Little Black Numbers

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Little Black Numbers
Little Balck Numbers album artwork.jpg
Studio album by
Released2000
Recorded2000
Genre Folk
Length43:52 (Europe/Australia)
Label Caw Records
Kathryn Williams chronology
Dog Leap Stairs
(1999)
Little Black Numbers
(2000)
Old Low Light
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Little Black Numbers is the second studio album by Kathryn Williams released by CAW Records in 2000 in the United Kingdom. It was the release that saw her nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and gain significant media exposure.in the UK. [2] [3]

Contents

The album is dedicated to the memory of her friend Mike Tunner with the song 'Fell Down Fast' concerning her reaction to his death and their friendship [4]

The song entitled "Little Black Numbers" featured on Williams's next album, Old Low Light .

Track listing

All songs written by Kathryn Williams except where stated.

  1. "We Dug A Hole" – 4:26
  2. "Soul To Feet" – 4:07
  3. "Stood" – 3:21
  4. "Jasmine Hoop" – 3:55
  5. "Fell Down Fast" – 5:36
  6. "Flicker" – 3:29
  7. "Intermission" (Laura Reid, Kathryn Williams) – 1:33
  8. "Tell The Truth As If It Were Lies" – 4:07
  9. "Morning Song" – 2:33
  10. "Toocan" – 2:24
  11. "Each Star We See" (Kathryn Williams, middle-eight and opening chords by Dan Moscardi) – 4:27
  12. "We Came Down From The Trees" – 3:46

Personnel

Recording details

Recorded at Face Studios, Newcastle

Photography by Mark Winkley & Dean Bowen

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References

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