St. Elsewhere
Studio album by Gnarls Barkley
Released	April 24, 2006 (UK) May 9, 2006 (USA)
Genre	Soul Alternative rock R&B
Length	37:21
Label	Warner Music (UK) Atlantic/Downtown (U.S.)
Producer	Danger Mouse
Professional reviews
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Gnarls Barkley chronology
St. Elsewhere (2006) The Odd Couple (2008)

St. Elsewhere is the debut album by Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green. The album was originally titled Who Cares? in reference to the low sales Gnarls Barkley prematurely predicted their album would experience. It was released on April 24, 2006 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart,and on May 9, 2006 in the United States, although it was available for purchase one week earlier as a digital download in the U.S. iTunes Music Store. It debuted at number twenty on the U.S. Billboard 200, and as of the Billboard 200 issue date of August 5, 2006, it peaked at #4 on this chart. The album's first single, "Crazy", was the first song to become a UK number-one single based solely on downloads.^[1] As of August 22, 2006, the album has been shipped to stores in excess of 1,000,000 units, receiving a platinum certification from the RIAA.^[2] By Nielsen SoundScan, sales were at 1,260,535 copies as of March 15, 2007. A limited edition deluxe package of St. Elsewhere was released on November 7. The CD+DVD package includes a 92 page booklet, four music videos and bonus songs from live performances. It was also released on vinyl. The album has sold over 5.8 million copies worldwide to date.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Critical reception and awards 3 Credits 4 Singles 5 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Nicolas Flagello) – 2:19
2. "Crazy" (Burton, Callaway, Reverberi, Reverberi) – 2:58
3. "St. Elsewhere" (Burton, Callaway, Clarke, Costa, Humphris, Brown) – 2:30
4. "Gone Daddy Gone" (Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon) – 2:28
5. "Smiley Faces" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:05
6. "The Boogie Monster" (Burton, Callaway, Trovaioli, Lavagnino) – 2:50
7. "Feng Shui" (Burton, Callaway, Nino Nardini) – 1:26
8. "Just a Thought" (Burton, Callaway, Kevin Peek) – 3:42
9. "Transformer" (Burton, Callaway, Marlene Moore) – 2:18
10. "Who Cares?" (Burton, Callaway, Keith Mansfield) – 2:28
11. "Online" (Burton, Callaway) – 1:49
12. "Necromancer" (Burton, Callaway) – 2:58
13. "Storm Coming" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:08
14. "The Last Time" (Burton, Callaway, Ian Langley) – 3:25
15. "Crazy (Instrumental)" (Burton, Reverberi, Reverberi) – 3:00 (iTunes Bonus Track)
16. "Go-Go Gadget Gospel (Instrumental)" (Burton, Flagello) – 2:14 (iTunes Bonus Track)
17. "Transformer (Instrumental)" – 2:10 (Amazon MP3 Bonus Track)
18. "The Boogie Monster (Instrumental)" – 2:49 (Amazon MP3 Bonus Track)

[edit] Critical reception and awards

The album has received mostly positive reviews from music critics, most of whom praised the album's innovation and high production values, and has a total score of 81 on Metacritic.^[3]

The album was rated as the best release of 2006 by popmatters.[1]

In 2007, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with nominations for Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Crazy".

[edit] Credits

• Danger Mouse – producer
• Cee-Lo – vocals
• Ben H. Allen – bass, guitar
• Eric Bobo – drums
• Ced Keys International – piano
• Dr. President – keyboards, bass, guitar, organ
• Daniele Luppi – bass, Minimoog, organ, synthesizer
• Menta Malone – background vocals
• David Piltch – bass
• Chris Tedesco – trumpet
• Eddie Reyes – acoustic guitar
• Tomika Walden – background vocals

[edit] Singles

• "Crazy" (March 13, 2006)
• "Smiley Faces" (July 17, 2006)
• "Who Cares? / Gone Daddy Gone" (November 6, 2006)
• "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (May, 2007)

[edit] References

Preceded by Shayne Ward by Shayne Ward

UK number one album April 30, 2006 – May 6, 2006

Succeeded by Eyes Open by Snow Patrol

v • d • e Gnarls Barkley Cee-Lo · Danger Mouse Studio albums St. Elsewhere  · The Odd Couple Singles "Crazy"  · "Smiley Faces"  · "Who Cares?"  · "Gone Daddy Gone"  · "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)"  · "Going On"  · "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" Related articles Downtown Records