Editing Definitely Maybe (section)

{{Short description|1994 studio album by Oasis}}
{{About|the album}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Definitely Maybe
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| cover        = OasisDefinitelyMaybealbumcover.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = {{start date|1994|8|29|df=yes}}
| recorded     = * February 1993 ("[[Shakermaker]]")
* March–May 1993 ("Married with Children")
* December 1993 – April 1994<ref name="allmusicreview"/>
| studio       = * Clear ([[Manchester]])
* Out of the Blue (Manchester)
* [[Monnow Valley Studio]] ([[Wales]])
*[[Sawmills Studios|Sawmills]] ([[Cornwall]])
* [[Motor Museum|Pink Museum]] ([[Liverpool]])
* Matrix (London)
| genre        = * [[Britpop]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leas|first1=Ryan|title=Definitely Maybe Turns 20|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1702187/definitely-maybe-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/|website=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402093948/http://www.stereogum.com/1702187/definitely-maybe-turns-20/franchises/the-anniversary/|archive-date=2 April 2017|date=29 August 2014|quote=Outside of all those particulars, though, and applying the narrative to Britain itself as well as how Britpop figured in here, is the fact that ''Definitely Maybe'' was the final shot in the first round of the genre's peak.}}</ref>
* [[Rock music|rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Partridge|first1=Kenneth|title=Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6236457/oasis-definitely-maybe-at-20-classic-track-by-track-album|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220517/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6236457/oasis-definitely-maybe-at-20-classic-track-by-track-album|archive-date=7 November 2016|date=29 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="CoS">{{cite web|last1=Comaratta|first1=Len|title=Oasis – Definitely Maybe [Reissue]|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/album-review-oasis-definitely-maybe-20th-anniversary-reissue/|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206140449/http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/album-review-oasis-definitely-maybe-20th-anniversary-reissue/|archive-date=6 December 2016|date=22 May 2014}}</ref><!-- All unsourced genre additions will be reverted -->
| length       = {{duration|m=51|s=57}}
| label        = [[Creation Records|Creation]]
| producer     = * [[Owen Morris]]
* [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
* Mark Coyle
* David Batchelor
| next_title   = [[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]
| next_year    = 1995
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Definitely Maybe
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Supersonic (Oasis song)|Supersonic]]
 | single1date = 11 April 1994
 | single2     = [[Shakermaker]]
 | single2date = 20 June 1994
 | single3     = [[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]
 | single3date = 8 August 1994
 | single4     = [[Cigarettes & Alcohol]]
 | single4date = 10 October 1994
}}
}}

'''''Definitely Maybe''''' is the debut studio album by the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], released on 29 August 1994 by [[Creation Records]]. The album features [[Noel Gallagher]] on lead guitar, backing vocals and as chief songwriter, [[Liam Gallagher]] on lead vocals, [[Paul Arthurs|Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs]] on rhythm guitar, [[Paul McGuigan (musician)|Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan]] on bass guitar and [[Tony McCarroll]] on drums.

The band booked [[Monnow Valley Studio]] near [[Rockfield, Monmouthshire|Rockfield]] in late 1993 to record the album; they worked with producer Dave Batchelor, whom Noel Gallagher knew from his time working as a roadie for the [[Inspiral Carpets]]. However, sessions were unsatisfactory, and Batchelor was subsequently fired. In January 1994, the group began re-recording the album at [[Sawmills Studio]] in Cornwall, where Noel produced sessions alongside Mark Coyle. The results were still deemed unsatisfactory; in desperation, Creation's Marcus Russell contacted engineer and producer [[Owen Morris]], who eventually worked on mixing the album at [[Johnny Marr]]'s studio in [[Manchester]].

''Definitely Maybe'' was an immediate commercial success in the United Kingdom, having followed on the heels of the singles "[[Supersonic (Oasis song)|Supersonic]]", "[[Shakermaker]]", and the UK top-ten hit "[[Live Forever (Oasis song)|Live Forever]]", which was also a success on US [[Rock Airplay]]. It went straight to number one in the [[UK Albums Chart]] and became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history at the time; it went on to be certified [[BPI certification|9× platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for sales of over 2.7&nbsp;million units.<ref name="BPI" /> It was also successful in the United States, being certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The album went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=30 years ago today: Oasis released their iconic debut album Definitely Maybe |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/30-years-ago-today-oasis-released-their-iconic-debut-album-definitely-maybe-23048378 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919200312/https://www.hotpress.com/music/30-years-ago-today-oasis-released-their-iconic-debut-album-definitely-maybe-23048378 |archive-date=2024-09-19 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Hotpress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=‘We were cabbaged beyond belief’: 30 years of Oasis’s debut Definitely Maybe |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/oasis-definitely-maybe-reunion-liam-noel-gallagher-b2602408.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |work=The Independent}}</ref> It is the only Oasis album to feature all five original members completely; drummer [[Tony McCarroll]] was ejected from the band in early 1995, but he would still partially appear on their second album on the track "[[Some Might Say]]".

Upon release, ''Definitely Maybe'' received widespread critical acclaim and helped to spur a revitalisation in British [[British pop music|pop]]/[[British rock music|rock music]] in the 1990s. It was embraced by critics for its optimistic themes and rejection of the negative outlook of much of the [[grunge]] music of the time and is regarded as a cornerstone of the [[Britpop]] genre, having since appeared in many publications' lists of the greatest albums of all time. In 2006, the ''[[NME]]'' conducted a readers' poll in which ''Definitely Maybe'' was voted the greatest album ever. In 2015, ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' included the album in their list of "The 300 Best Albums of 1985–2014".<ref name="spin.com">{{cite journal|date=11 May 2015|title=The 300 best albums of the past 30 years(1985–2014)|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/3/|journal=Spin|access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked the album at number 217 on its 2020 list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].