Fear of Fours

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Fear of Fours
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Studio album by
Lamb
Released17 May 1999 (1999-05-17)
Studio
GenreTrip hop[1]
Length55:22
Label
ProducerLamb
Lamb chronology
Lamb
(1996) 		Fear of Fours
(1999) 		What Sound
(2001)
Singles from Fear of Fours
  1. "B Line"
    Released: 22 March 1999[2]
  2. "All in Your Hands"
    Released: 10 May 1999[3]

Fear of Fours is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Lamb. It was released on 17 May 1999 by Fontana Records and Mercury Records.[4]

Background

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The title Fear of Fours alludes to the album's avoidance of the four-on-the-floor rhythm commonly used in dance music. Lamb's Andy Barlow later explained, "By the time we came to record Fear of Fours it felt like everything in 4
4 had been done ... I've always liked interesting time signatures. When you're in 7
8, or 3
4 even, you get a loop that you've heard a hundred times before and it can immediately have a different feel to it."[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[8]
Melody MakerStarStarStarStarHalf star[9]
Mixmag4/5[10]
MuzikStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[11]
Pitchfork8.5/10[1]
QStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[12]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[13]
Spin7/10[14]

John Bush of AllMusic said that while Lamb's 1996 eponymous debut album "was practically a revolution in the development of a satisfactory fusion of singer/songwriter vocals and drum'n'bass", Fear of Fours "sets the bar much higher", praising Barlow in particular as "one of the most capable and inventive producers in the electronic community."[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
0."Lullaby" (CD pregap hidden track)
2:20
1."Soft Mistake" 3:16
2."Little Things" 3:18
3."B Line" 2:46
4.Untitled (hidden track) 0:04
5."All in Your Hands" 4:39
6."Less Than Two" 1:19
7."Bonfire" 4:23
8."Ear Parcel" 7:54
9."Softly"
  • Barlow
  • Rhodes
  • Thorne
3:56
10."Here" 3:22
11."Fly" 5:13
12."Alien" 4:06
13."Five" 5:49
14."Lullaby"
  • Barlow
  • Rhodes
  • Thorne
2:57
Total length:55:22

Sample credits[15]

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[15]

Lamb

Additional musicians

  • Nell Catchpole – violin (tracks 5, 7, 14), viola (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • David Clack – horn (track 5)
  • Graham Clarke – violin (track 11)
  • Kevin Davy – trumpet
  • Tanera Dawkins – cello (tracks 5, 7, 14), string arrangements (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Alison Dods – violin (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Alan Gibson – double bass (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Jimi Goodwin – guitar (track 3)
  • Helen Kamminga – viola (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Alice Kinloch – trombone (track 5), sousaphone (track 5)
  • Kathryn Locke – cello (tracks 5, 7, 14), string arrangements (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Ben Park – baritone saxophone (track 5), brass arrangements (track 5)
  • John Rayson – viola (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Cathy Rimer – cello (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Crispin "Spry" Robinson – percussion (track 10)
  • Niroshini Thambar – violin (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Jon Thorne – double bass
  • Matthew Ward – violin (tracks 5, 7, 14)
  • Mikey Wilson – drums
  • Anne Wood – violin (tracks 5, 7, 14)

Production

Design

  • Rich Mulhearn – photography
  • Jeremy Murch – photography
  • Rick Myers – art direction, design

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 61
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 82
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 37
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[21] 5
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 35

References

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