Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant

Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant is the fourth album from the Scottish group Belle & Sebastian. The album was released to generally favourable reviews.^[11]

The band introduced many stylistic changes on this album, such as an organic strings section and more songs with lead vocals by other members of the band; Sarah Martin sings on "Waiting for the Moon to Rise", Isobel Campbell sings on "Family Tree", and performs duets with Stevie Jackson (who sings in an unusually low voice) on "Beyond the Sunrise" and Stuart Murdoch on "Women's Realm". Jackson also sings lead vocal on "The Wrong Girl".

The twin sisters pictured on the cover are Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir both former members of the Icelandic experimental group múm.

The album's title comes from a piece of graffiti on a public toilet wall Stuart Murdoch had seen years ago and remembered.^[12]

Track listing

1. "I Fought in a War" – 4:09
2. "The Model" – 3:58
3. "Beyond the Sunrise" – 4:06
4. "Waiting for the Moon to Rise" – 3:11
5. "Don't Leave the Light On Baby" – 4:27
6. "The Wrong Girl" – 3:41
7. "The Chalet Lines" – 2:23
8. "Nice Day for a Sulk" – 2:31
9. "Women's Realm" – 4:35
10. "Family Tree" – 4:04
11. "There's Too Much Love" – 3:27

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