• Artist: Lamb
• Flags: Compilation (best of)
• Type: Compilation
• Rating:
• Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Jungle/Drum'n'bass, Alternative Pop/Rock
• Track Picks: "Cotton Wool," "Gorecki"

Review

For old-schoolers, Best Kept Secrets is Louise Rhodes and Andrew Barlow's thank-you note. The U.K. electronica duo accompanies each track with personal reflections, letting longtime listeners in on some first-time knowledge. But for the considerable portion of the globe that never discovered Lamb, its 16 songs and six videos are signal flares in the darkness. From the comforting, romantic swirl of "Gabriel" (from 2001's What Sound) through the chattering beats, slurping bass, and cut-up strings of "B Line" -- what is it, hot jazz in the 23rd century? -- all the way to the outfit's relative "hit," the chilly '90s electronica boom nugget "Gorecki," Best Kept Secrets covers the Lamb bases for both the knowledgeable and the neophyte. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Cotton Wool		Andy Barlow, Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(5:07)
God Bless		Andy Barlow, Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(5:55)
Gold		Andy Barlow, Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(5:42)
Gorecki		Louise Rhodes, Andy Barlow	Lamb	(6:27)
Little Things		Louise Rhodes, Andy Barlow	Lamb	(3:17)
B Line		Andy Barlow, Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(2:53)
Lullaby		John Thorne, Louise Rhodes, Andy Barlow	Lamb	(2:56)
Bonfire		Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Larry Rhodes, Andy Barlow	Lamb	(4:23)
Heaven		Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(4:59)
One		Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(4:15)
Gabriel		Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(4:17)
Angelica		Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(3:44)
Til the Clouds Clear		Gary Barlow, Oddur Mar Runarsson	Lamb	(4:26)
Wonder		Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(5:16)
Please		Gary Barlow, Oddur Mar Runarsson	Lamb	(4:34)
Stronger		Lou Rhodes	Lamb	(3:15)

Credits

Stephanie Bennett (Harp), Matthew Ward (Violin), Charlie Bisharat (Violin), David Campbell (Viola), David Campbell (String Arrangements), David Campbell (Harp Arrangement), Larry Corbett (Cello), Tanera Dawkins (Cello), Joel Derouin (Violin), Helen Kamminga (Viola), The London Session Orchestra (Strings), Michele Richards (Violin), Mac Robertson (Bass), Mac Robertson (Piano), Mac Robertson (Digital Editing), Guy Sigsworth (Producer), Guy Sigsworth (Bass Samples), John Thorne (Double Bass), Gavyn Wright (Mixing), Duchess Nell Catchpole (Violin), Kathryn Locke (Cello), Will Malone (Conductor), Will Malone (String Arrangements), Lamb (Main Performer), Jim Abbiss (Mixing), Graham Massey (Vibraphone), Anne Wood (Violin), Adam Brown (Engineer), Paddy Steer (Double Bass), Ian Carmichael (Digital Editing), Andy Barlow (Liner Notes), Andy Barlow (String Arrangements), Andy Barlow (Harp Arrangement), Andy Barlow (Group Member), Louis Prima Stan Rhodes (Guitar), Louis Prima Stan Rhodes (Vocals), Louis Prima Stan Rhodes (Liner Notes), Louis Prima Stan Rhodes (Group Member), Sara Parkins (Violin), Allan Gibson (Double Bass), Sean Ellis (Video Director), Rik Simpson (Engineer), Jimi Goodwin (Guitar), Bob Becker (Viola), Ali Staton (Mixing), Simon Changer (Engineer), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Violin), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Group Member), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Guitar), Chris Bolster (Assistant), Cathy Rimer (Cello), John Rayson (Viola), Martin Eden (Digital Editing), Mark Bjornsgaard (Choir, Chorus), Taly Forel (Choir, Chorus), Rita Frenzel (Choir, Chorus), Natasha Gant (Choir, Chorus), Nicolaj Bjerre (Drums), Lene Bausager (Video Producer), Luke Copeland (Video Producer), Nick Goldsmith (Video Producer), Hammer & Tongs (Video Director), Karen Lamond (Video Director), Sarah Liew (Violin), Sarah Liew (Group Member), Alden Love (Mixing), Uzo Nwanaga (Choir, Chorus), Ollie Solman (Video Producer), Jon Chicarelli (Engineer)

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