Odelay is the second major-label studio album (and fourth album overall) recorded by alternative rock artist Beck, originally released June 18, 1996. After the mainstream success of "Loser", Odelay featured several hit singles, including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut," and "The New Pollution." The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold over 2 million copies in the United States. It was also Beck's first hit album in...
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Odelay is the second major-label studio album (and fourth album overall) recorded by alternative rock artist Beck, originally released June 18, 1996. After the mainstream success of "Loser", Odelay featured several hit singles, including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut," and "The New Pollution." The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold over 2 million copies in the United States. It was also Beck's first hit album in the United Kingdom, making #17; it has since gone platinum in the UK.
On January 29, 2008, Odelay was reissued as a two-disc package featuring a number of bonus tracks, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the album's original release. As of July 2008, the album has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States.
The sessions for what would become Odelay originally began as a subdued, acoustic affair. In 1994, Beck started to record tracks for his follow-up to Mellow Gold with Bong Load producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. Hansen had...
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