Becoming a Cliché explained

Becoming a Cliché
Type:	album
Artist:	Adrian Sherwood
Cover:	Adrian Sherwood - Becoming a Cliche.jpg
Recorded:	On-U Sound Studios, London, UK
Genre:	Electro, dub
Length:	66:55
Label:	Real World, Virgin
Producer:	Adrian Sherwood
Prev Title:	Never Trust a Hippy
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Dub Setter
Next Year:	2009

Becoming a Cliché is the second solo album by British producer Adrian Sherwood. It was released on 9 October 2006 on Real World and Virgin Records.

Personnel

Musicians

• Richard Doswell – saxophone
• Dave Fullwood – trumpet
• Jazzwad – drum programming, piano (6, 7)
• Chris Petter – trombone
• Nick Plytas – Clavinet, organ
• Filip Tavares – violin

Additional musicians

• Dennis Bovell – vocals (5)
• Congo Natty – drum programming (3), co-producer (3)
• Doctor Pablo – melodica (12)
• Samia Farah – backing vocals, vocals (6), melodica (6)
• Emily Sherwood Hyman – spoken word (1)
• Eric Johnson – trombone (9)
• Little Roy – vocals (3)
• Peter Lockett – percussion (2, 9, 13)
• LSK – vocals (7, 10)

Additional musicians (cont.)

• Steven "Lenky" Marsden – drum programming (12)
• Skip McDonald – guitar (1, 4, 6–8, 11)
• Natijah – backing vocals (3)
• Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie – drum programming (3), bass guitar (10), piano (14)
• Lee "Scratch" Perry – vocals (1)
• Raiz – vocals (14)
• Prithpal Rajput – percussion (5, 12)
• Bim Sherman – vocals (9)
• Denise Sherwood – backing vocals
• Mark Stewart – vocals (11)

Technical personnel

• Nick Coplowe – engineering, backing vocals, guitar (12, 13), piano (8)
• Adrian Sherwood – producer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2006	Real World, Virgin	CD	CD RW 141
Japan	2006	Beat	CD	BRC-162LTD

Notes and References

1. Web site: Q magazine Recordings of the Year . 4 October 2014 . Q.