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| Released | 19 August 1996 | |||
| Genre | Acid jazz | |||
| Label | Talkin' Loud/Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Demus and Ski Oakenfull | |||
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:4 is the fourth studio album by United Kingdom acid jazz group Galliano. It was released in the UK on Gilles Peterson's Talkin' Loud imprint on Mercury Records on 19 August 1996. A single from the album, "Slack Hands" was used in the title sequence of Kevin Reynolds' 1997 film One Eight Seven , starring Samuel L. Jackson. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| No. | Title | Writing credit | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Who ate the fly (gonna getcha)" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Ease your mind" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull, V.Etienne | 5:36 |
| 3. | "Slack Hands" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull, V.Etienne | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Roofing tiles" | R.Gallagher | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Slightly frayed" | R.Gallagher | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Best lives of our days (feat. Red Snapper)" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Thunderhead" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Freefall" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Some come" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Funny how" | R.Gallagher | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Western front" | R.Gallagher | 4:20 |
| 12. | "Who's in charge" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull | 5:51 |
| 13. | "Battles are brewing (reprise)" | R.Gallagher, D.Oakenfull | 1:17 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | 19 August 1996 | Talkin' Loud (Phonogram Records) | LP | 532 811-4 |
| CD | 531 811-2 |
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