What Sound

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What Sound
Cover-whatsound.jpg
Studio album by
Lamb
Released8 October 2001
Genre
Length48:15
Label Mercury
Lamb chronology
Fear of Fours
(1999)		What Sound
(2001)		 Between Darkness and Wonder
(2003)

What Sound is the third album by English electronic music group Lamb, released in October 2001. The first single to be released from the album was "Gabriel", and it reached number 1 in Portugal. [1] The second single to be released was "Sweet", and it reached number 6 in Portugal. [2]

Contents

Original members Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes are joined by session musicians Arto Lindsay on guitar, Me'Shell NdegéOcello on bass, and Michael Franti with additional vocal work. Doves guitarist Jimi Goodwin, producers Guy Sigsworth, [3] Nellee Hooper and Richard Dorfmeister (one half of Kruder & Dorfmeister) also contributed to the album. The track "Heaven" was used frequently on the HBO television series Six Feet Under .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Jockey Slut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Mixmag 3/5 [9]
Muzik 3/5 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Stylus Magazine 7.0/10 [13]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

What Sound received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album has an average score of 78, based on seven reviews. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."What Sound"3:39
2."One"4:14
3."Sweet"3:52
4."I Cry"5:23
5."Scratch Bass"4:45
6."Heaven"4:59
7."Small"5:18
8."Written"3:34
9."Gabriel"4:17
10."Sweetheart"4:06
11."Just Is"4:08

A hidden track called "Blessing in Disguise" follows a period of silence after the final track.

Note: Some editions do not feature the track "Written".

Deluxe Edition track listing

  1. "What Sound" – (3:44)
  2. "One" – (4:16)
  3. "Sweet" – (3:53)
  4. "I Cry" – (5:25)
  5. "Scratch Bass" – (4:47)
  6. "Heaven" – (5:00)
  7. "Small" – (5:21)
  8. "Gabriel" – (4:20)
  9. "Sweetheart" – (4:09)
  10. "Just Is" – (4:11)
  11. "Gabriel" (MJ Cole mix) – (7:03)
  12. "Written" – (3:36)
  13. "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" – (5:42)
  14. "Gabriel" (Nellee Hooper mix) – (4:03)
  15. "Blessing in Disguise" – (1:44)
  16. "Gabriel" (Video)
  17. "Sweet" (Video)
  18. "Trans Fatty Acid" (Kruder & Dorfmeister session mix) (video)
  19. "Cottonwool" (Fila Brazillia mix) (video)
  20. "Sweet" (Soulchild Radio mix) (video)
  21. "Heaven" (Funkstörung mix) (video)

2002 Australian limited edition

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."What Sound"3:43
2."One"4:16
3."Sweet"3:53
4."I Cry"5:26
5."Scratch Bass"4:47
6."Heaven"5:00
7."Small"5:22
8."Gabriel"4:20
9."Sweetheart"4:09
10."Just Is / Blessing in Disguise"11:17
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Sweet" (Soulchild Radio Mix)3:40
2."B Line" (Andy Votel Mix)5:36
3."Gold" (Hipoptimist Alchemy Mix)6:33
4."God Bless" (Pulsinger Mix)7:52
5."Trans Fatty Acid" (K&D Mix)9:02
6."Cottonwool" (Fila Brazilla Mix)8:28
7."Górecki" (Live in Brussels)7:03
8."Sweet" (Live in Brussels)4:03
9."Sweetheart" (Live in Brussels)4:29
10."Bonfire" (Live in Brussels)5:34

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Music & Media" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. 30 March 2002.
  2. ↑ "Music & Media" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. 6 July 2002.
  3. ↑ "Lamb – What Sound (2001, CD)". Discogs . 8 October 2001.
  4. 1 2 "What Sound by Lamb Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Bush, John. "What Sound – Lamb". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (5 October 2001). "Lamb: What Sound (Mercury)". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Davenport, Neil (October 2001). "Lamb: What Sound". Jockey Slut . Vol. 4, no. 10.
  8. ↑ Baltin, Steve (25 May 2003). "Lamb 'What Sound' (Koch)". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Fielding, Anna (October 2001). "Lamb: What Sound". Mixmag . Vol. 2, no. 125.
  10. ↑ Gibson, Cal (December 2001). "Lamb: What Sound". Muzik . No. 79. p. 62.
  11. ↑ Mullen, John (November 2001). "Lamb: What Sound". Q . No. 183.
  12. ↑ Skye, Lena (October 2001). "Lamb: What Sound". Rock Sound . No. 29.
  13. ↑ Burns, Todd (31 July 2003). "Lamb: What Sound: Deluxe". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 8 August 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  14. ↑ Davenport, Neil (November 2001). "Lamb: What Sound". Uncut . No. 54. p. 114.
  15. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Lamb – What Sound". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lamb – What Sound" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lamb – What Sound" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lamb – What Sound" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "Music & Media" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. 27 April 2002.
  21. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2002". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 August 2020.


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