the end of the album it all gets resolved and you find Mavis is actually the Stripper Vicar. At the time of release, Draper hinted at a possible album sequel, titled "The Return of the Grey Lantern". For its American release, the album's running order was re-sequenced, a move which some felt compromised the intended concept, as the song "Stripper Vicar" was replaced with "Take It Easy, Chicken." Release When Attack of the Grey Lantern was released in February 1997, it charted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was preceded by four singles, the first of which "Egg Shaped Fred" was released a year prior. "Egg Shaped Fred" was Mansun's début single for Parlophone Records and made No. 37 in the UK. The following three singles ("Stripper Vicar", "Wide Open Space", "She Makes My Nose Bleed") all made the top forty each improving of the previous singles' chart position. The final single released from the album was "Taxloss" which followed the album in April 1997 and made No. 15. In the US, Mansun enjoyed their only chart success with "Wide Open Space" reaching the modest position of No. 25 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Critical reception Accolades * denotes an unranked list. Track listings UK edition Japanese edition US edition 2010 3CD collector's edition Disc one same as UK edition B-sides Personnel Mansun Dominic Chad – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals, synthesizer Stove – bass Andie Rathbone – drums Paul Draper – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizer, production Technical personnel Stefan Giradet – string arrangement Clif Norrell – mixing Mike Hunter – recording, engineer Ian Caple – recording Mark Stent – mixing, additional recording, additional production Ronnie Stone – recording, engineer Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links Attack of the Grey Lantern at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) 1997 debut albums Mansun albums Parlophone albums Song cycles