Outrospective

Outrospective
Studio album by Faithless
Released 18 June 2001 (2001-06-18)
Genre Trip hop, trance
Length 57:58
Label Cheeky/BMG
Producer Rollo
Faithless chronology
Back to Mine
(2000)
Outrospective
(2001)
The Bedroom Sessions
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Q Magazine [3]
Mixmag [4]
Entertainment.ie [5]
NME [6]
Alternative Press [7]

Outrospective is the third album by Faithless, released on 18 June 2001 it was the follow-up to Sunday 8PM and the predecessor to No Roots. The Single "We Come 1" had the most success charting at no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, "One Step Too Far" charted at no. 6 with vocals from Dido, while "Muhammad Ali" and "Tarantula" both charted at no. 29. The Album itself made no. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The cover photograph was taken during the May 1968 students uprisings in Paris, France. In the cover booklet of Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits, Rollo Armstrong has stated that despite "Outrospective" being their biggest selling album in the UK, it is, however, his least favorite.

Track listing

  1. "Donny X" – 4:08
  2. "Not Enuff Love" (feat. Steve Rowland) – 5:55
  3. "We Come 1" – 8:14
  4. "Crazy English Summer" (feat. Zoë Johnston) – 2:49
  5. "Muhammad Ali" (feat. Pauline Taylor) – 4:21
  6. "Machines R Us" – 3:44
  7. "One Step Too Far" (feat. Dido) – 5:22
  8. "Tarantula" – 6:42
  9. "Giving Myself Away" – 4:38
  10. "Code" – 1:40
  11. "Evergreen" (feat. Zoë Johnston) – 4:35
  12. "Liontamer" (feat. Zoë Johnston) – 5:50

Cover versions & samples

"Not Enuff Love" contains samples of Steve Rowland & Family Dogg & Rare Bird. "Muhammad Ali" contains samples of Archie Bell & The Drells.

References

  1. Carlson, Dean. Outrospective at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  2. Archived 2 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 7/01, p.116
  4. 6/01, p.179
  5. http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Faithless-Outrospective/1402.htm
  6. "NME Album Reviews - Faithless : Outrospective". Nme.Com. 2001-06-13. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  7. 10/01, pp.83-4


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