Connected | ||||
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Studio album by Stereo MCs | ||||
Released | 5 October 1992 | |||
Genre | Acid jazz, alternative hip hop, trip hop | |||
Length | 56:10 | |||
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Fourth & Broadway/Island/PolyGram Records 512 743 |
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Producer | Stereo MCs, Veronica Davis, Andrea Groves | |||
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Singles from Connected | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Select | 5/5 |
The Village Voice | B− |
Connected is a 1992 album by Stereo MCs. The tracks "Connected", "Ground Level", "Step It Up" and "Creation" became hit singles.
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau said that, although its music is amiable and rhythmic, Connected is also "so multifaceted that its functionality is fungible and forgettable." In June 2000, Q placed Connected as #52 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. The album won Best British Album at the 1994 Brit Awards, was shortlisted for the 1993 Mercury Prize, and included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
All songs written by Robert Birch (Rob B)/Nicholas Hallam (The Head), except as noted