Track Listing 1. Just a Bit 2. Old Europe 3. Tom Hay's Fox 4. Forest 5. Beware 6. Cuckoo Madame 7. Raining in My Heart 8. Lullaby For Hamza 9. Silence (A Suitable Place For Those With Tired Ears to Pause & Resume Listening 10. Trickle Down 11. Insensatez 12. Mister E 13. Lullaloop 14. Life Is Sheep 15. Foreign Accents 16. Brian the Fox 17. La Ahada Yalam
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Annie Whitehead, Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Karen Mantler, Phil Manzanera | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Robert Wyatt (vocals, trumpet, cornet, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion); Karen Mantler (vocals, harmonica, keyboards); Brian Eno, Jamie Johnson, Phil Manzanera (vocals); Jennifer Maidman (acoustic guitar, accordion); David Gilmour (guitar); Gilad Atzmon (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, flute, clarinet); Annie Whitehead (trombone); Yaron Stavi (double bass). Recorded at Phil Manzanera's Gallery Studio, London, England. Former Soft Machine drummer and esteemed solo art-rocker Robert Wyatt is reissued on the album CUCKOO LAND. This Japanese edition contains one bonus track.
Editorial Reviews Included in Wire's 50 Records Of The Year [2003] - [A] substantial and deeply personal work... The Wire (01/01/2004)
4 stars out of 5 - ...A quilted, intricate and absorbing collection of songs that moves SHLEEP's fluttering textures into darker territory... Uncut (11/01/2003)
Ranked #5 in Uncut's Albums Of The Year 2003 Uncut (01/01/2004)
4 stars out of 5 - ...An album which ranks alongside his strongest work....Wyatt has assembled a cast of exceptional musicians here and directs them with a mercurial touch... Mojo (10/01/2003)
Ranked #8 in Mojo's The Best of 2003 Mojo (01/01/2004)
4 stars out of 5 - ...It's Wyatt himself who dominates this warm-hearted, ambitious album....His frail, droning voice carries these tales of love and fear to an emotional wellspring rarely tapped in the realm of popular song... Q (11/01/2003)
5 stars out of 5 -- It remains, in many ways, one of Wyatt's most ambitious records with some of his most striking songs. Record Collector
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