| Fear of Fours | ||||
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| Released | 17 May 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Trip hop [1] | |||
| Length | 55:22 | |||
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| Producer | Lamb | |||
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| Singles from Fear of Fours | ||||
Fear of Fours is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Lamb. It was released on 17 May 1999 by Fontana Records and Mercury Records. [4]
The title Fear of Fours alludes to the album's avoidance of the four-on-the-floor rhythm commonly used in dance music. Lamb's Andy Barlow later explained, "By the time we came to record Fear of Fours it felt like everything in 4
4 had been done ... I've always liked interesting time signatures. When you're in 7
8, or 3
4 even, you get a loop that you've heard a hundred times before and it can immediately have a different feel to it." [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [7] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [8] |
| Melody Maker | [9] |
| Mixmag | 4/5 [10] |
| Muzik | [11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [1] |
| Q | [12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| Spin | 7/10 [14] |
John Bush of AllMusic said that while Lamb's 1996 eponymous debut album "was practically a revolution in the development of a satisfactory fusion of singer/songwriter vocals and drum'n'bass", Fear of Fours "sets the bar much higher", praising Barlow in particular as "one of the most capable and inventive producers in the electronic community." [6]
All tracks are written by Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0. | "Lullaby" (CD pregap hidden track) |
| 2:20 |
| 1. | "Soft Mistake" | 3:16 | |
| 2. | "Little Things" | 3:18 | |
| 3. | "B Line" | 2:46 | |
| 4. | Untitled (hidden track) | 0:04 | |
| 5. | "All in Your Hands" | 4:39 | |
| 6. | "Less Than Two" | 1:19 | |
| 7. | "Bonfire" | 4:23 | |
| 8. | "Ear Parcel" | 7:54 | |
| 9. | "Softly" |
| 3:56 |
| 10. | "Here" | 3:22 | |
| 11. | "Fly" | 5:13 | |
| 12. | "Alien" | 4:06 | |
| 13. | "Five" | 5:49 | |
| 14. | "Lullaby" |
| 2:57 |
| Total length: | 55:22 | ||
Sample credits [15]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [15]
Lamb
Additional musicians
Production
Design
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] | 25 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] | 61 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] | 22 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] | 82 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [20] | 37 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC) [21] | 5 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [22] | 35 |
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