Release type
ALBUM
Explicit
Blue Lines (2012 Mix/Master)
Product information
From $8.91
1991
9 Tracks
44:44
Release options
© 2012 Virgin Records Ltd
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1
Safe From Harm
05:19
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 0/10 -
2
One Love
04:48
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3
Blue Lines
04:21
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4
Be Thankful For What You've Got
04:09
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5
Five Man Army
06:04
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6
Unfinished Sympathy
05:08
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7
Daydreaming
04:14
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8
Lately
04:26
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9
Hymn Of The Big Wheel Explicit
06:22
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 0/10
The first masterpiece of what was only termed trip-hop much later, Blue Lines filtered American hip-hop through the lens of British club culture, a stylish, nocturnal sense of scene that encompassed music from rare groove to dub to dance. The album balances dark, diva-led club jams along the lines of Soul II Soul with some of the best British rap (vocals and production) heard up to that point, occasionally on the same track. The opener "Safe from Harm" is the best example, with diva vocalist Shara Nelson trading off lines with the group's own monotone (yet effective) rapping. Even more than hip-hop or dance, however, dub is the big touchstone on Blue Lines. Most of the productions aren't quite as earthy as you'd expect, but the influence is palpable in the atmospherics of the songs, like the faraway electric piano on "One Love" (with beautiful vocals from the near-legendary Horace Andy). One track, "Five Man Army," makes the dub inspiration explicit, with a clattering percussion line, moderate reverb on the guitar and drums, and Andy's exquisite falsetto flitting over the chorus. Blue Lines isn't all darkness, either -- "Be Thankful for What You've Got" is quite close to the smooth soul tune conjured by its title, and "Unfinished Sympathy" -- the group's first classic production -- is a tremendously moving fusion of up-tempo hip-hop and dancefloor jam with slow-moving, syrupy strings. Flaunting both their range and their tremendously evocative productions, Massive Attack recorded one of the best dance albums of all time. ~ John Bush
1. Safe From Harm
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Composer
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Robert Del Naja
Billy Cobham
Shara Nelson
Andrew Vowles
Grantley Marshall - Lyricist
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Robert Del Naja
Billy Cobham
Shara Nelson
Andrew Vowles
Grantley Marshall - Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Producer
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Nellee Hooper
Booga Bear
Massive Attack With Johnny Dollar - Composer Lyricist
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Grantley Marshall
Andrew Vowles
Shara Nelson
Billy Cobham
Robert Del Naja
2. One Love
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Composer
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Andrew Vowles
Grantley Marshall
Robert Del Naja
J Williams
David Wolinski - Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Mixing
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Producer
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Booga Bear
Massive Attack With Johnny Dollar - Studio Personnel
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar
3. Blue Lines
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Composer
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John Guerin
Thomas Scott
Andrew Vowles
Grantley Marshall
Robert Del Naja
Joseph Sample
Adrian Thaws
Larry Carlton
Max Bennett - Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Mixing
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Producer
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Booga Bear
Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Studio Personnel
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar
4. Be Thankful For What You've Got
- Composer
- William Devaughan
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Lyricist
- William Devaughan
- Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Mixing
- Massive Attack With Johnny Dollar
- Producer
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Booga Bear
Massive Attack With Johnny Dollar - Studio Personnel
- Massive Attack With Johnny Dollar
- Composer Lyricist
- William Devaughan
5. Five Man Army
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Composer
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Robert Del Naja
C Williams
Adrian Thaws
Andrew Vowles
Grantley Marshall - Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Mixing
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Producer
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Johnny Dollar
Booga Bear
Massive Attack - Studio Personnel
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar
6. Unfinished Sympathy
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Composer
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Jonathan Peter Sharp
Shara Nelson
Grantley Marshall
Robert Del Naja
Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles - Lyricist
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Jonathan Peter Sharp
Shara Nelson
Grantley Marshall
Robert Del Naja
Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles - Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Mixing
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Producer
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Booga Bear
Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Studio Personnel
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Composer Lyricist
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Grantley Marshall
Shara Nelson
Robert Del Naja
Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles
Jonathan Peter Sharp
7. Daydreaming
- Composer
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Andrew Vowles
Wally Badarou
Grantley Marshall
Robert Del Naja
Adrian Thaws - Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Lyricist
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Robert Del Naja
Adrian Thaws
Wally Badarou
Andrew Vowles
Grantley Marshall - Mixing
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Producer
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Studio Personnel
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Composer Lyricist
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Grantley Marshall
Andrew Vowles
Robert Del Naja
Adrian Thaws
Wally Badarou
8. Lately
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Composer
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Grantley Marshall
Robert Del Naja
Gus Redmond
Larry Brownlee
Jeffery Simon
Fred Simon
Shara Nelson
Andrew Vowles - Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Mixing
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Producer
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Massive Attack With Johnny Dollar
Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar
Booga Bear - Studio Personnel
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar
9. Hymn Of The Big Wheel
- Primary Artist
- Massive Attack
- Composer
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Andrew Vowles
Robert Del Naja
Grantley Marshall
Neneh Cherry
Horace Hinds - Executive Producer
- Booga Bear
- Mixing
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar - Producer
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Johnny Dollar
Booga Bear
Massive Attack - Studio Personnel
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Massive Attack
Johnny Dollar
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 9 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 44 minutes and 44 seconds
- Explicit
Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.- Coverart
- Available and up to 1000x1000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
Studio Quality (Hi-Res)
24bit / 96 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- All tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Trip Hop, Electronic, Dance, Trip-Hop
- Label
- Virgin Catalogue
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United Kingdom- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 4/10
- Release Date
- Aug 5, 1991
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 5099923203853
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