Sound of Water

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Sound of Water
Studio album by Saint Etienne
Released	June 22, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Ambient Trip-hop Electronica
Length	42:45
Label	Sub Pop (US) Mantra Records (UK)
Producer(s)	Saint Etienne, Gerard Johnson
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Saint Etienne chronology
Good Humor (1998)	Sound of Water (2000)	Finisterre (2002)

Sound of Water (2000) is an album by Saint Etienne. At the time of release, this album split the band's fanbase. Between those who preferred the poppier tune based sound of Good Humor and singles like "You're In A Bad Way" and "He's On The Phone". Sound of Water was developed as Saint Etienne's ambient and experimental statement.

Their previous US release Places to Visit was clearly the beginning of this new direction. Many of the artists that they collaborated with on that EP are present on Sound of Water.

During the groups tenure with Sub Pop (1998-2005) Saint etienne released many albums. Places to Visit preceded Sound of Water. In turn, the label released Interlude a year afterwards. Interlude is a bsides album, which collected many of the songs from Sound of Water singles, as well as some from the Good Humour era.

The album is one of the few releases where the band did not collaborate with Ian Catt in some way.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Late Morning" – 4:13
2. "Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)" – 3:41
3. "Sycamore" – 3:46
4. "Don't Back Down" – 4:49
5. "Just a Little Overcome" – 3:41
6. "Boy is Crying" – 3:52
7. "Aspects of Lambert" – 3:30
8. "Downey, CA" – 4:24
9. "How We Used to Live" – 9:02
10. "The Place at Dawn" – 1:47

[edit] Credits

Saint Etienne is:

• Sarah Cracknell
• Bob Stanley
• Pete Wiggs

Augmented by:

• Gerard Johnson
• Robert Lippok
• Ronald Lippok
• Sean O'Hagan
• Stefan Schneider

[edit] Singles

How We Used to Live March 2000

12" How We Used to Live - 8:56 Roseneck - 3:29 Red Setter - 3:30

CD How We Used to Live - 8:56 Roseneck - 3:29 Red Setter - 3:30 How We Used to Live (Dot Allison Mix) - 5:58 How We Used to Live (Aim Mix) - 4:32 How We Used to Live (Video)

Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi) June 2000

CD1 Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi) - 3:41 Thank You - 4:30 Bar Conscience - 5:14

CD2/12" Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi) (Two Lone Swordsmen Mix) Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi) (Futureshock Vocal Mix) Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi) (Bridge & Tunnel Mix) note: the 12" features the same songs in a slightly different order.

Boy Is Crying January 2001

CD1 Boy Is Crying (Single Mix) - 3:40 Northwestern - 5:44 Shoot Out the Lights - 4:08 CD2 Boy Is Crying (Hybrid Mix) - 5:15 Northwestern (SI-Cut, DB Mix) - 5:41 How We Used to Live (Paul van Dyk Mix) - 8:47

12" Boy Is Crying (Hybrid Mix) - 5:15 How We Used to Live (Paul van Dyk Mix) - 8:47