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La Peste is the second studio album by Alabama 3, released in 2000.[4][5]

La Peste
Studio album by Alabama 3
Released	24 October 2000
Recorded	1999
Studio	Milo Studios, Hoxton, London; Orinoco Studios, London SE1; Steam Rooms, Isle of Wight; The Fuzzpit; Olympic Studios, Barnes, London
Length	51:59
Label	One Little Indian Columbia[1]
Producer	John "Segs" Jennings, Steve "Dub" Jones
Alabama 3 chronology
Exile on Coldharbour Lane (1997) La Peste (2000) Power in the Blood (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

The album peaked at No. 80 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Critical reception

Record Collector called the album "a dreamy romp through cinematic mini-masterpieces including 'Sad Eyed Lady Of The Low Life', 'Mansion On The Hill' and 'The Thrills Are Gone'."[7] Trouser Press called it "a disappointing disgrace of an album," writing "the new, gussied-up A3 (designed, perhaps, not to offend Sopranos fans) is merely overproduced and out of ideas."[8] NME deemed it "deeply pointless, if hilarious" and an "almost monumental waste of time."[9] The Independent judged it "infectiously intelligent," writing that the band still operates "fruitfully at the convergence of country, funk, gospel and drug culture."[10]

Track listing

1. "Too Sick to Pray" (Love, Love, Love, Empiricist) - 4:44
2. "Mansion on the Hill" (Love, Love, Love, Dope) - 3:00
3. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlife" (Love, Love, Love, Love, The Spirit) - 4:43
4. "Walking in My Sleep" (Love, Love, Love, Love, Empiricist, The Spirit) - 6:09
5. "Wade into the Water" (Love, Love, Empiricist) - 5:15
6. "Hotel California" (Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey) - 5:34
7. "Cocaine (Killed My Community)" (Love, Love, Love, Dope) - 4:44
8. "The Thrills Have Gone" (Love, Empiricist, The Spirit, Paddy Hill) - 4:30
9. "2129" (Love, Love, Empiricist, Dope) - 4:24
10. "Strange" (Love, Love, Empiricist, The Spirit) - 5:27
11. "Sinking..." (Love, Love, Love, The Spirit) - 5:29

• Bonus track (limited UK release)

1. "Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One mix) (Love, Love, Love, The Very Reverend Dr. D. Love) - 4:09

Personnel

Alabama 3

• Larry Love (Rob Spragg) - lead vocals
• D Wayne Love (Jake Black) - vocals
• The Mountain of Love (Piers Marsh) - programming, harmonica, synthesiser
• Sir "Real" Love L.S.D.O.P.T. (Simon Edwards) - percussion
• Captain Empiricist (Mark Sams) - guitar
• L.B. Dope (Johnny Delafons) - drums
• The Spirit (Orlando Harrison) - keyboards
• John "Segs" Jennings - guitars, bass, backing vocals

with:

• Steve "Dub" Jones - additional programming, synthesizers
• Val Harrison - vocals on 2, 9, 10, 11
• Paddy Hill and Treat - vocals on "The Thrills Have Gone"
• The Street Angels Choir 2000 - backing vocals
• Steve Roberts - backing vocals on "Sad Eyed Lady of the Low Life", "Strange" and "Sinking..."
• Jenna Spencer - backing vocals on "Walking in My Sleep" and "Sinking..."
• Eileen Rose - vocals on "Wade Into the Water"
• Bobby Valentino - mandolin on "Wade Into the Water"
• Ben Chapman - DJ cuts on "Sad Eyed Lady of the Low Life", "Hotel California" and "Cocaine (Killed My Community)"
• Bernie Clarke - organ on "Hotel California", horn arrangement on "Sinking..."
• Ned Morant - triangle on "Hotel California"
• Lushlife - horns on "Sinking..."
• Delrig, JC, Ray Mascarenas - backing vocals on "Sinking..."
• Simon Limbrick - steel drums on "Sinking..."
• Mr. Shifta - vocals on "Woke Up This Morning"

Technical

• John Collyer, Steve "Dub" Jones - engineer
• Nigel Bennett - photography

References

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