Lamb (album)

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Lamb
Cover-lamb.jpg
Studio album by
Released30 September 1996 (1996-09-30)
Studio
Genre
Length65:14
Label Fontana
Producer Lamb
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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Muzik 4.5/5 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

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

Contents

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

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

Personnel

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

Lamb

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Charts

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

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