Tellin' Stories
The Charlatans made a surprising comeback in 1995, turning in an eponymous … Read Full Bio ↴The Charlatans made a surprising comeback in 1995, turning in an eponymous album that earned them their best reviews and sales ever. Tellin' Stories, the follow-up to The Charlatans, should have been triumphant, but tragedy struck midway through its recording, when keyboardist Rob Collins was killed in a car accident. Collins was an integral part of the band's lineup, creating a distinctive, swirling, neo-psychedelic sound, and it seemed unlikely that the band could carry on without him, much less record a record as earthy and warm as Tellin' Stories. Primal Scream's Martin Duffy volunteered to help the band complete the album, which was basically written before Collins' death, and that might explain why there are no overt references to his absence anywhere on the album. Instead, Tellin' Stories is another collection of classicist rock & roll spiked with dance beats, much like any other Charlatans album. Where its predecessor was more informed by mechanized beats, the rhythms are more organic, which perfectly suits the rolling "North Country Boy," the sweeping "One to Another," and the heart-tugging "How Can You Leave Us?" And, like any other Charlatans album, it doesn't quite hold together, falling apart with instrumentals and ill-conceived songs toward the end. On the whole, however, Tellin' Stories is more consistent than their earlier records, and the best songs showcase the band at its strongest, which is quite an achievement considering the traumas The Charlatans underwent during its recording. More than anything, that's a fitting salute to Collins.
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Tellin' Stories
The Charlatans Lyrics


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North Country Boy Hey country boy Hey country boy What are you sad about Every…
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Only Teethin' I've been lookin' to save the city; Looks like the biggest…
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Ben - Moderator


on Tremelo Song

Thanks Eric - Due to inaccuracies such as this we have temporarily removed the "Interesting Facts" section from all songs until they are fact checked.

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Eric Robbins


on Tremelo Song

I'd like to request a fact check on the above information. You wrote: - "The Charlatans had to change their name from The Charlatans UK to The Charlatans after a legal dispute with a US band also called The Charlatans." but it's actually the reverse, the Charlatans had to change their name to the Charlatan's UK when they toured in America because there was already a band in the US with that name. Later they were able to get rights to the name Charlatans and they changed it back.

Secondly, I love your site, I think this is the first time I've been to your site, I will be back!! I loved your indepth assessment of the Tremelo song

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