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Blue Lines - Definition and Overview |
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Blue Lines is the debut album by British electronica group Massive Attack, released on August 6, 1991 (see 1991 in music) by Virgin Records. Generally considered the first trip hop album, though the term wasn't coined until several years later, Blue Lines was a massive success in the United Kingdom, though sales were limited elsewhere. A fusion of electronic music, hip hop and dub music, the album established Massive Attack as one of the innovative British bands of the 1990s.
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Blue Lines the 58th greatest album of all time.
Track listing
- "Safe from Harm" (Cobham/Del Naja/Marshall/Nelson/Vowles) - 5:16
- "One Love" (Cobham/Del Naja/Marshall/Vowles/Williams) - 4:48
- "Blue Lines" (Bennett/Brown/Carlton/Del Naja/Geurin/Marshall/Sample/Scott/Thaws/Vowles)(sample from James Brown) - 4:21
- "Be Thankful for What You Got" (DeVaughn) - 4:09
- "Five Man Army" (Del Naja/Marshall/Thaws/Vowles/Williams) - 6:04
- "Unfinished Sympathy" (Del Naja/Marshall/Nelson/Sharp/Vowles) - 5:08
- "Daydreaming" (Badarou/Del Naja/Marshall/Thaws/Vowles) - 4:14
- "Lately" (Brownlee/Del Naja/Marshall/Nelson/Redmond/Simon/Simon/Vowles) - 4:26
- "Hymn of the Big Wheel" (Andy/Cherry/Del Naja/Marshall/Vowles) - 6:36
Personnel
- Massive Attack - Vocals, Producer
- Horace Andy - Vocals
- Jeremy Allom - Mixing Engineer
- Tony Bryan - Vocals
- Neneh Cherry - Arranger
- Paul Johnson - Guitar (Bass)
- Shara Nelson - Vocals
- Kevin Petrie - Engineer
- Tricky - Vocals
- Gavyn Wright - Leader
- Robert "3D" del Naja - Vocals
- Grant "Daddy G" Marshall - Vocals
- Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles - Keyboards
- Mikey General - Vocals (bckgr)
- Will Malone - Conductor
- Johnny Dollar - Keyboards, Producer
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles
1991 Safe From Harm Modern Rock Tracks No. 28
1991 Safe From Harm Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 35
1991 Safe From Harm Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 32
External links
- lyrics (http://www.purelyrics.com/index.php?album_detail=32)
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