Fatherhood (album)

Fatherhood
Studio album by Baby Bird
Released December 1995 (UK)
Recorded 1990s
Genre Lo-fi, Indie
Length 59:54
Label Baby Bird Recordings
Producer Stephen Jones
Baby Bird chronology
Bad Shave
(1995)
Fatherhood
(1995)
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. 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).

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"...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

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.

  1. "No Children" – 1:08
  2. "Cooling Towers" – 3:14
  3. "Cool & Crazy Things To Do" – 2:41
  4. "Bad Blood" – 3:55
  5. "Neil Armstrong" – 2:21
  6. "I Was Never Here" – 3:53
  7. "Saturday" – 2:29
  8. "Good Night" – 3:26
  9. "I Don't Want To Wake You Up" – 3:27
  10. "Iceberg" – 3:10
  11. "Aluminium Beach" – 4:36
  12. "Goddamn It, You're A Kid" – 3:07
  13. "Daisies" – 2:08
  14. "Failed Old Singer" – 3:34
  15. "Fatherhood" – 2:28
  16. "Dustbin Liner" – 2:53
  17. "Not About A Girl" – 2:32
  18. "Good Weather" – 3:25
  19. "But Love" – 1:58
  20. "May We" – 3:35

References

  1. Fatherhood (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
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