One Part Lullaby

One Part Lullaby
Studio album by The Folk Implosion
Released	September 7, 1999 (1999-09-07)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	55:02
Label	Interscope
Producer	Wally Gagel
The Folk Implosion chronology
Dare to Be Surprised (1997) One Part Lullaby (1999) The New Folk Implosion (2003)
Singles from One Part Lullaby
"Free to Go" Released: 2000

One Part Lullaby is the third studio album by the Folk Implosion. It was released on Interscope Records on September 7, 1999. In Europe, it was released on Domino Recording Company. "Free to Go" peaked at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10 [4]
E!	B [5]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
NME	8/10 [8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	8/10 [11]
The Village Voice	B+ [12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Ritual"	Lou Barlow John Davis Wally Gagel	4:35
2.	"One Part Lullaby"	Barlow Davis Gagel	3:28
3.	"Free to Go"	Barlow Davis Gagel	3:32
4.	"Serge"	Barlow Davis Gagel	4:06
5.	"E.Z.L.A."	Barlow Davis Gagel	5:44
6.	"Mechanical Man"	Barlow Davis	5:23
7.	"Kingdom of Lies"	Barlow Davis	3:47
8.	"Gravity Decides"	Barlow Davis Gagel	3:34
9.	"Chained to the Moon"	Barlow Davis	4:53
10.	"Merry-Go-Down"	Barlow Davis	3:24
11.	"Someone You Love"	Barlow Davis Gagel	3:21
12.	"No Need to Worry"	Barlow Davis Gagel	6:13
13.	"Back to the Sunrise"	Barlow Davis	3:10
Total length:			55:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

The Folk Implosion

• Lou Barlow – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar, sampler, keyboards, synthesizer, Omnichord, melodica, glockenspiel, harp, vocals
• John Davis – backing vocals, guitars, synthesizer, banjo, dulcimer, sampler, drums, drum machine, percussion, layout, design concept

Additional personnel

• Wally Gagel – production, additional keyboard, additional drums, additional percussion, programming, recording
• Josh Randall – additional programming (7)
• Mia Doi Todd – vocals (9)
• Robert Caranza – recording
• Sue Kappa – recording
• Steven Macussen – mastering
• Joe Primeau – mastering assistance
• Gary Weissman – artwork, design concept, layout, photography

References

1. "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 28 May 2000 - 03 June 2000". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 9, 2022.
2. "One Part Lullaby by Folk Implosion". Metacritic . Retrieved December 17, 2016.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Folk Implosion - One Part Lullaby". AllMusic . Retrieved November 9, 2022.
4. Bird, Vic (December 4, 2000). "Album Review: The Folk Implosion - One Part Lullaby". Drowned In Sound . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
5. "Folk Implosion - One Part Lullaby". E! Online . September 7, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
6. Hermes, Will (October 8, 1999). "One Part Lullaby". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 18, 2017.
7. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Rolling Stone Review. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9780743201698 . Retrieved January 1, 2012.
8. "One Part Lullaby". NME . Retrieved November 18, 2017.
9. Aston, Martin (November 17, 2000). "Folk Implosion - One Part Lullaby". Q . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
10. "The Folk Implosion: One Part Lullaby : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . August 5, 1999. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
11. Kreilkamp, Ivan (September 1, 1999). "SPIN Sep 1999". Spin . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
12. Christgau, Robert (April 25, 2000). "Alt Lives!!". The Village Voice . Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

External links

• One Part Lullaby at Discogs (list of releases)