Big Calm is the second studio album by English electronic music group Morcheeba. It was released in March 1998 by China Records and Sire Records. The album reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart,
Recording and composition
The recording of the album started on Christmas Day 1995, as Morcheeba members Paul and Ross Godfrey were awaiting the release of
Who Can You Trust?. After basic demos had been laid down at their home studio on a cassette tape, the duo brought in vocalist
Skye Edwards and guest performers to complete the record.
Steve Bentley-Klein provided a string-arrangement for "The Sea", while "Let Me See" features Dom Pipkin on organ and
Jimmy Hastings on flute. The song "Blindfold" had been written for the film
She's So Lovely, but was not deemed ready for the feature. "Friction" features Spikey T while the title track includes contributions from Jason Furlow and
DJ Swamp.
Track listing
Personnel
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Skye Edwards – vocals
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Paul Godfrey – Lyrics, Production, beat sample programming, scratching, live drums.
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Ross Godfrey – Chords, all guitars, sitar, pedal steel, lap steel, clavinet, Hammond, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer piano, drums, EMS synthesizer and MKS 80
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Pete Norris – sound manipulation, synthesizer programming
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Spikey-T – Jamaican vocals on "Friction"
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Jason Furlow aka Nosaj the Great – rapping on "Big Calm"
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Dave Lee – French Horn on "Over and Over" and "Fear and Love"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
