If 60's Were 90's

1994 studio album by Beautiful People
If 60's Were 90's
Studio album by
Beautiful People
Released1994[1]
Genre
  • Pop
  • rock
  • electronic[1]
Length44:40[1]
LabelContinuum Records
ProducerDuncan Kane, Luke Baldry, Pely

If 60's Were 90's is an album by techno-dance band Beautiful People featuring numerous samples from Jimi Hendrix songs.[2] It spawned the hits "Rilly Groovy," which reached number three on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart[1] and the title track "If 60's Were 90's", which reached number 74 on the UK Singles Chart[3] and number five on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[4]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times called it an "inspired piece of grave-digging".[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Du Kane and Luke Baldry.

No.TitleSamples used[5]Length
1."Comin' to Get You"
  • Guitar from "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", "Peace in Mississippi", "I Don't Live Today" and "Foxy Lady"
  • Vocals from "Foxy Lady"
5:08
2."Get Your Mind Together"
5:05
3."If 60's Was 90's"
6:11
4."Stone Crazy"
  • Guitar from both versions of "Voodoo Chile"
  • Vocals from "Spanish Castle Magic" and "Purple Haze"
  • Guitar and vocals from "Ezy Ryder"
3:15
5."Rilly Groovy"
  • Guitar from "Wild Thing", "Up the Road" and "Bleeding Heart"
  • Bass guitar from Jimi Plays Monterey
4:45
6."Happiness on the Wind"
5:06
7."Sock It to Me"
  • Guitar from "Killing Floor"
  • Guitar and vocals from "The Wind Cries Mary"
4:23
8."Feel the Heat"
  • Crowd noise from "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", "My Friend" and "The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice"
  • Vocals from 'The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice" and "Long Hot Summer Night"
  • Guitar from "Long Hot Summer Night"
  • Bass guitar from Jimi Plays Berkeley
5:02
9."The Sea... Eventually"
  • Guitar from "1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)", "Castles Made of Sand", "Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)", and "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)"
  • Vocals from "May This Be Love", "Pali Gap", "Hey Baby" and "God Save the Queen"
5:45
Total length:44:40

References

  1. ^ a b c d "If 60's Were 90's". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Beautiful People "If 60's Were 90's" / Continuum Records". Los Angeles Times. 5 May 1994. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. ^ "BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Beautiful People - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. ^ If 60's Were 90's (booklet). Beautiful People. Continuum Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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