

Allison adds, "The interesting, the most significant thing that did occur out of the fact that we didn't end up starting the album on that day of the rehearsal was that Chris Martin had not written 'Yellow' by that time". And I was very honest with them, I just sort of said 'Look, this simply isn't good enough'". "They started up playing in the rehearsal room and they really weren't together at all. A few months later, it was arranged that Allison and the band meet at a rehearsal room to finally begin production on the band's debut album. The band then took a lengthy break to compose more tracks for Parachutes. Seven tracks in all were recorded during the sessions at Orinoco studios in London, with three of them ending up on The Blue Room EP. I thought 'High Speed' was a really good marriage between the classic rock sound and the new sound that was developing out of it, something that was more atmospheric'. Allison describes 'High Speed' as thus: 'You'll notice it is quite a bit different to the other tracks, because there are other sounds going on in it: we wanted to mix a soundscape in with the classic rock sound on that particular track. Production started with the track 'High Speed', which was part of the EP and was later re-released as a part of Parachutes. Allison was asked to assist with production, and the band's musical direction, which was desired by both the band & the A&R department. The band began production on Parachutes in late 1999, after producing & releasing The Blue Room EP with British record producer Chris Allison. As of 2020, it has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Parachutes is also the 22nd best-selling album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom. It won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2002, the British Album of the Year award at the 2001 Brit Awards and many other accolades. In the United States, the album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 and eventually was certified Double Platinum. Upon release, it quickly reached number one in the United Kingdom and has since been certified 9× Platinum. The album was a commercial success and was met with positive reviews. Parachutes has spawned the singles " Shiver", " Yellow", " Trouble", and " Don't Panic". The album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson, except for one track, "High Speed", which was produced by Chris Allison. It was released on 10 July 2000 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. Parachutes is the debut studio album by the British rock band Coldplay.
