Lamb (album)

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Lamb
Studio album by
Released30 September 1996 (1996-09-30)
Studio
Genre
Length65:14
LabelFontana
ProducerLamb
Lamb chronology
Lamb
(1996)
Fear of Fours
(1999)
Singles from Lamb
  1. "Cotton Wool"
    Released: 1 January 1996[2]
  2. "Gold"
    Released: 25 March 1996[3]
  3. "God Bless"
    Released: 28 October 1996[4]
  4. "Górecki"
    Released: 17 March 1997[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[8]
The Guardian[9]
Muzik4.5/5[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Lamb is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Lamb. It was released on 30 September 1996 by Fontana Records.[12]

In the United States, Lamb was released in 1997 and distributed by Fontana's parent label Mercury Records.[13][14] The album was reissued on LP by Music on Vinyl on 10 March 2014.[15]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes

No.TitleLength
1."Lusty"4:09
2."God Bless"5:54
3."Cotton Wool"5:07
4."Trans Fatty Acid"7:37
5."Zero"5:31
6."Merge"5:44
7."Gold"5:40
8."Closer"3:51
9."Górecki"6:30
10."Feela"6:44
11."Cotton Wool" (Fila Brazillia mix)8:27
Total length:65:14
2014 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Trans Fatty Acid" (Kruder & Dorfmeister remix)9:00
13."Górecki" (Global Communication mix)9:46
Total length:84:00

Notes

  • On the CD edition of the album, "Cotton Wool" (Fila Brazillia mix) is a hidden track that begins two minutes after the end of "Feela". On the LP edition, it is included in the printed track listing.

Personnel[edit]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[16]

Lamb

Additional musicians

Production

Design

  • Karen Lamond – photography
  • Rick Myers – design

Charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 109
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[18] 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The 20 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time". Slant Magazine. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 December 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 March 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 26 October 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 15 March 1997. p. 28. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Lamb – Lamb". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2009). "Lamb (UK)". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (online 4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199726363. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ^ Diehl, Matt (16 May 1997). "Lamb". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  9. ^ Simpson, Dave (4 October 1996). "Lamb: Lamb (Fontana Records)". The Guardian.
  10. ^ James, Martin (November 1996). "Lamb: Lamb" (PDF). Muzik. No. 18. p. 127. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  11. ^ Micallef, Ken (6 March 1997). "Lamb: Lamb". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  12. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 28 September 1996. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  13. ^ Darling, Cary (21 July 1997). "Lamb's debut has a leg to stand on". The Record.
  14. ^ Lamb (liner notes). Lamb. Mercury Records / Fontana Records. 1997. 314 532 968-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Lamb – Lamb". Music on Vinyl. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  16. ^ Lamb (liner notes). Lamb. Fontana Records. 1996. 532 968-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ Steve L. – LZ Love". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Dance Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 12 October 1996. p. 21. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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