In It for the Money
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| Studio album by Supergrass | ||||
| Released | 21 April 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1996 at Sawmills Studio in Cornwall | |||
| Genre | Britpop, alternative rock, psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 43:03 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Supergrass and John Cornfield | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.9/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Select | 4/5 |
| Spin | 7/10 |
In It for the Money is the second album by English alternative rock band Supergrass, released in 1997. NME called it "more fun than watching a wombat in a washing machine" and named it the 10th best album of the year. In 1998, Q readers voted it the 68th greatest album of all time, while in 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 57 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Its sound is more focused and ambitious than their debut, I Should Coco.
Only two songs were written before entering Sawmills Studio, so most of the tracks were penned during recording itself.
Recording was often disrupted by the drummer Danny Goffey impromptly going back to London, to record with his and Pearl Lowe's band Lodger. He was told by management that this was unacceptable behaviour. This, along with Gaz Coombes and Goffey's bickering in the music press about the underlying meaning of lyrics to "Going Out", put strain on the recording process.
It is speculated that Parlophone, the record label Supergrass were on, offered the band a sum of money to decide on a final name for the album, because they were taking too long to deliberate. However, the band themselves claim that they never received any of this money in return. Other suggestions considered for the title of the album included Hold on to the Handrail and Children of the Monkey Basket (which is now the name of the band's self-run website).
"Richard III" and "Sun Hits the Sky" appear to end with snippets of other, unreleased songs, that play until fade out.
The album peaked at No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart, having sold 300,000 copies in the UK and over one million worldwide. "The fact that it has sold more worldwide than I Should Coco," said Gaz Coombes, "means we can sleep at night."
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