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Shleep is the seventh album by Canterbury scene and progressive rock veteran and musician Robert Wyatt, released in 1997.

Shleep
Studio album by Robert Wyatt
Released	26 September 1997
Recorded	1996-1997 at Phil Manzanera's Gallery Studio, Chertsey
Genre	Progressive rock, art rock, Canterbury scene, experimental rock
Length	53:39
Label	Hannibal, Thirsty Ear
Producer	Alfreda Benge, Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt chronology
A Short Break (1992) Shleep (1997) Dondestan (Revisited) (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.6/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The album brought together a diverse range of musicians from a range of genres. After Wyatt's largely one-man recordings of the 1980s, Shleep marked a return to featuring other artistes as on his 1970s albums. The balance of his discography would follow suit. The Wire named Shleep its record of the year in its annual critics' poll.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt and Alfreda Benge; except where indicated

1. "Heaps of Sheeps" – 4:56
2. "The Duchess" (Wyatt) – 4:18
3. "Maryan" (Wyatt, Philip Catherine) – 6:11
4. "Was a Friend" (Wyatt, Hugh Hopper) – 6:09
5. "Free Will and Testament" (Wyatt, Mark Kramer) – 4:13
6. "September the Ninth" – 6:41
7. "Alien" – 6:47
8. "Out of Season" – 2:32
9. "A Sunday in Madrid" – 4:41
10. "Blues in Bob Minor" (Wyatt) – 5:46
11. "The Whole Point of No Return" (Paul Weller) – 1:25
12. "September in the Rain" (bonus re-release track) – 2:31

Personnel

• Gary Azukx - djembe
• Alfreda Benge - voice of the apparition, chorus
• Philip Catherine - guitar
• Brian Eno - synthesiser, synthesiser bass, vocal chorus
• Jamie Johnson - guitar, chorus
• Phil Manzanera - guitar
• Chucho Merchan - bass guitar, double bass, bass drum, percussion
• Evan Parker - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Charles Rees - chorus
• Chikako Sato - violin
• Paul Weller - guitars, harmony vocals
• Annie Whitehead - trombone
• Robert Wyatt - voice, keyboards, bass guitar, polish fiddle, trumpet, percussion, chorus

References

External links

• MP3.com album main page

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