What Sound Explained

What Sound
Type:studio
Artist:Lamb
Cover:cover-whatsound.jpg
Released:8 October 2001
Length:48:15
Label:Mercury
Prev Title:Fear of Fours
Prev Year:1999
Year:2001
Next Title:Between Darkness and Wonder
Next Year: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]

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

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.

Track listing

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

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-03-30.pdf
  2. https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-07-06.pdf
  3. Web site: Lamb – What Sound (2001, CD). Discogs.
  4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2002. Ultratop. 6 August 2020.