Shleep

Shleep
Studio album by
Robert Wyatt
Released26 September 1997
Recorded1996–1997
VenuePhil Manzanera's Gallery Studio, Chertsey
GenreProgressive rock, art rock, Canterbury scene, experimental rock
Length53:39
LabelHannibal, Thirsty Ear
ProducerAlfreda Benge, Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt chronology
A Short Break
(1992) 		Shleep
(1997) 		Dondestan (Revisited)
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media8.6/10[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Uncut[4]

Shleep is the seventh studio album by English musician Robert Wyatt, released on 26 September 1997.

The album brought together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres. After Wyatt's largely one-man recordings of the 1980s, Shleep marked a return to featuring other artists as on his 1970s albums; the balance of his discography would follow suit. The Wire named Shleep its record of the year in its annual critics' poll.[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt and Alfreda Benge, except where indicated.

  1. "Heaps of Sheeps" – 4:56
  2. "The Duchess" (Wyatt) – 4:18
  3. "Maryan" (Wyatt, Philip Catherine) – 6:11
  4. "Was a Friend" (Wyatt, Hugh Hopper) – 6:09
  5. "Free Will and Testament" (Wyatt, Mark Kramer) – 4:13
  6. "September the Ninth" – 6:41
  7. "Alien" – 6:47
  8. "Out of Season" – 2:32
  9. "A Sunday in Madrid" – 4:41
  10. "Blues in Bob Minor" (Wyatt) – 5:46
  11. "The Whole Point of No Return" (Paul Weller) – 1:25
  12. "September in the Rain" (bonus re-release track) – 2:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. Shleep at AllMusic
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ MacDonald, Ian (October 1997). "Truth and beauty". Uncut. No. 5. p. 86.
  5. ^ "97 Rewind: 50 Records of the Year". The Wire. No. 167. London. January 1998. p. 35 – via Exact Editions.


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