsed the first single, reaching number 8 in the same chart. A third single, Kelly's Heroes also charted within the top 20 UK singles chart, at number 17.
The album was seen as something of a triumphant comeback for both Shaun Ryder and Bez, who had suffered from a decline in popularity and interest in their former band, the madchester and pre-britpop indie dance/rock innovators, the Happy Mondays. It's Great... represented what some considered an evolution of the Happy Mondays sound on their 1990 album Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches, with a stronger hiphop influence, down mostly to the rapping of Kermit, formerly of the band Ruthless Rap Assassins.
Radioactive Records released three singles from the album, all of which were commercial and critical successes in the UK. Reverend Black Grape was released first and reached number 9 in the UK singles chart and was followed by In the Name of the Father, which eclipsed the first single, reaching number 8 in the same chart. A third single, Kelly's Heroes also charted within the top 20 UK singles chart, at number 17.
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Black Grape Lyrics
A Big Day In The North It's your big day in the north It's your big day…
In The Name Of The Father Hey, You know what I mean? Sellin' him your religion Say I …
Kelly's Heroes Don't talk to me about heroes Most of these men sing…
Little Bob Boom! Bang! Boom! Bang! What's that on the pavement in…
Reverend Black Grape Hey, You know what I mean? Sellin' him your religion Say I…
Shake Well Before Opening Funky! Come and have a go if you think you're hard…
Shake Your Money Shake your money, shake shake your money Shake your money, …
Submarine You took the same road As some sly jeweller Where you woul…
Tramazi Parti Yeah, we're having a Temazepam party Good evening! And w…
Yeah Yeah Brother You sit at my table Eat and drink like you were My…