Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, the third studio album by Spiritualized, was released in June 1997. A more symphonic affair than his earlier works, here Jason Pierce perfected his highly detailed and refined studio technique. As well as the traditional guitar/bass/drums/keyboard setup, he employed the sevices of The Balanescu Quartet ,The London Community Gospel Choir and Dr John to help flesh out his vision. The album itself is a lovelorn, bittersweet affair, painfully tender and intimate in places. It was rumoured that it was about his breakup with his ex-girlfriend (and Spiritualized keyboard player), Kate Radley , who had secretly married Richard Aschroft of The Verve. Despite the obvious heartache contained within the album, Pierce has continually denied this. The album was originally packaged in a box mocked up to look like prescription medicine, complete with "dosage advice" and a foil blister pack containing the CD. An ultra-limited edition had each song on an individual 3-inch CD in a large blister pack. Original pressings had an alternative version of the title track, incorporating the lyrics and melody of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love". The Elvis estate objected to this, however, and a remixed version of the track was included on the commercial release. The album was something of a commercial breakthrough for Spiritualized, reaching number four on the UK charts. It proved immensely popular with the music critics, and won the NME album of the year award at the end of 1997.

Track listing

1. "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space"
2. "Come Together"
3. "I Think I'm In Love"
4. "All of My Thoughts"
5. "Stay With Me"
6. "Electricity"
7. "Home of the Brave"
8. "The Individual"
9. "Broken Heart"
10. "No God Only Religion"
11. "Cool Waves"
12. "Cop Shoot Cop..."