Connected (Stereo MCs album)


Connected is a 1992 album by Stereo MCs. The tracks "Connected", "Ground Level", "Step It Up" and "Creation" became hit singles.

Critical reception

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau said that, although its music is amiable and rhythmic, Connected is also "so multifaceted that its functionality is fungible and forgettable." In June 2000, Q placed Connected as #52 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. The album won Best British Album at the 1994 Brit Awards, was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize, and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Birch /Nicholas Hallam, except where noted
  1. "Connected" – 5:14
  2. *Contains a sample from "Let Me " by Jimmy "Bo" Horne.
  3. "Ground Level" – 4:13
  4. "Everything" – 3:47
  5. "Sketch" – 5:44
  6. *Contains a sample of "Passarinho" by Gal Costa.
  7. "Fade Away" – 4:25
  8. "All Night Long" – 4:07
  9. "Step It Up" – 4:59
  10. "Playing With Fire" – 4:20
  11. *Uses the piano progression from the introduction to Monkey Man on Let it Bleed by the Rolling Stones
  12. *Contains a sample of "Opportunities " by Pet Shop Boys.
  13. "Pressure" – 3:50
  14. "Chicken Shake" – 3:50
  15. "Creation" – 5:03
  16. "Don't Let Up" – 3:09
  17. "The End" – 3:47

    Personnel

Stereo MCs