The Great Escape
LP by Blur
Released	September, 1995
Recorded	January-May 1995
Genre	Britpop
Length	56 min 56 s
Record label	Food
Producer	Stephen Street
Professional reviews
Q	5 stars out of 5	(10/95, p.110)
Allmusic.com	4.5 stars out of 5	link
Spin magazine	6 out of 10	(11/95, pp.124-125)
NME	9 out of 10	(9/9/95, p.46)
Q	4 stars out of 5	October 2000
Blur Chronology
Parklife (1994)	The Great Escape (1995)	Blur (1997)

The Great Escape is the fourth album by Blur. It was released in 1995 on CD, cassette and vinyl record. It reached number 1 in the United Kingdom album chart and was their first to crack the US charts (even if at a lowly # 150). The album continues the run of hit singles: "Country House", "The Universal", "Stereotypes" and "Charmless Man". However, dissention over musical direction bewteen Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon would result in a radical change in style for the next release, 1997's Blur.

Track Listing

Al tracks by Damon Albarn/Graham Coxon/Alex James/Dave Rowntree

1. "Stereotypes " - 3:10
2. "Country House" - 3:57
3. "Best Days" - 4:49
4. "Charmless Man " - 3:34
5. "Fade Away" - 4:19
6. "Top Man" - 4:00
7. "The Universal " - 3:58
8. "Mr. Robinson's Quango" - 4:02
9. "He Thought of Cars" - 4:15
10. "It Could Be You" - 3:14
11. "Ernold Same" - 2:07
12. "Globe Alone" - 2:23
13. "Dan Abnormal" - 3:24
14. "Entertain Me" - 4:19
15. "Yuko and Hiro" - 5:24

• Japanese release includes "Ultranol" and "No Monsters In Me" (also released as B-sides to "The Universal").
• French release includes "To The End".