Shleep
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Allmusic | [1] |
MP3.com | [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.6/10) [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Shleep is the seventh album by Canterbury scene and progressive rock veteran and musician Robert Wyatt, released in 1997.
The album brought together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres. The Wire named Shleep its record of the year in its annual critics' poll.[5]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt and Alfreda Benge; except where indicated
- "Heaps of Sheeps" – 4:56
- "The Duchess" (Wyatt) – 4:18
- "Maryan" (Wyatt, Philip Catherine) – 6:11
- "Was a Friend" (Wyatt, Hugh Hopper) – 6:09
- "Free Will and Testament" (Wyatt, Mark Kramer) – 4:13
- "September the Ninth" – 6:41
- "Alien" – 6:47
- "Out of Season" – 2:32
- "A Sunday in Madrid" – 4:41
- "Blues in Bob Minor" (Wyatt) – 5:46
- "The Whole Point of No Return" (Paul Weller) – 1:25
- "September in the Rain" (bonus re-release track) – 2:31
Personnel
- Gary Azukx - djembe
- Alfreda Benge - voice of the apparition, chorus
- Philip Catherine - guitar
- Brian Eno - synthesiser, synthesiser bass, vocal chorus
- Jamie Johnson - guitar, chorus
- Phil Manzanera - guitar
- Chucho Merchan - bass guitar, double bass, bass drum, percussion
- Evan Parker - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Charles Rees - chorus
- Chikako Sato - violin
- Paul Weller - guitars, harmony vocals
- Annie Whitehead - trombone
- Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, bass guitar, polish fiddle, trumpet, percussion, chorus
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. Shleep at AllMusic
- ^ MP3.com review Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "97 Rewind: 50 Records of the Year". The Wire. No. 167. London. January 1998. p. 35 – via Exact Editions.
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