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The It Girl
The It Girl
Studio album by Sleeper
Released	6 May 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Britpop
Length	45:59
Label	Indolent
Producer	Stephen Street
Sleeper chronology
Singles from The It Girl
	"What Do I Do Now?"; Released: 25 September 1995; "Sale of the Century"; Released: 22 April 1996; "Nice Guy Eddie"; Released: 1 July 1996; "Statuesque"; Released: 23 September 1996;

The It Girl is the second studio album by English Britpop band Sleeper,^[1] released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music). It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.^[2] The album was released internationally; the US version has a different track listing along with alternative photos in the liner booklet. It was recorded in London over the winter of 1995 and 1996.^[3]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Alternative Press	5/5^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
Record Collector	^[7]
Vox	8/10^[8]

Jack Rabid of AllMusic wrote that while "nothing is quite the total knockout of Smart's 'Inbetweener,' The It Girl is more consistently accomplished, with a broader palette of influences".^[4]

Track listing edit

All lyrics written by Louse Wener.^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Lie Detector"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	Bruce Lampcov	2:31
2.	"Sale of the Century"	Wener Andy MacLure	Stephen Street	4:29
3.	"What Do I Do Now?"	Wener	Street	3:42
4.	"Good Luck Mr Gorsky"	Wener	Street	4:05
5.	"Feeling Peaky"	Wener Jon Stewart MacLure	Street	2:54
6.	"Shrinkwrapped"	Wener MacLure	Street	4:46
7.	"Dress Like Your Mother"	Wener	Street	2:34
8.	"Statuesque"	Wener	Street	3:23
9.	"Glue Ears"	Wener MacLure	Street	4:46
10.	"Nice Guy Eddie"	Wener	Street	3:20
11.	"Stop Your Crying"	Wener	Street	3:35
12.	"Factor 41"	Wener	Street John Smith	2:58
13.	"Click...off...gone"	Wener	Street	2:52
Total length:				45:49

US edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Feeling Peaky"	Louise Wener	2:54
2.	"Sale of the Century"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	4:29
3.	"Dress Like Your Mother"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:34
4.	"Statuesque"	Louise Wener	3:23
5.	"Nice Guy Eddie"	Louise Wener	3:20
6.	"Stop Your Crying"	Louise Wener	3:35
7.	"Lie Detector"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:31
8.	"What Do I Do Now?"	Louise Wener	3:42
9.	"Shrinkwrapped"	Louise Wener	4:46
10.	"Good Luck Mr Gorsky"	Louise Wener	4:05
11.	"Factor 41"	Louise Wener	2:58
12.	"Click...off...gone"	Louise Wener	2:52

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lie Detector"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:31
2.	"Sale of the Century"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	4:29
3.	"What Do I Do Now?"	Louise Wener	3:42
4.	"Good Luck Mr Gorsky"	Louise Wener	4:05
5.	"Feeling Peaky"	Louise Wener	2:54
6.	"Shrinkwrapped"	Louise Wener	4:46
7.	"Dress Like Your Mother"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:34
8.	"Statuesque"	Louise Wener	3:23
9.	"Glue Ears"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	4:46
10.	"Nice Guy Eddie"	Louise Wener	3:20
11.	"Stop Your Crying"	Louise Wener	3:35
12.	"Factor 41"	Louise Wener	2:58
13.	"Click...off...gone"	Louise Wener	2:52
14.	"Package Holiday"	Louise Wener	2:57
15.	"Oh Well"	Louise Wener	2:12
16.	"Atomic"	Debbie Harry Jimmy Destri	5:11

2010 remastered edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Paint Me"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	3:25
2.	"Room at the Top"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	3:07
3.	"Disco Duncan (live)"	Louise Wener	4:09
4.	"Vegas (live)"	Louise Wener	3:14
5.	"Amuse (live)"	Louise Wener	2:32
6.	"Atomic"	Debbie Harry Jimmy Destri	5:11
7.	"Package Holiday"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	2:57
8.	"Oh Well"	Louise Wener	2:12
9.	"Pokerface"	Louise Wener Andy MacLure	3:32
10.	"Blazer Sleeves"	Louise Wener	2:52
11.	"Inbetweener (Live)"	Louise Wener	3:55
12.	"She's a Sweetheart"	Louise Wener	3:31
13.	"Statuesque (Boxed Off mix)"	Louise Wener	6:31
14.	"Atomic (Wubble U mix)"	Louise Wener	8:21
15.	"The Other End of the Telescope"	Elvis Costello Aimee Mann	4:31
16.	"Spies"	Louise Wener	3:14

Notes

Bonus disc: Tracks 1–5 taken from the "What Do I Do Now" single b-sides; 6–8 from "Sale of the Century" single; 9–11 from "Nice Guy Eddie" single; 12–16 from "Statuesque" single.

Personnel edit

Personnel per booklet.^[3]

Sleeper

Louise Wener – vocals, guitar
Andy Maclure – drums, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards (track 11)
Jon Stewart – guitar, keyboards (track 1)
Diid Osman – bass

Additional musicians

Stephen Street – keyboards, programming
John Green – piano, synthesizers

Production and design

Stephen Street – producer (all except track 1), mixing (track 1)
John Smith – engineer, producer (track 12)
Bruce Lampcov – producer (track 1)
Tom Girling – assistant engineer
Julie Gardner – assistant engineer
Kevin Westenberg – Sleeper photography

Certifications edit


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ "Modern Lists Are Rubbish: In response to Buzzfeed, here's our Definitive Britpop Album Ranking". 14 January 2014.
^ Harris, John (2004). The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock. Harper Perennial. p. 354. ISBN 0-00-713473-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c The It Girl (booklet). Sleeper. Indolent Records. 1996. SLEEPCD012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b Rabid, Jack. "The It Girl – Sleeper". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^ "Sleeper: The It Girl". Alternative Press (69): 97. August 1996.
^ Scribner, Sara (25 August 1996). "Sleeper, 'The It Girl,' Arista". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^ "Sleeper: The It Girl". Record Collector: 95–96. [C]hic and more mature....[Featuring] Wener's own off-kilter charisma and presence.
^ Dalton, Stephen (July 1996). "Sleeper: The It Girl (Indolent)". Vox (69). IPC Media: 94.
^ "British album certifications – Sleeper – The It Girl". British Phonographic Industry.