In the 2006-2008 category, I'm grabbing ST. ELSEWHERE - Gnarls Barkley.
- "Go-Go Gadget Gospel" (Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Nicolas Flagello) – 2:19
- "Crazy" (Burton, Callaway, Gianfranco Reverberi, Gianpiero Reverberi) – 2:58
- "St. Elsewhere" (Burton, Callaway, Barry Clarke, David Costa, Celia Humphris, Stephen Brown) – 2:30
- "Gone Daddy Gone" (Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon) – 2:28
- "Smiley Faces" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:05
- "The Boogie Monster" (Burton, Callaway, Armando Trovaioli, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino) – 2:50
- "Feng Shui" (Burton, Callaway, Nino Nardini) – 1:26
- "Just a Thought" (Burton, Callaway, Kevin Peek) – 3:42
- "Transformer" (Burton, Callaway, Marlene Moore) – 2:18
- "Who Cares?" (Burton, Callaway, Keith Mansfield) – 2:28
- "Online" (Burton, Callaway) – 1:49
- "Necromancer" (Burton, Callaway) – 2:58
- "Storm Coming" (Burton, Callaway) – 3:08
- "The Last Time" (Burton, Callaway, Ian Langley) – 3:25
St. Elsewhere is the debut album by
Gnarls Barkley, a collaboration between
Danger Mouse and
Cee-Lo. 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,
[1] 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.
[2]
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.
[3] By
Nielsen SoundScan sales are now at 1,260,535 copies,
[4] as of
March 15,
2007.
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.
[5]
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".