Storytelling (Belle and Sebastian album)

Storytelling
Studio album / soundtrack by
Belle and Sebastian
Released3 June 2002
GenreIndie pop
Length34:45
LabelJeepster
ProducerTony Doogan
Belle and Sebastian chronology
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
(2000) 		Storytelling
(2002) 		Dear Catastrophe Waitress
(2003)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
DotmusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The GuardianStarStarStar[4]
MojoStarStarStarHalf star[5]
NME7/10[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
QStarStarStar[8]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar[9]
The TimesStarStarStar[10]
Uncut3/10[11]

Storytelling is the fifth studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. It is the score to the Todd Solondz movie Storytelling. Belle and Sebastian experienced many problems in communication with Solondz while scoring the film, and as such only about six minutes of their music was actually used in the movie.[12] The album contains five tracks that are recorded dialogues. The instrumental track "Fuck This Shit" uses the prosody of the title phrase in a number of different keys but never the words themselves. The album was the band's final release on Jeepster, as they went on to sign a deal with Rough Trade the following year.

Track listing

Storytelling track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Fiction"2:32
2."Freak"2:19
3."Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman"0:26
4."Fuck This Shit"2:31
5."Night Walk"2:07
6."Dialogue: Jersey's Where It's At"0:21
7."Black and White Unite"3:54
8."Consuelo"2:55
9."Dialogue: Toby"0:33
10."Storytelling"3:01
11."Dialogue: Class Rank"0:12
12."I Don't Want to Play Football"0:57
13."Consuelo Leaving"2:29
14."Wandering Alone"2:38
15."Dialogue: Mandingo Cliche"1:19
16."Scooby Driver"1:13
17."Fiction Reprise"1:22
18."Big John Shaft"3:55
Total length:34:45

Charts

Chart performance for Storytelling
Chart (2002) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 99
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 42
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 26
US Billboard 200[19] 150
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 12

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Storytelling OST by Belle and Sebastian". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Storytelling – Belle and Sebastian". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ Watson, Ian (6 June 2002). "BELLE & SEBASTIAN - 'STORYTELLING' (JEEPSTER)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 22 August 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ^ Simpson, Dave (31 May 2002). "Belle and Sebastian: Storytelling (Jeepster)". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ The album only stretches to 35 minutes but its quality more than compensates. [July 2002, p.112]
  6. ^ Beaumont, Mark (8 June 2002). "Belle & Sebastian : Storytelling". NME: 34. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  7. ^ Bryant, Will (16 May 2002). "Belle and Sebastian: Storytelling". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Belle and Sebastian: Storytelling". Q (191): 111. June 2002.
  9. ^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Belle and Sebastian". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Aston, Martin (1 June 2002). "Belle & Sebastian: Storytelling (Jeepster)". The Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. ^ What makes B&S great is conspicuous by its absence.... For completists only. [Jul 2002, p.101]
  12. ^ Cooke, Mick (2001). Storytelling (Liner notes). p. 2.
  13. ^ "Lescharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Belle and Sebastian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Belle and Sebastian – Storytelling". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 9/6/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Belle and Sebastian Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Belle and Sebastian Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storytelling_(Belle_and_Sebastian_album)