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4+1⁄2 is an EP by British musician Steven Wilson. It was released on 22 January 2016. It collects songs that were written during the sessions for Wilson's previous two studio albums, The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories) and Hand. Cannot. Erase.. The closing track is a new version of "Don't Hate Me", originally recorded by Porcupine Tree on the album Stupid Dream, sung as a duet with Israeli singer Ninet Tayeb. The title 4+1⁄2 indicates the EP serves as an interim release between Wilson's fourth solo album Hand. Cannot. Erase. and his fifth full-length studio album To the Bone.[9]

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4+1⁄2
EP by
Steven Wilson
Released22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
RecordedOctober 2012 – October 2015
GenreProgressive rock[1]
Length36:14
LabelKscope
ProducerSteven Wilson
Steven Wilson chronology
Transience
(2015)		 4+1⁄2
(2016)		 To the Bone
(2017)
Singles from 4+1⁄2
  1. "Happiness III"
    Released: 14 October 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Ox-Fanzine[5]
Rock Hard8.5/10[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]
Uncut[8]

Recording



Track listing


All tracks are written by Steven Wilson.

No.TitleLength
1."My Book of Regrets"9:35
2."Year of the Plague" (instrumental)4:15
3."Happiness III"4:31
4."Sunday Rain Sets In" (instrumental)3:50
5."Vermillioncore" (instrumental)5:09
6."Don't Hate Me"9:34
Total length:36:14

Personnel



Charts


Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 47
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 38
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13] 49
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 21
US Billboard 200[15] 114

References


  1. "Steven Wilson - 4 1/2 (Album Review)". 11 January 2016.
  2. "4 1/2 by Steven Wilson Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. "4 ½ – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "Steven Wilson : 4 1/2". www.loudersound.com. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. "Steven Wilson : 4 1/2 Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
  6. "Rock Hard review". issue 345.
  7. Kuettel, Benjamin (26 January 2016). "Album Review - Steven Wilson: 4 1/2". Sputnikmusic.
  8. "Steven Wilson: 4 1/2". Uncut. No. 226. March 2016. p. 82.
  9. http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/new-steven-wilson-album-4-%C2%BD-coming-in-january-2016/
  10. "ultratop.be - Steven Wilson - 4½". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  11. "Steven Wilson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  12. "Steven Wilson: 4 ½" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  13. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  15. "Steven Wilson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2016.


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