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Dondestan is the fifth studio album by Robert Wyatt, originally released in 1991 on Rough Trade Records. The title is a phonetic rendition of the Spanish expression "Donde están", i.e. "Where are they". The cover art is by Wyatt's wife, Alfreda Benge.

Dondestan
Studio album by Robert Wyatt
Released	1991
Recorded	February 1991
Studio	Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Rough Trade
Robert Wyatt chronology
Old Rottenhat (1985) Dondestan (1991) Shleep (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Track listing

1. "Costa" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) - 4:39
2. "The Sight Of The Wind" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 4:58
3. "Catholic Architecture" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 5:10
4. "Worship" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 4:50
5. "Shrinkrap" (Robert Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 3:52
6. "CP Jeebies" (Robert Wyatt) – 4:04
7. "Left On Man" (Robert Wyatt) – 3:31
8. "Lisp Service" (Robert Wyatt, music: Hugh Hopper) – 2:10
9. "N.I.O. (New Information Order)" (Robert Wyatt) – 6:35
10. "Dondestan" (Robert Wyatt) – 4:49

Dondestan (Revisited)

Dondestan (Revisited)
Studio album by Robert Wyatt
Released	1998
Recorded	February 1991
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Hannibal, Thirsty Ear
Robert Wyatt chronology
Shleep (1997) Dondestan (Revisited) (1998) Cuckooland (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Pitchfork Media	4.8/10 [4]

In 1998, the album was re-released on Hannibal Records with a new mix and track order under the title Dondestan (Revisited). This was deemed necessary as the original project had gone over budget and had been mixed and released in "an exhausted rush".[5]

Track listing

1. "CP Jeebies" – 4:04
2. "N.I.O. (New Information Order)" – 6:37
3. "Dondestan" – 5:01
4. "Sight Of The Wind" – 4:57
5. "Shrinkrap" – 3:51
6. "Catholic Architecture" – 5:02
7. "Worship" – 5:52
8. "Costa (Memories Of Under-Development)" – 4:09
9. "Left On Man" – 3:31
10. "Lisp Service" – 2:13

Composers

• Robert Wyatt - tracks 1, 2, 3, 9
• Robert Wyatt (music) and Alfreda Benge (lyrics) - tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Hugh Hopper (music) and Robert Wyatt (lyrics) - track 10

References

External links

• Dondestan at Discogs (list of releases)

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