405:"This album was put together like we had worked on it for years", claimed Womack. "But we had only worked on it from the time we went in the studio. We just went in and said, 'Let's do a song.' And the songs kept on coming. We'd go in the studio each morning at 11am, and at 6pm every night, everyone wanted to go home and be with their family. Damon was very strict about that, and I respected that, because that was how I wanted to be, and I was persuaded in the past that you gotta hang out all night..." Richard Russell claimed that "working in the studio was a total joy" and described the atmosphere in the studio as "open and free, with no egos involved... everyone was surprised how easy it was, really." Damon Albarn revealed that on many occasions, he would give instrumental demos to Womack who would take them away outside studio hours and use them as a basis for writing lyrics. Womack said that Albarn encouraged him to push the boundaries with experimentation, with Albarn claiming that "the structure and approach was unorthodox for Womack." On March 15, 2013
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described the album as "a beautiful snapshot in time" and "completely beguiling", stating that it "serves up history on a plate for us to devour. You can feel the forces of time fall into formation as foreign auras rub in electric friction and the resultant sparks ignite a new musical canvas." Neil
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Magazine's reviewer Jack Flahavan described the album's sound as "a cocktail of the old school and the new, a meeting between tradition and futurism, poetically entwined to create a soundscape in a sphere of its own." Simon Harper of
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2183:
2157:
2151:
2150:
2148:
2146:
2129:
2123:
2122:
2120:
2118:
2101:
2095:
2094:
2092:
2090:
2074:
2065:
2064:
2062:
2060:
2042:
2033:
2032:
2030:
2029:
2014:
2008:
2007:
2000:
1994:
1993:
1982:
1976:
1975:
1973:
1971:
1956:
1950:
1949:
1947:
1945:
1928:
1922:
1921:
1911:
1898:
1897:
1895:
1893:
1888:. 26 August 2011
1876:
1870:
1869:
1859:
1848:
1847:
1837:
1826:
1825:
1823:
1821:
1816:. 16 August 2011
1804:
1798:
1797:
1795:
1793:
1778:
1772:
1771:
1769:
1767:
1749:
1738:
1737:
1735:
1733:
1718:
1709:
1708:
1695:
1686:
1670:
1661:
1651:
1642:
1641:
1639:
1638:
1623:
1617:
1614:
1513:Swedish Albums (
1465:Belgian Albums (
1453:Belgian Albums (
1428:
1405:– backing vocals
1377:, drum machine,
1371:drum programming
1357:
1348:
1339:
1327:
1271:
1243:" as written by
1202:"Central Avenue"
1166:
1161:
1133:
1128:
924:
919:
885:
875:
746:
745:
744:
740:
739:
735:
734:
730:
729:
725:
724:
708:
707:
706:
702:
701:
697:
696:
692:
691:
687:
686:
682:
681:
677:
676:
672:
671:
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666:
662:
661:
609:
608:
607:
603:
602:
598:
597:
593:
592:
588:
587:
537:
536:
535:
531:
530:
526:
525:
521:
520:
516:
515:
470:Aggregate scores
467:
450:individuals. At
401:
368:Kinshasa One Two
294:
228:
225:
173:
172:
116:
115:
111:
31:
19:
3200:
3199:
3195:
3194:
3193:
3191:
3190:
3189:
3145:
3144:
3143:
3138:
3126:Living in a Box
3015:
2897:BW Goes C&W
2841:My Prescription
2820:
2811:
2806:
2776:
2775:
2761:
2757:
2743:
2739:
2731:
2727:
2719:
2715:
2703:
2699:
2691:
2687:
2679:
2675:
2667:
2663:
2655:
2651:
2643:
2639:
2630:
2628:
2619:
2618:
2614:
2604:
2602:
2591:
2590:
2586:
2572:
2570:
2558:(42). Toronto:
2541:
2536:
2535:
2531:
2521:
2519:
2518:: 75. July 2012
2504:
2503:
2499:
2489:
2487:
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2471:
2461:
2459:
2448:
2447:
2443:
2431:
2430:
2426:
2416:
2414:
2405:
2404:
2397:
2387:
2385:
2374:
2373:
2369:
2359:
2357:
2346:
2345:
2341:
2331:
2329:
2318:
2317:
2313:
2303:
2301:
2290:
2289:
2282:
2272:
2270:
2259:
2258:
2251:
2241:
2239:
2228:
2227:
2223:
2213:
2211:
2199:
2198:
2191:
2181:
2179:
2178:/Tony W. Hunter
2176:Tribune Company
2167:Chicago Tribune
2159:
2158:
2154:
2144:
2142:
2131:
2130:
2126:
2116:
2114:
2103:
2102:
2098:
2088:
2086:
2076:
2075:
2068:
2058:
2056:
2044:
2043:
2036:
2027:
2025:
2016:
2015:
2011:
2002:
2001:
1997:
1984:
1983:
1979:
1969:
1967:
1958:
1957:
1953:
1943:
1941:
1930:
1929:
1925:
1913:
1912:
1901:
1891:
1889:
1878:
1877:
1873:
1861:
1860:
1851:
1839:
1838:
1829:
1819:
1817:
1806:
1805:
1801:
1791:
1789:
1780:
1779:
1775:
1765:
1763:
1751:
1750:
1741:
1731:
1729:
1720:
1719:
1712:
1697:
1696:
1689:
1671:
1664:
1658:UK Albums Chart
1652:
1645:
1636:
1634:
1631:consequence.net
1625:
1624:
1620:
1615:
1611:
1606:
1501:German Albums (
1489:French Albums (
1435:
1426:
1421:
1367:Richard Russell
1356:– guest vocals
1338:– guest vocals
1336:Gil Scott-Heron
1326:– guest vocals
1317:, engineering,
1268:
1221:
1155:
1119:
1037:Gil Scott-Heron
1032:Gil Scott-Heron
913:
883:
873:
862:
742:
737:
732:
727:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
605:
600:
595:
590:
554:Chicago Tribune
533:
528:
523:
518:
462:
440:
425:
403:
400:Richard Russell
399:
387:
373:Gil Scott-Heron
363:Richard Russell
343:Curtis Mayfield
320:Christmas Album
305:
292:
262:Richard Russell
231:
226:
219:
218:
188:
179:
177:Christmas Album
159:
155:Richard Russell
113:
109:
108:
100:
61:
60:London, England
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3198:
3196:
3188:
3187:
3182:
3177:
3172:
3167:
3162:
3157:
3147:
3146:
3140:
3139:
3137:
3136:
3129:
3122:
3115:
3108:
3101:
3094:
3087:
3080:
3073:
3066:
3059:
3052:
3045:
3038:
3031:
3023:
3021:
3017:
3016:
3014:
3013:
3005:
2997:
2989:
2981:
2973:
2965:
2957:
2949:
2945:So Many Rivers
2941:
2933:
2925:
2917:
2909:
2901:
2893:
2885:
2877:
2869:
2861:
2853:
2845:
2837:
2828:
2826:
2822:
2821:
2816:
2813:
2812:
2807:
2805:
2804:
2797:
2790:
2782:
2774:
2773:
2755:
2737:
2725:
2713:
2697:
2685:
2673:
2661:
2649:
2637:
2612:
2584:
2529:
2497:
2469:
2441:
2424:
2395:
2367:
2339:
2311:
2280:
2249:
2221:
2189:
2152:
2124:
2096:
2066:
2034:
2009:
1995:
1990:Clash Magazine
1977:
1951:
1923:
1899:
1871:
1849:
1827:
1799:
1781:XLRecordings.
1773:
1739:
1710:
1687:
1662:
1643:
1618:
1608:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1595:
1581:
1580:
1577:
1563:
1562:
1559:
1549:
1548:
1545:
1534:
1533:
1530:
1525:Swiss Albums (
1522:
1521:
1518:
1510:
1509:
1506:
1498:
1497:
1494:
1486:
1485:
1482:
1477:Dutch Albums (
1474:
1473:
1470:
1462:
1461:
1458:
1450:
1449:
1446:
1438:
1437:
1432:
1425:
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1418:
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1413:
1412:
1406:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1362:
1361:
1360:
1351:
1342:
1333:
1330:
1321:
1311:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1263:
1262:
1253:His Magic Band
1224:Sample credits
1218:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1200:
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1195:
1192:
1189:
1185:
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1178:
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1167:
1156:
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1134:
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1116:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1106:
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1101:
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1095:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1070:
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1066:
1063:
1060:
1056:
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1052:
1049:
1046:
1042:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1020:
1014:
1011:
1007:
1006:
1003:
996:
989:
985:
984:
981:
978:
971:
967:
966:
963:
960:
953:
949:
948:
945:
942:
939:
935:
934:
931:
928:
925:
917:
912:
909:
861:
858:
748:
747:
718:
710:
709:
655:
647:
646:
643:
635:
634:
631:
623:
622:
619:
611:
610:
581:
573:
572:
569:
561:
560:
557:
549:
548:
545:
539:
538:
509:
503:
502:
499:
495:
494:
490:
489:
486:
480:
479:
476:
472:
471:
461:
458:
448:double-jointed
439:
436:
424:
421:
388:
386:
383:
304:
301:
237:
236:
233:
232:
230:
229:
215:
212:
211:
201:
200:
197:
196:
193:
192:
190:
181:
169:
168:
161:
160:
158:
157:
152:
149:
144:
138:
136:
130:
129:
124:
118:
117:
106:
102:
101:
99:
98:
93:
88:
83:
78:
72:
70:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3197:
3186:
3183:
3181:
3178:
3176:
3173:
3171:
3168:
3166:
3163:
3161:
3158:
3156:
3153:
3152:
3150:
3134:
3130:
3127:
3123:
3120:
3116:
3113:
3109:
3106:
3102:
3099:
3095:
3092:
3088:
3085:
3081:
3078:
3074:
3071:
3067:
3064:
3060:
3057:
3053:
3050:
3046:
3043:
3039:
3036:
3032:
3029:
3025:
3024:
3022:
3018:
3011:
3010:
3006:
3003:
3002:
2998:
2995:
2994:
2990:
2987:
2986:
2982:
2979:
2978:
2974:
2971:
2970:
2966:
2963:
2962:
2958:
2955:
2954:
2950:
2947:
2946:
2942:
2939:
2938:
2934:
2931:
2930:
2926:
2923:
2922:
2921:Roads of Life
2918:
2915:
2914:
2910:
2907:
2906:
2902:
2899:
2898:
2894:
2891:
2890:
2886:
2883:
2882:
2878:
2875:
2874:
2870:
2867:
2866:
2865:Facts of Life
2862:
2859:
2858:
2857:Understanding
2854:
2851:
2850:
2849:Communication
2846:
2843:
2842:
2838:
2835:
2834:
2830:
2829:
2827:
2825:Studio albums
2823:
2819:
2814:
2810:
2803:
2798:
2796:
2791:
2789:
2784:
2783:
2780:
2770:
2769:
2764:
2759:
2756:
2752:
2751:
2746:
2741:
2738:
2734:
2729:
2726:
2722:
2717:
2714:
2710:
2707:(in German).
2706:
2701:
2698:
2694:
2689:
2686:
2682:
2677:
2674:
2670:
2665:
2662:
2658:
2653:
2650:
2646:
2641:
2638:
2627:on 2014-03-29
2626:
2622:
2616:
2613:
2601:
2600:
2599:Rolling Stone
2595:
2588:
2585:
2581:
2569:
2565:
2561:
2557:
2553:
2552:
2545:
2540:
2533:
2530:
2517:
2513:
2512:
2507:
2501:
2498:
2486:
2485:
2480:
2473:
2470:
2458:
2457:
2452:
2445:
2442:
2437:
2436:
2428:
2425:
2413:
2409:
2402:
2400:
2396:
2384:
2383:
2382:The Telegraph
2378:
2371:
2368:
2356:
2355:
2350:
2343:
2340:
2328:
2327:
2322:
2315:
2312:
2300:
2299:
2294:
2287:
2285:
2281:
2269:
2268:
2263:
2256:
2254:
2250:
2238:
2237:
2232:
2225:
2222:
2209:
2208:
2203:
2196:
2194:
2190:
2177:
2173:
2169:
2168:
2163:
2156:
2153:
2141:
2140:
2135:
2128:
2125:
2113:
2112:
2107:
2100:
2097:
2085:
2084:
2079:
2073:
2071:
2067:
2055:
2053:
2048:
2041:
2039:
2035:
2023:
2019:
2013:
2010:
2005:
1999:
1996:
1991:
1987:
1981:
1978:
1966:
1962:
1955:
1952:
1940:
1939:
1934:
1927:
1924:
1919:
1918:
1910:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1900:
1887:
1886:
1885:Contact Music
1881:
1875:
1872:
1867:
1866:
1858:
1856:
1854:
1850:
1845:
1844:
1836:
1834:
1832:
1828:
1815:
1814:
1813:Contact Music
1809:
1803:
1800:
1788:
1784:
1777:
1774:
1762:
1760:
1755:
1748:
1746:
1744:
1740:
1727:
1723:
1717:
1715:
1711:
1706:
1705:
1704:Rolling Stone
1700:
1694:
1692:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1676:
1669:
1667:
1663:
1659:
1655:
1650:
1648:
1644:
1632:
1628:
1622:
1619:
1613:
1610:
1603:
1593:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1575:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1558:
1556:
1550:
1543:
1539:
1535:
1528:
1523:
1516:
1511:
1504:
1499:
1492:
1487:
1480:
1479:Album Top 100
1475:
1468:
1463:
1456:
1451:
1444:
1439:
1431:Chart (2012)
1429:
1423:
1416:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1391:Roland TR-909
1388:
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1380:
1376:
1372:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1363:
1355:
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1343:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1316:
1312:
1310:
1306:
1302:
1298:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1282:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1265:
1260:
1259:
1254:
1250:
1246:
1245:Don Van Vliet
1242:
1238:
1237:
1232:
1228:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1215:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1179:
1175:
1162:
1149:
1146:
1142:
1129:
1125:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1008:
1004:
1001:
997:
994:
990:
986:
982:
979:
976:
972:
968:
964:
961:
958:
954:
950:
946:
943:
940:
936:
920:
916:
911:Track listing
910:
908:
906:
901:
899:
898:
893:
889:
882:
881:
880:Rolling Stone
872:
871:
866:
859:
857:
855:
854:
853:Rolling Stone
849:
845:
841:
836:
835:
830:
829:
823:
820:
819:
814:
813:
808:
807:
802:
801:
795:
794:
788:
786:
785:
779:
778:
777:The Telegraph
774:McCormick of
772:
771:
766:
762:
758:
757:music critics
754:
719:
717:
716:
712:
711:
656:
654:
653:
649:
648:
644:
642:
641:
637:
636:
632:
630:
629:
625:
624:
620:
618:
617:
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612:
582:
580:
579:
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574:
570:
568:
567:
563:
562:
558:
556:
555:
551:
550:
546:
544:
541:
540:
510:
508:
505:
504:
496:
493:Review scores
491:
487:
485:
482:
481:
473:
468:
459:
457:
455:
454:
449:
445:
437:
435:
433:
432:
422:
420:
418:
417:
411:
408:
402:
396:
394:
384:
382:
380:
379:
374:
370:
369:
364:
358:
356:
352:
348:
344:
340:
339:
338:Plastic Beach
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289:Rolling Stone
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52:June 11, 2012
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20:
3077:Harry Hippie
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3007:
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2991:
2985:Resurrection
2983:
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2895:
2887:
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