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Portishead - Dummy

Label:
Catalog#:
828 522-2
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
1994
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Trip Hop

Tracklist

1   Mysterons 5:06 X
    Theremin - Adrian Utley
2   Sour Times 4:13 X
    Electric Piano [Rhodes], Organ [Hammond] - Neil Solman
  Written-By - H Brooks* , L Schifrin* , O Turner*
3   Strangers 3:58 X
    Written-By - W Shorter*
4   It Could Be Sweet 4:19 X
    Drum Programming - Richard Newell
5   Wandering Star 4:56 X
    Written-By - M Dickerson* , C W Miller* , HR Brown* , J Goldstein* , L Oskar* , L Jordan* , S Allen*
6   Numb 3:57 X
    Drums - Geoff Barrow
  Organ [Hammond] - Gary Baldwin
7   Roads 5:09 X
    Arranged By [String Arrangement] - Adrian Utley , Geoff Barrow
  Electric Piano [Rhodes] - Neil Solman
  Flute [Nose] - Dave McDonald (2)
  Strings - Strings Unlimited
8   Pedestal 3:41 X
    Trumpet - Andy Hague
9   Biscuit 5:04 X
    Written-By - J Ray*
10   Glory Box 5:06 X
    Organ [Hammond] - Adrian Utley
  Written-By - I Hayes*

Credits

Bass - Adrian Utley (tracks: 6 to 8)
Drums - Clive Deamer (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 9)
Electric Piano [Rhodes] - Geoff Barrow (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)
Engineer - Dave McDonald (2)
Guitar - Adrian Utley (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 10)
Producer - A Utley* , Portishead
Programmed By - Geoff Barrow (tracks: 2, 5 to 8, 10)
Vocals - Beth Gibbons
Written-By - A Utley* (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 8, 10) , B Gibbons* , G Barrow*

Notes

All tracks recorded at State of Art and Coach House Studios, Bristol with additional mixing at Moles Studio, Bath.

Special Thanks:
Adrian Utley & Drew McDonald for their unerring judgment in the line of fire. Ferdy for his unrelenting persistance & faith. Rich Newell & Fiona Bowyer for their inspiration on tracks 4 & 5 respectively.

Track 2: samples Lalo Schifrin from "The Danube Incident".
Track 3: samples Weather Report from "Elegant People".
Track 5: contains portions of "Magic Mountain" as performed by Eric Burdon.
Track 9: samples Johnnie Ray from "I'll Never Fall In Love Again".
Track 10: samples Isaac Hayes from "Ike's Rap III".

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