Doubt (album)

Doubt is the second album by British alternative rock band Jesus Jones, released in 1991.[7][8] The album reached #25 on the US Billboard 200 and topped the UK Albums Chart, and the tracks "Real Real Real", "Right Here, Right Now", "International Bright Young Thing", "Who? Where? Why?" and "Welcome Back Victoria" were released as singles to promote it. The album was issued by Food in the UK and by SBK in the US.[9]

Doubt
Studio album by
Jesus Jones
Released29 January 1991
RecordedMay 1990
Genre
Length40:39
37:11 (without "Are You Satisfied?")
Label
ProducerMike Edwards[1]
Jesus Jones chronology
Liquidizer
(1989)		 Doubt
(1991)		 Perverse
(1993)
Singles from Doubt
  1. "Real Real Real"
    Released: 12 June 1990
  2. "Right Here, Right Now"
    Released: 11 September 1990
  3. "International Bright Young Thing"
    Released: January 1991
  4. "Who? Where? Why?"
    Released: February 1991
  5. "Welcome Back Victoria"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Select[6]

Doubt and "Right Here, Right Now" were nominated for Grammy Awards.[10]

Background

According to the album booklet, Doubt was recorded in seven days in May 1990, but "the mixing took a bit longer". Edwards later told the Orlando Sentinel that recording took only six days.[11] While the album had been finished in the spring of 1990, its release was delayed until the beginning of 1991 by Food Records.

There is a message in the booklet which warns people of "possible damage to musical equipment". It reads:

Warning This album contains extreme sounds which could damage musical equipment when played at high volume

This message is believed to refer to the song "Stripped", which was not played live until their performance at the Woolley Festival in their native Bradford-on-Avon in 2014 because, as they stated on stage at the time, it was "unlistenable". The booklet also gives small descriptions to the songs. For example, "I'm Burning" is subtitled "A re-occurrence of the B-side that was too good syndrome". The booklet also claims Doubt to be inspired by both legal and pirate radio stations in London.

Jesus Jones have said the songs on the album are primarily about hope, optimism, and enjoying everything around you.

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "with singer Mike Edwards layering sing-along refrains over hammering synthetic rhythms and associated racket, Jesus Jones's Doubt (Food/SBK) retains the sass and savvy of last year's Liquidizer".[12] The New York Times wrote that the album "layers on swirls of sound that recall late-1960's psychedelia, especially the Beatles circa 1967-69".[13] Trouser Press wrote: "The optimistic 'Right Here, Right Now', inspired by the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and other international events, became a deserving pop hit, snaking Edwards’ infectious melody over a subtle but subversive hip-hop beat".[9]

Track listing
  • All songs written by Mike Edwards, except where noted.
  1. "Trust Me" – 2:08
  2. "Who? Where? Why?" – 3:35
  3. "International Bright Young Thing" – 3:12
  4. "I'm Burning" – 3:20
  5. "Right Here, Right Now" – 3:09
  6. "Nothing to Hold Me" (Mike Edwards, Iain Baker) – 3:21
  7. "Real Real Real" – 3:08
  8. "Welcome Back Victoria" – 3:37
  9. "Are You Satisfied?" – 3:52 (Bonus track; not on all versions)
  10. "Two and Two" – 2:53
  11. "Stripped" – 3:51
  12. "Blissed" – 4:49

Personnel
  • Mike Edwards – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Jerry De Borg – guitars
  • Al Doughty – bass
  • Iain Baker – keyboards, programming
  • Gen – drums, percussion

Production
  • Produced by Mike Edwards, except "Right Here, Right Now"; produced by Martyn Phillips & "I'm Burning"; produced by Andy Ross.
  • Recording engineer for all tracks except "Right Here, Right Now": Clive Goddard. Recording engineer for "Right Here, Right Now": Martyn Ross.
  • Mixed by John Fryer, except "International Bright Young Thing" & "Real, Real, Real" (mixed by Phil Harding & Ian Curnow) & "Right Here, Right Now", mixed by Martyn Ross.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1991 Australia (ARIA Charts)[14] 23
1991 The Billboard 200 25[15]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "International Bright Young Thing" Modern Rock Tracks 6
1991 "Real, Real, Real" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 5
1991 "Real, Real, Real" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 27
1991 "Real, Real, Real" Modern Rock Tracks 26
1991 "Real, Real, Real" The Billboard Hot 100 4
1991 "Right Here, Right Now" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 29
1991 "Right Here, Right Now" Mainstream Rock Tracks 7
1991 "Right Here, Right Now" Modern Rock Tracks 1
1991 "Right Here, Right Now" The Billboard Hot 100 2

References
  1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 601.
  2. "Doubt - Jesus Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 621.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Hybrid sounds". EW.com.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 367.
  6. "Nothing Short Of Miraculous". Select Magazine.
  7. Buckley, Peter (January 5, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  8. "Jesus Jones | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. "Jesus Jones". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. "Jesus Jones". GRAMMY.com. November 23, 2020.
  11. "JESUS JONES". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  12. Jenkins, Mark (March 6, 1991). "RECORDINGS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  13. Pareles, Jon (October 14, 1991). "Review/Rock; Getting Some Pop In the Gum (Published 1991)" – via NYTimes.com.
  14. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  15. "Jesus Jones". Billboard.
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