Album · Scritti Politti
Provision by Scritti Politti
Provision is an album by Scritti Politti, released in 1988. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Boom! There She Was”, on 2 lists with a best position of #57.
Provision, Scritti Politti's third album, arrived on Virgin on 6 June 1988, roughly three years after Cupid & Psyche 85 turned Green Gartside's once-radical project into a pop-chart concern. The Welsh singer-songwriter had started the band in Leeds in 1977 as a leftist, punk-leaning outfit; by now he was chasing the perfect synthetic groove.
It's a gleaming, fussed-over dance-pop record, every snare and synth stab polished until it shines, with Gartside's feathery voice floating over the machinery. The craftsmanship didn't go unnoticed: it earned a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. It climbed to number 8 in the UK and earned a gold disc, and "Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" reached 13. "First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)" stalled, but "Boom! There She Was" found an American audience, hitting 12 on the Billboard dance chart and 53 on the Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Provision on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boom! There She Was | 2 | #57 | – | 1988 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.