Shleep Explained

Shleep is the seventh album by Canterbury scene and progressive rock veteran and musician Robert Wyatt, released in 1997.

The album brought together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres. After Wyatt's largely one-man recordings of the 1980s, Shleep marked a return to featuring other artistes as on his 1970s albums. The balance of his discography would follow suit. The Wire named Shleep its record of the year in its annual critics' poll.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt and Alfreda Benge; except where indicated

1. "Heaps of Sheeps" – 4:56
2. "The Duchess" (Wyatt) – 4:18
3. "Maryan" (Wyatt, Philip Catherine) – 6:11
4. "Was a Friend" (Wyatt, Hugh Hopper) – 6:09
5. "Free Will and Testament" (Wyatt, Mark Kramer) – 4:13
6. "September the Ninth" – 6:41
7. "Alien" – 6:47
8. "Out of Season" – 2:32
9. "A Sunday in Madrid" – 4:41
10. "Blues in Bob Minor" (Wyatt) – 5:46
11. "The Whole Point of No Return" (Paul Weller) – 1:25
12. "September in the Rain" (bonus re-release track) – 2:31

Personnel

• Gary Azukx - djembe
• Alfreda Benge - voice of the apparition, chorus
• Philip Catherine - guitar
• Brian Eno - synthesiser, synthesiser bass, vocal chorus
• Jamie Johnson - guitar, chorus
• Phil Manzanera - guitar
• Chucho Merchan - bass guitar, double bass, bass drum, percussion
• Evan Parker - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Charles Rees - chorus
• Chikako Sato - violin
• Paul Weller - guitars, harmony vocals
• Annie Whitehead - trombone
• Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, bass guitar, polish fiddle, trumpet, percussion, chorus

External links

• MP3.com album main page

Notes and References

1. 97 Rewind: 50 Records of the Year . January 1998 . The Wire . 167 . 35 . London . subscription . Exact Editions.