Whatever (Green Velvet album)

Whatever
Whatever
Studio album by Green Velvet
Released	November 16, 2001
Genre	Techno; house;
Length	49:53
Label	Relief Records
Producer	Green Velvet
Green Velvet chronology

Whatever is the second studio album by Green Velvet. It was originally released on Relief Records in 2001.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Green Velvet

Original edition (2001)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Genedefekt"	3:30
2.	"La La Land"	5:01
3.	"Stranj"	4:52
4.	"When?"	5:34
5.	"Sleepwalking"	4:52
6.	"Stop Lyin'"	4:38
7.	"Minimum Rage"	7:05
8.	"GAT (The Great American Tragedy)"	3:06
9.	"Waitin' 4 the Day 2 End"	3:26
10.	"Dank"	7:49

Reissue edition (2001)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"La La Land"	5:01
2.	"Genedefekt"	3:30
3.	"Sleepwalking"	4:52
4.	"Why Try"	4:35
5.	"Waitin' 4 the Day 2 End"	3:26
6.	"Stop Lyin'"	4:38
7.	"GAT (The Great American Tragedy)"	3:06
8.	"Stranj"	4:52
9.	"When?"	5:34
10.	"Minimum Rage"	7:05
11.	"Dank"	2:46

Australian edition (2002)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Genedefekt"	3:30
2.	"La La Land"	5:01
3.	"Sleepwalking"	4:52
4.	"Why Try"	4:35
5.	"Waitin' 4 the Day 2 End"	3:26
6.	"Stop Lyin'"	4:38
7.	"GAT (The Great American Tragedy)"	3:06
8.	"Stranj"	4:52
9.	"When?"	5:34
10.	"Minimum Rage"	7:05
11.	"Dank"	2:46

Australian edition (2002): bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"La La Land (Poxy Music vs Kid Kenobi Remix)"	8:49
2.	"La La Land (Biz E Reshuffle)"	4:50
3.	"La La Land (Futureshock Club Mix)"	7:48
4.	"La La Land (Par-T-One Mix)"	7:36
5.	"La La Land (Zzino vs Filterheadz Mix)"	7:44
6.	"La La Land (Dave Clarke Remix)"	5:36
7.	"Genedefekt (Cajmere Mix)"	6:27
8.	"Genedefekt (Geo Vogt Mix)"	6:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from the original CD edition's liner notes.

Green Velvet – vocals, performance, production, artwork, design
Curan Stone – additional background vocals (2, 9)
Walter Phillips – additional background vocals (2, 10)
Hugo Moya – additional background vocals (10)
Christopher Nazuka – additional background vocals (10)
Larry Sturm – engineering
Vandy Christie – engineering
Bryon Rickerson – engineering assistance
Chris Morales – engineering assistance
Lane Wintz – engineering assistance
Collin Jordan – mastering
Brendan J. Gleeson – artwork, design
Rob Pivato – photography
Karen Chesley – photography
Michael Voltattorni – photography

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	33

References

^ ^a ^b "Whatever by Green Velvet". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ Bush, John. "Whatever - Green Velvet". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ Cooper, Paul (December 4, 2001). "Green Velvet / Pajo: Whatever". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Green Velvet". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside. p. 348.
^ "Ultratop.be – Green Velvet – Whatever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

External links

Whatever at Discogs (list of releases)

[metacritic-1] "Whatever by Green Velvet". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[2] Bush, John. "Whatever - Green Velvet". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[3] Cooper, Paul (December 4, 2001). "Green Velvet / Pajo: Whatever". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[4] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Green Velvet". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside. p. 348.

[ac_Flanders_Green_Velvet-5] "Ultratop.be – Green Velvet – Whatever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

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