Solarized [US Bonus Track]

• Artist: Ian Brown
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• Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

On his fourth solo album, Ian Brown marches on as confidently as ever, mixing mystical aural textures with massively addictive melodies. Album opener "Longsight M13" is as catchy as any song in Brown's back catalog and continues the spacy vibes of his previous full-length effort, Music of the Spheres. "Time Is My Everything" blends Stone Roses ephemera with dusty Spanish horns straight out of an Ennio Morricone spaghetti Western film score, while a goth guitar backdrop on "Destiny or Circumstance" warps the mind like nothing since the Sisters of Mercy. There is sometimes a sense, as on the title track, that Brown has gone a little too far into the stratosphere, if not wacky Kula Shaker territory, but the album's strident catchiness and Brown's wispy, wired voice are grounding forces strong enough to drown out any sense of tackiness. For every step into Middle Eastern exoticism, there's also a step to the dancefloor or a turn to early-'80s electro, such as "Kiss Ya Lips (No I.D.)" or the sprightly, wired background keyboards on "Longsight M13." Stone Roses fans who haven't tracked Brown's musical progress after that band's breakup will find much to love on Solarized, another mini-masterpiece that perfectly balances mood and melody. [The U.S. edition of the album includes one song that was included as a bonus track on the Japanese edtion of Solarized ("Happy Ever After") and one unique bonus track: "Lovebug" .] ~ Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Longsight M13	Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim	Ian Brown	(3:12)
Time Is My Everything	Ian Brown, Tim Hutton	Ian Brown	(3:52)
Destiny or Circumstance	Ian Brown	Ian Brown	(2:35)
Upside Down	Ian Brown	Ian Brown	(3:12)
Solarized	Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim	Ian Brown	(3:47)
The Sweet Fantastic	Ian Brown, Dan Bierton, Charlie Waddington	Ian Brown	(3:52)
Keep What Ya Got	Ian Brown	Ian Brown	(4:28)
Home Is Where the Heart Is	Ian Brown	Ian Brown	(3:06)
One Way Ticket to Paradise	Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim	Ian Brown	(4:15)
Kiss Ya Lips [No I.D.]	Ian Brown, Darren Moss	Ian Brown	(3:56)
Happy Ever After	Ian Brown, Aziz Ibrahim, Inda Goldfinger	Ian Brown	(2:46)
Lovebug [*]	Ian Brown	Ian Brown	(3:04)

Credits

Frankie Brown (Guitar), Steve Fitzmaurice (Mixing), Paul Robinson (Bass), Paul Robinson (Guitar), Howie Weinberg (Mastering), Noel Gallagher (Guitar (Acoustic)), Noel Gallagher (Bass), Noel Gallagher (Piano), Noel Gallagher (Guitar (Electric)), Noel Gallagher (Vocals (Background)), Ian Brown (Guitar (Acoustic)), Ian Brown (Guitar), Ian Brown (Harmonica), Ian Brown (Keyboards), Ian Brown (Tambourine), Ian Brown (Producer), Ian Brown (Main Performer), Aziz Ibrahim (Guitar), Dave McCracken (Drums), Dave McCracken (Keyboards), Dave McCracken (Programming), Dave McCracken (Producer), Sean McCann (Bass), Tim Hutton (Bass), Tim Hutton (Guitar), Tim Hutton (Trumpet), Tim Hutton (Horn), Tim Hutton (Producer), Dan Bierton (Drums), Inda Goldfinger (Percussion), Tim Wills (Bass), Tim Wills (Guitar), Tim Wills (Piano), Tim Wills (Producer), Tim Wills (Engineer), Louis Read (Engineer), Darren Moss (Drums), Darren Moss (Keyboards), Darren Moss (Melodica), Darren Moss (Producer), Pat Murdoch (Guitar), Jon Jon Office (Assistant Engineer), Fabiola Quiroz Brown (Photography), Tracey Ray (Vocals (Background)), Steve Sedgewick (Mixing Assistant), Stubbsy (Bass), Charlie Waddington (Bass), Charlie Waddington (Guitar (Electric)), Charlie Waddington (Keyboards)