Fatherhood (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Fatherhood
Type = Album
Artist = Baby Bird


Released = December 1995 (UK)

Recorded = 1990s
Genre = Lo-fi/Indie
Length = 59:54
Label = Baby Bird Recordings
Producer = Stephen Jones
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ifjc7i4og75r link]
Last album = "Bad Shave"
(1995)
This album = "Fatherhood"
(1995)
Next album = "The Happiest Man Alive"
(1996)

"Fatherhood" was the third of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name "Baby Bird" in 1995.

It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set "The Original Lo-Fi".

The album includes a version of the song "Goodnight", which was subsequently released as the first single by Jones' band Babybird (written as one word).

Track listing

#"No Children"
#"Cooling Towers"
#"Cool & Crazy Things To Do"
#"Bad Blood"
#"Neil Armstrong"
#"I Was Never Here"
#"Saturday"
#"Good Night"
#"I Didn't Want To Wake You Up"
#"Iceberg"
#"Aluminium Beach"
#"Goddamn It, You're A Kid"
#"Daisies"
#"Failed Old Singer"
#"Fatherhood"
#"Dustbin Liner"
#"Not About A Girl"
#"Good Weather"
#"But Love"
#"May We"

Reviews

"...a mixture of whimsy, egotism and madness with a good bit of talent stirred in...his puzzled world-view is unique. He fills the 20 tracks with strangenesses. Weirdly wonderful." - The Guardian

"Fatherhood is another unpredictable and magical journey through the thoughts of Stephen Jones, a man who is clearly in love with sweet melodies and the millions of ways you can fuck them up...you might find the whole experience as cigar-puffingly satisfying as becoming a dad." - The Independent