''The Richest Man in Babylon'' is the third

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by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation. It was first released on September 30, 2002 in Belgium and on October 1, 2002 in the United States by

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. The album features contributions from Emiliana Torrini, LouLou, Pam Bricker, and

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, and features both electronic and live instrumentation. The album combines influences such as dub, jazz, dance music, rap, reggae, and Indian music, and incorporates protest music into the group's sound. A remix/dub version of the album was released in 2004 titled Babylon Rewound featuring the unreleased track "Truth And Rights".

Reception

The critical reception was mixed. BBC's Collective magazine said that "This, their third 'proper' album, is certainly their most complete work to date, and arguably the first to be presented as one complete, cohesive whole. .. Tis ranks as Thievery Corporation's finest yet." AllMusic's John Bush felt that the album "doesn't have the hooks or the production finesse to compete with ''

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''" but that "a few tracks on the backside do plow new ground, thanks in part to new guests".The Richest Man in Babylon:Thievery Corporation
AllMusic. 2002. Last accessed December 14, 2011. Among fans the album is popular, peaking at number 9 on ''

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s Independent Albums list on October 19, 2002 The Richest Man in Babylon - Thievery...: 2002 ''

''. 2002. Last accessed December 14, 2011. and number 2 on the Dance/Electronic Albums list on October 26, 2002. A month after the album was released, ''The Richest Man in Babylon'' had 25,000 sales in the United States.

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