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

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]

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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