Blue lines

Blue lines
Massive Attack studio album
Publication (s)	April 9, 1991
Label (s)	Virgin
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Trip-hop , house , dance
Title (number)	9
running time	45 min 02 s
occupation	Singing : Robert Del Naja Singing: Grantley Marshall Keyboard : Andrew Vowles Keyboard: Johnny Dollar Electric bass : Paul Johnson Singing: Tricky Singing: Horace Andy Singing: Shara Nelson Singing: Tony Bryan Backing Vocals : Mikey General Conductor : Will Malone
production	Massive Attack, Johnny Dollar
chronology - Blue lines Protection (1994)

Blue Lines is the debut album by the English trip-hop band Massive Attack . It was released on April 9, 1991 on the Virgin Records label . In the UK , Blue Lines quickly became a huge commercial success, reaching number 13 on the album charts . In other countries, however, sales were initially rather low. In the meantime, however , Blue Lines is considered to be one of the most innovative albums in pop history and the founder of the so-called Bristol Sound and thus the first trip-hop album ever. Stylistically, it mixed elements from hip-hop , electronica , soul and reggae and thus created a sound that was unique at the time. The album was also received positively. So landed Blue Lines in 2003, for example on the list of the 500 best albums of all time of Rolling Stone ranked 395th

Three singles were released from the album. Daydreaming was released on October 15, 1990, but it did not reach the UK Top 40 . The second single Unfinished Sympathy , released on February 11, 1991, reached number 13. Safe from Harm was released on May 28 that year and rose to number 25 in the UK.

Track list

1. Safe from Harm ( Billy Cobham / John McLaughlin / Robert Del Naja / Grant Marshall / Shara Nelson / Andrew Vowles ) - 5:16
2. One Love (Del Naja / Marshall / Vowles / Hawk Wolinski ) - 4:48
3. Blue Lines (Bennett / Larry Carlton / Del Naja / Geurin / Marshall / Joe Sample / Tom Scott / Tricky / Vowles) - 4:21
4. Be Thankful for What You Got ( William DeVaughn ) - 4:09
5. Five Man Army (Del Naja / Marshall / Tricky / Vowles / Williams) - 6:04
6. Unfinished Sympathy (Del Naja / Marshall / Nelson / Sharp / Vowles) - 5:08
7. Daydreaming ( Wally Badarou / Del Naja / Marshall / Tricky / Vowles) - 4:14
8. Lately (Brownlee / Del Naja / Marshall / Nelson / Redmond / Simon / Simon / Vowles) - 4:26
9. Hymn of the Big Wheel ( Neneh Cherry / Del Naja / Horace Andy / Marshall / Vowles) - 6:36

Web links

• Blue Lines at Allmusic (English)