Blue Album (Orbital album)
2004 studio album by Orbital
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The Blue Album (released 21 June 2004) is the seventh studio album from the British electronica duo Orbital. It includes their single "One Perfect Sunrise". The album was released on CD and LP formats. Orbital announced that this would be their "final" album at the time, but subsequently reunited and recorded new music from 2009 onwards.
| Blue Album | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 June 2004 | |||
| Genre | Techno, ambient techno, acid house | |||
| Length | 52:01 | |||
| Label | Orbital Music ATO (US) | |||
| Producer | Paul and Phil Hartnoll | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | 4/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Release Magazine | 8/10[7] |
| Resident Advisor | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
| Under the Radar | 9/10[11] |
Album
Blue Album's title recalls the informal names of Orbital's first two, self-titled albums, known colloquially as the Green Album and the Brown Album. "You Lot" samples a speech by Christopher Eccleston from Russell T Davies' The Second Coming.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Transient" | 5:48 |
| 2. | "Pants" | 5:45 |
| 3. | "Tunnel Vision" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Lost" | 5:08 |
| 5. | "You Lot" | 7:08 |
| 6. | "Bath Time" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Acid Pants" (featuring Sparks) | 6:31 |
| 8. | "Easy Serv" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "One Perfect Sunrise" (featuring Lisa Gerrard) | 8:45 |
