Wake Up! (The Boo Radleys album)

is the fourth album by British alternative rock band the Boo Radleys, released by Creation Records in 1995.

"Lazarus" also gained some traction in the United States; to capitalize on it,[1] they toured that country US as part of Lollapalooza festival in August and September 1994.

The recordings were then mixed at The Church Studios in London in November 1994 by Al Clay with assistance from Matt Sime.

", and is followed by the acoustic song "Fairfax Scene", which evokes the sound of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

"Joel", another acoustic song, is done in the style of traditional English folk, with Beatlesque backwards guitarwork and ambient sections.

"Find the Answer Within" touches on psychedelia; "Charles Bukowsi Is Dead" alludes to Camden Town and includes a homage to "Parklife" (1994) by Blur.

[9] To tie in with scene, Andrews organized a retail campaign with Our Price and Virgin Megastores, which included releases from the Boo Radleys, Blur and Elastica.

[10] Despite the album's success, founder Alan McGee said the band were approaching them for money to help fund touring.

[9] As Carr was a driven-kind of person, he agreed to any opportunity in this vein, while Sice became unenthusiastic with this type of promotion.

[12] The Boo Radleys subsequently supported Blur for a one-off show at the Mile End Stadium in London; following this, they performed at the Glastonbury and Reading Festival.

", "Janus", "Blues for George Michael" and "Friendship Song", while the second included an alternative version of "Wake Up Boo!

Green and business manager James Kyllo were hesitant about this, while Andrews was adamant about it being key to the song's potential success.

", "It's Lulu", "Find the Answer Within", "Reaching Out from Here", "Stuck on Amber" and "4am Conversation" were featured on the band's third compilation album The Best of the Boo Radleys (2007).

[26] Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), said the inclusion of 1960s influences sees the "world wak[ing] up to the wonders of Boo.

[32] This was due in large part to two factors: the emergence of Britpop as a driving force in mid-1990s British music, and a Top 10 single, "Wake Up Boo!".