| Returning Jesus | ||||
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| Studio album by No-Man | ||||
| Released | March 27, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | August 1994 to January 2001 | |||
| Genre | Post rock, minimalism, trance, chamber jazz, soul, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 56:00 | |||
| Label | 3rd. Stone Ltd. | |||
| Producer | Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson | |||
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Released on the 3rd Stone label in February 2001, Returning Jesus is British art rock band No-Man's fourth album.
A collection of ambitious songs which combined classical, jazz, soul and ambient influences in an original and emotional way, the album received good reviews in Q, Uncut and Classic rock. Additionally, having signed to Lava/WEA, the increasing profile of Steven Wilson's work with Porcupine Tree brought the No-Man name to a new audience.
One of the guest musicians on the album was Porcupine Tree's Colin Edwin,who played Double Bass.
Unusually, the tracks "All That You Are" and "Carolina Skeletons" were released as singles, in the first case two years after the album's release (February, 2003) and in the latter three years prior to it (October, 1998).
The album's more atmospheric traits were further explored on 2003's follow-up, Together We're Stranger.
In August 2006, the album was released in a limited edition triple vinyl format on the Dutch label, Tonefloat. This edition included outtakes, demos and b-sides taken from the recording sessions (which spanned 7 years).
Contents |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only Rain" | 7:24 |
| 2. | "No Defense" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Close Your Eyes" | 8:25 |
| 4. | "Carolina Skeletons" | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Outside the Machine" | 5:46 |
| 6. | "Returning Jesus" | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Slow It All Down" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Lighthouse" | 8:12 |
| 9. | "All That You Are" | 4:44 |
Disc 1 of the vinyl edition share the same track-listing with the CD version.
| Disc 2 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "lighthouse" | 8:12 | |||||||
| 2. | "all that you are" | 4:44 | |||||||
| 3. | "something falls" | 3:31 | |||||||
| 4. | "carolina reprise" | 2:56 | |||||||
| 5. | "close your eyes" (ep version) | 7:47 | |||||||
| 6. | "until tomorrow" | 3:00 | |||||||
| 7. | "chelsea cap" | 5:23 | |||||||
| 8. | "darkroom" | 3:52 | |||||||
| 9. | "until tomorrow" | 3:16 | |||||||
| Disc 3 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "song about the heart" (22 february 1994) | 2.47 | |||||||
| 2. | "darkroom" (alternate version, february 1998) | 5.34 | |||||||
| 3. | "like a child" (august 1998) | 4.08 | |||||||
| 4. | "chelsea cap" (alternate version, december 1997) | 6.50 | |||||||
| 5. | "lighthouse" (demo, april 1994) | 9.04 | |||||||
| 6. | "slow it all down" (long version, september 1998) | 5.13 | |||||||
| 7. | "all that you are" (demo, september 1996) | 4.37 | |||||||
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