One Part Lullaby

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One Part Lullaby
One part lullaby.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999 (1999-09-07)
Genre Alternative rock
Length55:02
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
  1. "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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [4]
Entertainment Weekly A− [5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Village Voice B+ [9]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Ritual"
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

Additional personnel

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