Pop Voodoo

Pop Voodoo is the third studio album by British band Black Grape. It was released in July 2017 under UMC Records.

Pop Voodoo
Studio album by Black Grape
Released	July 7, 2017[1]
Length	50:31
Label	UMC
Producer	Youth
Black Grape chronology
Stupid Stupid Stupid (1997) Pop Voodoo (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.1/10[2]
Metacritic	70/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Line of Best Fit	6.5/10[5]
musicOMH	[6]
PopMatters	7/10[7]

Music website, Louder Than War, ranked the album as one of its top 100 albums of 2017, placing it at #23[8]

Production

Pop Voodoo was produced by Youth; recording was handled by Michael Rendall, who was assisted by Jamie Grashion and Luke Fitzpatrick. Youth mixed the album, before it was mastered by Mike Marsh at The Exchange in Exmouth, Devon.[9]

"Set the Grass on Fire" uses samples from "Waiting for My Baby" by De Franks and His Professionals; "Pop Voodoo" uses samples of "Ngyegye No So" by African Brothers Band.[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Leveridge, and Martin Glover.[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Everything You Know Is Wrong – Intro"	4:30
2.	"Nine Lives"	4:22
3.	"Set the Grass on Fire"	3:18
4.	"Whiskey, Wine and Ham"	3:45
5.	"Money Burns"	5:22
6.	"String Theory"	3:16
7.	"Pop Voodoo"	4:25
8.	"I Wanna Be Like You"	4:04
9.	"Sugar Money"	4:31
10.	"Shame"	4:29
11.	"Losing Sleep"	3:35
12.	"Young and Dumb"	4:54

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[9]

Black Grape Shaun Ryder – vocals Kermit – vocals Additional musicians Youth – programming, Fender VI bass, guitar Michael Rendall – keyboards, guitar, programming Seth Leppard – guitar Alex Ward – sax Jamie Grashion – programming, guitar Rainbow Man – harmonica Jackson Scott – acoustic guitar

Production and design Youth – producer, mixing Michael Rendall – recording, mixing, additional production Jamie Grashion – assistant engineer Luke Fitzpatrick – assistant engineer Mike Marsh – mastering Jon Gray – illustration Estuary English – design

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	15
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]	8

References

1. Trendell, Andrew (May 4, 2017). "Black Grape announce first new album in 20 years with new track 'Everything You Know Is Wrong'". Nme.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
2. "Any Decent Music Review". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
5. Westley, Nathan (August 9, 2017). "Black Grape's first album in two decades has just about enough to it". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
6. Marsh, Graeme (July 4, 2017). "MusicOMH Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
7. Garratt, John (July 25, 2017). "PopMatters Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
8. "Louder Than War's Top 100 Albums of 2017". Albumoftheyear.org. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
9. Pop Voodoo (booklet). Black Grape. UMC. 2017. 5757996.CS1 maint: others (link)
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2018.