| The Plot Thickens | ||||
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| Released | 27 May 1994 | |||
| Genre | Acid jazz | |||
| Length | 1:08:07 [1] | |||
| Label | Talkin' Loud | |||
| Producer | Adam Moseley/Galliano | |||
| Galliano chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The Plot Thickens is the third studio album by United Kingdom acid jazz group Galliano. [3] 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. [4]
Trouser Press wrote that the album "more skillfully integrates the rich multi-cultural vibe into an original, complete style." [3] 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." [5]
| 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 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 27 May 1994 | Talkin' Loud (Phonogram Records) | LP | 522 452-1 |
| CD | 522 452-2 | |||
| US | 13 September 1994 | Mercury Records | CD | 314 522 452-2 |
| MC | 314 522 452 | |||
| Japan | 30 January 2002 | Universal/PolyGram | CD | 1263 |
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