Cuckooland

2003 studio album by Robert Wyatt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cuckooland is the eighth studio album by jazz rock artist Robert Wyatt. It was released on 29 September 2003 through Hannibal Records.[5] The artwork is by Alfreda Benge. The Wire listed Cuckooland among the 50 best records of the year in its annual critics' poll.[6][7]

Released29 September 2003 (2003-09-29)
GenreRock, jazz
Length62:34
LabelHannibal, Rykodisc
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Cuckooland
Studio album by
Robert Wyatt
Released29 September 2003 (2003-09-29)
GenreRock, jazz
Length62:34
LabelHannibal, Rykodisc
ProducerRobert Wyatt, Jamie Johnson
Robert Wyatt chronology
Solar Flares Burn for You
(2003)		 Cuckooland
(2003)		 Theatre Royal Drury Lane 8th September 1974
(2005)
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Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(not rated)[1]
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
BBC–[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[4]
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Track listing

All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt; except where indicated

  1. "Just a Bit" – 5:09
  2. "Old Europe" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 4:15
  3. "Tom Hay's Fox" – 3:33
  4. "Forest" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 7:55
  5. "Beware" (Karen Mantler) – 5:09
  6. "Cuckoo Madame" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 5:20
  7. "Raining in My Heart" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)– 2:42
  8. "Lullaby for Hamza/Silence" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 5:00
  9. "Trickle Down" – 6:47
  10. "Insensatez" (Vinicius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:24
  11. "Mister E" (Karen Mantler) – 4:20
  12. "Lullaloop" (Alfreda Benge) – 2:59
  13. "Life Is Sheep" (Karen Mantler) – 4:14
  14. "Foreign Accents" – 3:48
  15. "Brian the Fox" – 5:31
  16. "La Ahada Yalam (No-One Knows) (Nizar Zreik)" – 4:16

Notes

"Just a Bit" is dedicated to Richard Dawkins.

"Old Europe" is about Juliette Gréco and Miles Davis.

"Lullaby for Hamza" is followed by 30 seconds of silence, to provide in Wyatt's words, "A suitable place for those with tired ears to pause and resume listening later".

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