Shleep

Shleep
Studio album by Robert Wyatt
Released	November 1997
Recorded	1996-1997 at Phil Manzanera's Gallery Studio, Chertsey
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, Canterbury scene, experimental rock
Length	53:39
Label	Thirsty Ear
Producer	Alfreda Benge, Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt chronology
A Short Break (1992) Shleep (1997) Dondestan (Revisited) (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
MP3.com	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.6/10) [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

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

The album brings together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres.

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

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. Shleep at AllMusic
2. MP3.com review
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. Rolling Stone review

External links

• Allmusic album main page
• MP3.com album main page