Album · Cornershop
When I Was Born for the 7th Time by Cornershop
When I Was Born for the 7th Time is an album by Cornershop, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 46 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Brimful of Asha”, on 46 lists and voted number one once.
When I Was Born for the 7th Time, Cornershop's third album, came out on Wiiija on 8 September 1997, and it's the Leicester band's cross-cultural vision in full bloom. Tjinder Singh writes and sings, Ben Ayres adds guitar, keys and tamboura, Dan the Automator produces, and the record stitches Indian music, indie rock and electronic dance grooves into one happy, woozy patchwork.
"Brimful of Asha" is the one that broke out, a bouncing, sunny singalong, and a remixed version went all the way to number one in Britain in 1998. The album itself drew critical acclaim, and it still sounds like a party thrown by record collectors who love everything.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from When I Was Born for the 7th Time on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brimful of Asha | 46 | #1 | 1 | 1997–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.