Coldplay - Parachutes (Full album 2000)

“Parachutes” is the debut studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 10 July 2000 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson, except for one track, "High Speed", which was produced by Chris Allison. “Parachutes” has spawned the hit singles "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble", and "Don't Panic".
The album was a commercial success, and was met with positive reviews. Upon release, the album quickly reached number one in the United Kingdom, and has since been certified 8× Platinum. In the United States, the album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200, and has since been certified Double Platinum. It won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2002, and has earned the band various accolades since its release. “Parachutes” is also the 19th best-selling album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom, and won the Best British Album award at the 2001 Brit Awards. As of 2011, it has sold around 8.5 million copies worldwide.

Parachutes” este albumul de studio de debut al trupei britanice de rock Coldplay. A fost lansat la 10 iulie 2000 de catre Parlaphone in Marea Britanie. Albumul a fost produs de catre trupa si producatorul britanic Ken Nelson, cu exceptia unei piese, “High Speed”, care a fost produsa de catre Chris Allison. “Parachutes” au dat nastere single-urilor “Shiver”, “Yellow”, “Trouble” si “Don’t Panic”.
Albumul a fost un success commercial si a primit recenzii positive. Albumul a ajuns foarte repede dupa lansare pe locul 1 in Marea britanie si de atunci a fost certificate 8x platina. In Statele Unite a atins locul 51 in Bilboard 200 si de atunci a fost certificate cu dublu platina. A castigat premiul Grammy pentru cel mai bun album de rock alternative in 2002 si a adus trupei numeroase premii de la lansare pana acum. “Parachutes” este de asemenea, al 19-lea cel mai bine vandut album in sec. 21 in Marea Britanie si a castigat premiul pentru cel mai bun album britanic in 2001 la Brit Awards. Din 2011 albumul s-a vandut in circa 8,5 milioane copii in lumea larga.

List of tracks

1.       "Don't Panic"                       2:17

2.       "Shiver"                               5:00

3.       "Spies"                                 5:19

4.       "Sparks"                              3:47

5.       "Yellow"                               4:29

6.       "Trouble"                             4:31

7.       "Parachutes"                       0:46

8.       "High Speed"                      4:14

9.       "We Never Change"           4:09

10.      "Everything's Not Lost"    7:17

("Everything's Not Lost" ends at 5:31. A hidden song called "Life is for Living" starts at 5:39.)     

Personnel

Coldplay

Chris Martin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards

Jonny Buckland – electric guitar, piano (track 4), backing vocals

Guy Berryman – bass guitar

Will Champion – drums, percussion, backing vocal

Technical

Ken Nelson – production (except track 8), engineering

Coldplay – production (except track 8)

Chris Allison – production (track 8), engineering (track 8), mixing (track 8)

Andrea Wright – engineering assistant

Jon Coles – engineering assistant

Paul Read – engineering assistant

Simon Barnicott – engineering assistant

Mark Phythian – computer magic

Michael H. Brauer – mixing

George Marino – mastering (at Sterling Sound)

Additional personnel

Phil Harvey – management

Dan Keeling – A&R

Coldplay – design, cover photograph

Mark Tappin – design assistant (at Blue Source)

Tom Sheehan – photography

Sarah Lee – photography