Number One of Three
1998 studio album by The Body Lovers
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Number One of Three is the first studio album of the project The Body Lovers / The Body Haters, released on April 21, 1998, by Atavistic and Young God Records. The album was released under the name "The Body Lovers". Last Sigh Magazine gave the album a positive write-up and said "there are VERY few things I've ever heard quite this enigmatic and beautiful."[3]
| Number One of Three | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | BC Studio, Brooklyn, NY Ethel Sound, Atlanta, GA | |||
| Genre | Drone | |||
| Length | 73:25 | |||
| Label | Atavistic/Young God | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira | |||
| The Body Lovers / The Body Haters chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.2/10)[2] |
Track listing
All music is composed by Michael Gira.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Untitled | 13:56 |
| 2. | Untitled | 5:32 |
| 3. | Untitled | 10:00 |
| 4. | Untitled | 6:13 |
| 5. | Untitled | 5:01 |
| 6. | Untitled | 5:20 |
| 7. | Untitled | 3:53 |
| 8. | Untitled | 8:51 |
| 9. | Untitled | 8:58 |
| 10. | Untitled | 5:40 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Number One of Three liner notes.[4]
- Michael Gira – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals, musical arrangement, production
Additional musicians
- Bill Bronson – bass guitar, melodica
- Thomas Dodd – Celtic harp
- Kris Force – viola, violin
- Jarboe – backing vocals
- James Plotkin – electric guitar
- Phil Puleo – drums, percussion, bells, dulcimer
- Kurt Ralske – flugelhorn
- Bill Rieflin – piano
- Birgit Staudt – accordion
- Norman Westberg – electric guitar
- Tore Honoré Bøe – effects
- Irene – backing vocals
- Ole Henrik Moe – effects
- Ryland Walker Patterson – backing vocals
- Helge Sten – effects
- Mika Vainio – effects
Technical personnel
- Martin Bisi – engineering, programming, keyboards
- Chris Griffin – engineering
- Mike Moore – assistant engineer
- Clinton Steele – engineering
- Palmer Wood – assistant engineer