Definitely Maybe

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Definitely Maybe is the debut album of Oasis, released in 1994 by Creation Records. The recording began in January at Monnow Valley Studio with producer Dave Batchelor, but it sounded thin and too clean. Only Slide Away survived from those sessions. Batchelor was sacked and the band re-recorded everything at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, where Noel Gallagher produced himself and added many guitars. That too remained unsatisfactory. Then the manager brought in Owen Morris, who mixed the album and compressed the guitars heavily.

The result sounds raw and full of attacking guitars. Noel wrote all the songs, including Supersonic, Live Forever and Rock 'n' Roll Star. In the United Kingdom the album went straight to number one and was at the time the fastest-selling debut ever. Critics praised the optimistic tone, a counterweight to the gloom of grunge. It is regarded as a cornerstone of Britpop.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Rock 'n' Roll Star5:23Apple Music ↗
2. 2Shakermaker5:08Apple Music ↗
3. 3Live Forever4:37Apple Music ↗
4. 4Up in the Sky4:29Apple Music ↗
5. 5Columbia6:17Apple Music ↗
6. 6Supersonic4:44Apple Music ↗
7. 7Bring It on Down4:18Apple Music ↗
8. 8Cigarettes & Alcohol4:49Apple Music ↗
9. 9Digsy's Dinner2:32Apple Music ↗
10. 10Slide Away6:33Apple Music ↗
11. 11Married With Children3:13Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗