Rapture
Studio album by
The Mavis's
Released10 March 2003 (2003-03-10)
Recorded2000
GenrePower pop, pop
Length52:56
LabelFestival Mushroom
ProducerKalju Tonuma
The Mavis's chronology
Throwing Little Stones
(2002)		 Rapture
(2003)		 Kids in the Basement: Volume One
(2011)
Singles from Rapture
  1. "Coming Home"
    Released: July 2000
  2. "Happiness"
    Released: February 2001

Rapture is the third studio album by Australian pop band, The Mavis's, which was released in March 2003 by their record label, Festival Mushroom Records.[1][2] It was produced by Kalju Tonuma, who had also worked on their previous two studio albums.[3] The album's lead single, "Coming Home" (July 2000),[4] peaked at No. 72 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The second single, "Happiness", was released in February 2001, which reached the top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 9 on the related ARIA Alternative Singles Chart.[5][6]

The album had been delayed from its originally proposed release date of 2 July 2001 due to problems between the band and the label.[7][8] According to Matt Atlee of Australian Music Scrapbook website it was an "amicable split",[7] however, Christie Eliezer of Music & Media Business News reported that "Despite what both sides say, the Mavis's split from Festival Mushroom Records and the canning of the July-due Rapture album was far from amicable."[8] In July to August 2001, the group toured Australia and performed tracks from the album,[8] before disbanding in December.[7]

Five months prior to the studio album's appearance, Festival Mushroom Records issued a compilation album, Throwing Little Stones... The Best of (20 October 2002), which included tracks from Rapture.[9] At subsequent reunion concerts by The Mavis's, in February 2013 and December 2014, they played material from all three of their studio albums.[10][11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burst into Space"Matthew James Thomas, Lamar J Lowder[12]4:56
2."Wrong Side of Town"M Thomas, Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin4:09
3."Coming Home"M Thomas, Austin3:51
4."Only in My Head"Rebecca Louise Thomas, Nicholas John Daniel3:49
5."You Come Through"M Thomas3:46
6."Waking Up on the Run"M Thomas, Royce Alan M Doherty4:10
7."Happiness"Matthew Ford, M Thomas3:12
8."Keeping Low"M Thomas, Doherty, Austin3:44
9."Don't You Ever"M Thomas, Andrea Jane Vendy4:20
10."Let the Covers Down"R Thomas, Daniel4:29
11."Saving It Up for You"M Thomas, Doherty4:08
12."Distraction"M Thomas, Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin, Charlotte Irene Caffey3:43
13."Drive"M Thomas4:35

Personnel

The Mavis's members
  • Josh Alexander – bass guitar
  • Nick Gill – guitar
  • Becky Thomas – vocals
  • Matt Thomas – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Andrea Vendy – drums, percussion
Recording credits

References

  1. ↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 10 March 2003. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rapture – The Mavis's". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Holmgren, Magnus. "Mavis's, The". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Swift, Brendan. "The Mavis's". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 12 March 2001. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 26 March 2001. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Atlee, Matt (24 June 2001). "Music News". Australian Music Scrapbook. Archived from the original on 5 March 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 Eliezer, Christie (26 June 2001). "The Mavis's Take It to the Road". Music & Media Business News. Archived from the original on 31 January 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 20 October 2002. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Mann, Tom (1 February 2013). "Unlikely comebacks: TheMavis's, Sodastream, Something with Numbers". FasterLouder. Sound Alliance. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Berry, Kelsey (December 2014). "The Mavis's Reunite for 2014 Melbourne Show". Beat. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "'Burst into Space' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 14 July 2015. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Burst into Space; or at 'Performer:' Mavis's
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