2015 studio album by Public Image Ltd
What the World Needs Now... Released 4 September 2015[ 1] Studio Wincraft Studios, England[ 2] Genre Post-punk Length 55 :07 Label PiL Official Ltd
What the World Needs Now... is the tenth studio album by British rock band Public Image Ltd . It was released on September 4, 2015.
Reception
What the World Needs Now... received mostly favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[ 3]
Track listing
Title 1. "Double Trouble" 3:52 2. "Know Now" 2:45 3. "Bettie Page" 3:21 4. "C'est la Vie" 6:08 5. "Spice of Choice" 5:43 6. "The One" 3:42 7. "Big Blue Sky" 8:14 8. "Whole Life Time" 3:46 9. "I'm Not Satisfied" 5:43 10. "Corporate" 5:23 11. "Shoom" 6:30
Personnel
Personnel adapted from What the World Needs Now liner notes.[ 14]
Public Image Ltd.
John Lydon – vocals, production, cover art
Lu Edmonds – guitar, saz , piano, cümbüs, production
Scott Firth – bass guitar, keyboards, strings, percussion, production
Bruce Smith – drums, percussion, programming, production
Other personnel
John "Rambo" Stevens – production, layout
James Towler – production, engineering, mixing
Tom Colwill – assistant engineering
John Dent – mastering
Tomohiro Noritsume – booklet photography
Charts
References
^ Soto, Alfred (18 May 2015). "Public Image Ltd. Announce New Album, Tour" . SPIN. Retrieved 22 July 2015 .
^ Kreps, Daniel (18 May 2015). "Public Image Ltd. Ready New LP 'What the World Needs Now...' " . Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 July 2015 .
^ a b "What the World Needs Now by Public Image Ltd" . Metacritic . Retrieved 8 September 2015 .
^ Deming, Mark. "Public Image Ltd. - What the World Needs Now..." Allmusic . Retrieved 8 September 2015 .
^ Doherty, Jack (3 September 2015). "Public Image Ltd: What the World Needs Now..." Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015 .
^ Mojo magazine. October 2015, p.89
^ Pattison, Louis (26 August 2015). "Public Image Ltd – 'What The World Needs Now…' " . NME . Retrieved 8 September 2015 .
^ Mackay, Emily (6 September 2015). "PiL: What the World Needs Now review – exhilarating, foul-mouthed fun" . The Observer . Retrieved 8 September 2015 .
^ Masters, Marc (15 September 2015). "Public Image Ltd.: What the World Needs Now..." Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 17 September 2015 .
^ Eisenberg, Adam (1 September 2015). "Public Image Ltd.: What The World Needs Now (2015)" . Punknews.org. Retrieved 12 November 2015 .
^ Q magazine. October 2015, p.113
^ Weiss, Dan (4 September 2015). "Review: Public Image Ltd. Accidentally Make an Enjoyable Record With 'What the World Needs Now…' " . Spin . Retrieved 8 September 2015 .
^ Uncut magazine. October 2015, p.81
^ "PiL – What the World Needs Now... (2015, Digipak, CD)" . Discogs .
^ "Ultratop.be – Public Image Limited – What the World Needs Now..." (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Public Image Limited – What the World Needs Now..." (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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