Equally Cursed and Blessed
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| Studio album by Catatonia | ||||
| Released | 12 April 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999, Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth, Wales | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 44:49 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Producer | Tommy D and Catatonia | |||
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| Singles from Equally Cursed and Blessed | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| NME | (6/10) |
| Sorted | (Positive) |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | (Negative) |
Equally Cursed and Blessed is the third studio album by Welsh band Catatonia, released in April 1999 via Blanco y Negro Records. It reached number one in the UK Album Chart, and three singles were released from it; "Dead from the Waist Down", "Londinium" and "Karaoke Queen".
While touring in the United States following the success of their first studio album, International Velvet, Catatonia recorded sample demos onto a DPS12 hard disk recorder in their tour bus upon the recommendation of their producer, TommyD. They returned to the Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth, Wales, where they had recorded the previous album, to record Equally Cursed and Blessed.
The album was announced in January 1999; the title taken from a line in the song "She's a Millionaire". The first single, "Dead from the Waist Down" was released on 22 March, with the album released two weeks later on 12 April. This repeated the release schedule used for International Velvet, which had been preceded by "Mulder and Scully" by the same period of time.
Equally Cursed and Blessed faced competition from ABBA's 1992 compilation album Gold: Greatest Hits for the number one spot on the UK Album Chart, as the ABBA album had re-charted due to the success of the Mamma Mia! musical featuring the band's songs. But by midweek, the Catatonia album was 15,000 sales ahead and it went on to secure the top place in the chart. At the time, all three Catatonia studio albums were in the top 40.Equally Cursed and Blessed went on to be certificated platinum by the British Phonographic Industry showing at least 300,000 copies sold. The American release of the album saw two tracks from International Velvet added, including "Road Rage".
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