''Fear of Fours'' is the second

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by English

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duo

Lamb Lamb or The Lamb may refer to: * A young sheep * Lamb and mutton, the meat of sheep Arts and media Film, television, and theatre * ''The Lamb'' (1915 film), a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in his screen debut * ''The Lamb'' (1918 ...

. It was released on 17 May 1999 by

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and

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Track listing

Sample credits * "Bonfire" contains samples of ''C. P. E. Bach: Cello Concertos''. * "Ear Parcel" contains samples of "

How High the Moon "How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue '' Two for the Show'', where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. In ''Two for the Sh ...

", performed by

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Lamb * Andy Barlow – performance, brass

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s (track 5) *

Lou Rhodes Lou Rhodes is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released four solo albums: ''Beloved One'', '' Bloom'' and '' One Good Thing'' and ...

– performance 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 Jimi Goodwin (born Jamie Francis Alexander Goodwin 28 May 1970 in Manchester) is the bassist, vocalist and guitarist for Doves. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were in a house music group, Sub Sub. Goodwin is best known as ...

– guitar (track 3) * Helen Kamminga – viola (tracks 5, 7, 14) * Alice Kinloch – trombone (track 5),

sousaphone The sousaphone ( ) is a brass instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than ...

(track 5) * Kathryn Locke – cello (tracks 5, 7, 14), string arrangements (tracks 5, 7, 14) * Ben Park –

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

(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 Jon Thorne (born 12 February 1967) is an English double bassist, producer and composer. Career Thorne is self-taught and started playing at the age of 23. He has studied and played jazz for a number of years following and considers Danny Thomps ...

– double bass * Matthew Ward – violin (tracks 5, 7, 14) * Mikey Wilson – drums * Anne Wood – violin (tracks 5, 7, 14) Production *

Jim Abbiss Jim Abbiss is a British music producer, best known for his work on records including the debut album of Editors ('' The Back Room''), Arctic Monkeys' Mercury Music Prize winning debut album, ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'', Ka ...

– mixing (track 11) * Andy Barlow – mixing (tracks 6, 13) *

Ian Carmichael Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE (18 June 1920 – 5 February 2010) was an English actor who worked prolifically on stage, screen and radio in a career spanning 70 years. He found prominence in the films of the Boulting brothers, including ' ...

–

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, mixing (tracks 6, 10, 13) * Alan Douglas –

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(tracks 5, 7, 14) * Jared Hawkins – mixing (assistance) * Lamb –

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* Al Stone – mixing Design * Rich Mulhearn – photography * Jeremy Murch – photography * Rick Myers –

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, design

Charts

References

External links

* 1999 albums Lamb (band) albums Fontana Records albums Mercury Records albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub