Music of the Spheres (Ian Brown album)

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Music of the Spheres
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Studio album by
Ian Brown
Released1 October 2001
GenreAlternative rock, Indie rock, electropop
Length41:08
LabelPolydor
ProducerFrancis Dunnery
Ian Brown chronology
Golden Greats
(1999) 		Music of the Spheres
(2001) 		Remixes of the Spheres
(2002)
Singles from Music of the Spheres
  1. "F.E.A.R."
    Released: 17 September 2001
  2. "Whispers"
    Released: 11 February 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]

Music of the Spheres is the third solo album released by Ian Brown, the ex-frontman of The Stone Roses. It is noted for its minimalist song structures with tracks like "Hear No See No" and "El mundo pequeño", sung in Spanish.

Highlights on this album include "F.E.A.R.", where the first letters of each word in a stanza spell out the song title. For example, "For each a road" and "Fallen empires are ruling". Other standout tracks include "Stardust" and "Northern Lights". The song "Whispers" won Muso's 2002 award for Best Single. The Canadian edition of the album omits Track 5, "Hear No See No".

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."F.E.A.R."Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Dave Colquhoun4:29
2."Stardust"Brown, McCracken, Tim Wills4:30
3."The Gravy Train"Brown, McCracken, Dan Bierton, Greg Hatwell4:23
4."Bubbles"Brown, McCracken, Mark Sayfritz4:35
5."Hear No See No"Brown, McCracken, Sayfritz3:35
6."Northern Lights"Brown, McCracken, Dave Colquhoun4:13
7."Whispers"Brown, McCracken, Wills3:56
8."El Mundo Pequeño"Brown, Francis Dunnery4:01
9."Forever and a Day"Brown, McCracken, Dunnery2:44
10."Shadow of a Saint"Brown, McCracken, Wills4:42

Japanese Edition (UICP 1021) Bonus Tracks:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Superstar"Brown, McCracken4:49
12."My Star 2001"Brown, Ibrahim4:04

Personnel[]

  • Ian Brown - vocals
  • Dave Colquhoun (track: 1), Dave McCracken (track: 4), Francis Dunnery (track: 1-9), Tim Wills (tracks: 6, 9) - guitar
  • Dave McCracken (tracks: 4, 6), Francis Dunnery (track: 6), Matt Pegg (tracks: 5, 7, 9) - bass guitar
  • Dave McCracken (tracks: 1 to 9), Mark Sayfritz (track: 4) - keyboards, programming
  • Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu - percussion (tracks: 7, 9)
  • Dan Liebermann, Francis Dunnery (track: 5) - backing vocals
  • Anthony Pleeth, Bill Hawkes, Boguslaw Kostecki, David Daniels, David Woodcock, Dermot Crehan, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Frank Schaefer, Helen Hathorn, Jackie Shave, Maciej Rakowski, Mark Berrow, Martin Loveday, Mary Scully, Miffy Hirsch, Patrick Kiernan, Patrick Lannigan, Perry Montague-Mason, Philip Dukes, Philippa Ibbotson, Rita Manning - strings (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Cathy Thompson - string arrangements (tracks: 1, 9)

References[]

  1. ^ "Music Of The Spheres by Ian Brown" – via www.metacritic.com.
  2. ^ "Music of the Spheres - Ian Brown | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.



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