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''Definitely Maybe'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Oasis, released in August 1994 by Creation Records. It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK, having followed on the heels of singles "Supersonic", "Shakermaker" and "Live Forever". It is the only full album to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll. ''Definitely Maybe'' went straight to number one in the UK Albums Charts on initial release. It was the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK when it was released and went on to be certified 7x Platinum (2.1 million+ sales) by the BPI. ''Definitely Maybe'' marked the beginning of Oasis' success in America, selling over one million copies there, despite only peaking at 58 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide and brought widespread critical acclaim. The album, along with Blur's ''Parklife'', helped to spur a revitalisation in British pop music in the mid-nineties and was embraced by critics for its optimistic themes and supposed rebuttal of the downtrodden fatalism evident in the dominant grunge music of the time. Today, ''Definitely Maybe'' is regarded as a seminal record of the Britpop scene, and has appeared in many publications' 'best of' lists. The album is also popular among audiences: in June 2006, ''NME'' magazine conducted a readers' poll in which it was voted the greatest album of all time. ==Background== Formerly called the Rain, Oasis formed in 1991. Originally consisting of Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan, and Tony McCarroll, the group was soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel. The elder Gallagher insisted that if he were to join, the group would give him complete control and they would work towards superstardom.〔Harris, p. 126〕 Noel had been writing songs for years, and replaced the group's repertoire with his compositions. Oasis signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993. The limited-edition 12" single "Columbia" was released in late 1993 as a primer for the band for journalists and radio programmers. Unexpectedly, BBC Radio 1 picked up the single and played it 19 times in the fortnight after its release, surprising for a record not available in stores.〔Harris, p. 132〕 The band's first commercial single "Supersonic" was released on 11 April 1994. The following week it debuted at number 31 on the British singles chart.〔Harris, p. 149〕 The single was followed by "Shakermaker" in June 1994, which debuted at number 11 and earned the group an appearance on ''Top of the Pops''.〔Harris, p. 167〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Definitely Maybe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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