Music of the Spheres (Ian Brown album)

This article is about the Ian Brown album. For other uses, see Music of the spheres (disambiguation).

Music of the Spheres
Studio album by Ian Brown
Released	1 October 2001
Genre	Alternative rock, Indie rock
Length	40:37
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Dave McCracken
Ian Brown chronology
Golden Greats (1999) Music of the Spheres (2001) Remixes of the Spheres (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Music of the Spheres is the 3rd solo album released by Ian Brown, the ex-frontman of The Stone Roses. It is noted for its minimalist song structures with tracks like "Hear No See No" and "El mundo pequeño", sung in Spanish.

Highlights on this album include "F.E.A.R.", where the first letters of each word in a stanza spell out the song title. For example, "For each a road" and "Fallen empires are ruling". Other standout tracks include "Stardust" and "Northern Lights". The Song Whispers won Muso's 2002 award for Best Single. The Canadian edition of the album omits Track 5, "Hear No See No". The album name is taken from a line in the poem "A Musical Note" by Elizabeth Smart.

Track listing

Track	Title	Written by	Length
1	F.E.A.R.	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Dave Colquhoun	4:29
2	Stardust	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Tim Wills	4:30
3	The Gravy Train	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Dan Bierton/Greg Hatwell	4:23
4	Bubbles	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Mark Sayfritz	4:35
5	Hear No See No	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Mark Sayfritz	3:35
6	Northern Lights	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Dave Colquhoun	4:13
7	Whispers	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Tim Wills	3:56
8	El Mundo Pequeño	Ian Brown/Francis Dunnery	4:01
9	Forever and a Day	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Francis Dunnery	2:44
10	Shadow of a Saint	Ian Brown/Dave McCracken/Tim Wills	4:42

References

1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r558905