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''Blue Lines'' is the debut album by British Electronica group Massive Attack , released on August 6 , 1991 (see 1991 In Music ) by Virgin Records . Generally considered the first Trip Hop album, though the term wasn't coined until several years later, ''Blue Lines'' was a massive success in the United Kingdom , though sales were limited elsewhere. A fusion of electronic music, Hip Hop and Dub Music , the album established Massive Attack as one of the innovative British bands of the 1990s. CRITICAL ACCLAIM In 1997 ''Blue Lines'' was named the 21st greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV , Channel 4 , '' The Guardian '' and Classic FM . In 1998 ''Q'' Magazine readers placed it at number 58, and in 2000 the same magazine placed it at number 9 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. going ‘hey, hey hey, hey’. It had funky breaks and an emotional power that was hard to figure. It sounded anxious and lost. But there was a grandeur in the music also. People who came across the record became obsessed, spinning it endlessly." The track " Unfinished Sympathy " has frequently been described as one of the best songs of all time, according to polls produced by MTV2 , NME , and various other magazines and reviewers. A BBC writer stated that: "More than a decade after its release it remains one of the most moving pieces of dance music ever, able to soften hearts and excite minds just as keenly as a ballad by Bacharach or a melody by McCartney." {Link without Title} TRACK LISTING #" Safe From Harm " (featuring Shara Nelson ) ( McLaughlin / Cobham / Del Naja / Marshall /Nelson/ Vowles ) – 5:16 #"One Love" (featuring Horace Andy ) (Del Naja/Marshall/Vowles/ Wolinski Warner Chappell Music only lists these four. Other sources claim W. Cobham, Clyde Williams III / C.J. Williams / J Williams, and Horace Andy as co-writers. ) – 4:48 #"Blue Lines" ( Bennett // Scott / Thaws /Vowles) – 4:21 #"Be Thankful for What You've Got" (featuring Tony Bryan ) ( DeVaughn Cover of the William DeVaughn song of the same name.) – 4:09 #"Five Man Army" (featuring Horace Andy) (Del Naja/Marshall/Thaws/Vowles/WilliamsRapper Claude Williams (Willie Wee) of "The Wild Bunch".) – 6:04 #" Unfinished Sympathy " (featuring Shara Nelson) (Del Naja/Marshall/Nelson/SharpJonathan Sharp, most likely this one ./Vowles) – 5:08 #"Daydreaming" (featuring Shara Nelson) ( Badarou /Del Naja/Marshall/Thaws/Vowles) – 4:14 #"Lately" (featuring Shara Nelson) ( Brownlee /Del Naja/Marshall/Nelson/ Redmond / Jeffrey Simon / Fred Simon /Vowles) – 4:26 #"Hymn of the Big Wheel" (featuring Horace Andy) ( Cherry /Del Naja/ Hinds /Marshall/Vowles) – 6:36 SAMPLES PERSONNEL
CHART POSITIONS Billboard Music Charts (North America) - singles
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