The Plot Thickens (Galliano album)

The Plot Thickens
Studio album by Galliano
Released	27 May 1994 (1994-05-27)
Genre	Acid jazz
Length	1:08:07 [1]
Label	Talkin' Loud
Producer	Adam Moseley/Galliano
Galliano chronology
A Joyful Noise Unto The Creator (1992) The Plot Thickens (1994) :4 (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Music Week	[3]

The Plot Thickens is the third studio album by United Kingdom acid jazz group Galliano. ^[4] It was released in the UK on Gilles Peterson's Talkin' Loud record label on 27 May 1994. It was placed at number 44 in NME's list of the Top 50 Albums of 1994. ^[5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the album "more skillfully integrates the rich multi-cultural vibe into an original, complete style." ^[4] The Chicago Tribune wrote that "listening to [The Plot Thickens] is truly an uplifting experience, with Rob Gallagher's rapping and Valerie Etienne's soulful vocals nicely complementing each other." ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writing credit	Length
1.	"Was This The Time"	Rob Gallagher, Crispin Robinson	2:01
2.	"Blood Lines"	Gallagher, Robinson	7:22
3.	"Rise and Fall"	Gallagher, Robinson, Mick Talbot	5:29
4.	"Twyford Down"	Gallagher, Talbot	6:56
5.	"What Colour Our Flag (Part 1)"	Gallagher	5:21
6.	"Cold Wind"	Gallagher	6:10
7.	"Down in the Gulley"	Gallagher, Talbot	4:54
8.	"Long Time Gone (album version)"	David Crosby (additional lyrics by Gallagher)	6:19
9.	"Believe"	Gallagher, Robinson	5:38
10.	"Do You Hear"	Gallagher	5:19
11.	"Travels The Road"	Gallagher, Robinson	3:51
12.	"Better All The Time"	Gallagher	5:41
13.	"Little One"	Gallagher	3:06

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Charts

Chart performance for The Plot Thickens

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7]	103

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	27 May 1994 (1994-05-27)	Talkin' Loud (Phonogram Records)	LP	522 452-1
			CD	522 452-2
US	13 September 1994 (1994-09-13)	Mercury Records	CD	314 522 452-2
			MC	314 522 452
Japan	30 January 2002 (2002-01-30)	Universal/PolyGram	CD	1263

References

1. Galliano. "The Plot Thickens – Galliano". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. Keith Farley "The Plot Thickens – Galliano | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved on 11 September 2013.
3. Jones, Alan (11 June 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week . p. 17. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. "Galliano". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
5. "Top 50 Albums Of 1994", NME, 24 December 1994
6. Kening, Dan. "ONE-MAN BAND DAVE EDMUNDS CHARTS THE HISTORY OF ROCK". chicagotribune.com.
7. "Galliano (British band) ARIA chart history complete". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.