Best Kept Secrets: The Best of Lamb 1996-2004

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Best Kept Secrets: The Best of Lamb 1996-2004 Review

by Johnny Loftus

For old-schoolers, Best Kept Secrets is Louise Rhodes and Andrew Barlow's thank-you note. The U.K. electronica duo accompanies each track with personal reflections, letting longtime listeners in on some first-time knowledge. But for the considerable portion of the globe that never discovered Lamb, its 16 songs and six videos are signal flares in the darkness. From the comforting, romantic swirl of "Gabriel" (from 2001's What Sound) through the chattering beats, slurping bass, and cut-up strings of "B Line" -- what is it, hot jazz in the 23rd century? -- all the way to the outfit's relative "hit," the chilly '90s electronica boom nugget "Gorecki," Best Kept Secrets covers the Lamb bases for both the knowledgeable and the neophyte.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Cotton Wool Andy Barlow / Lou Rhodes	Lamb	05:07
2	God Bless Andy Barlow / Lou Rhodes	Lamb	05:55
3	Gold Andy Barlow / Lou Rhodes	Lamb	05:42
4	Gorecki Andy Barlow / Louise Rhodes	Lamb	06:27
5	Little Things Andy Barlow / Louise Rhodes	Lamb	03:17
6	B Line Andy Barlow / Lou Rhodes	Lamb	02:53
7	Lullaby Andy Barlow / Louise Rhodes / John Thorne	Lamb	02:56
8	Bonfire Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach / Andy Barlow / Larry Rhodes	Lamb	04:23
9	Heaven Lou Rhodes	Lamb	04:59	Amazon
10	One Lou Rhodes	Lamb	04:15
11	Gabriel Lou Rhodes	Lamb	04:17
12	Angelica Lou Rhodes	Lamb	03:44
13	Til the Clouds Clear Gary Barlow / Oddur Mar Runarsson	Lamb	04:26
14	Wonder Lou Rhodes	Lamb	05:16
15	Please Gary Barlow / Oddur Mar Runarsson	Lamb	04:34
16	Stronger Lou Rhodes	Lamb	03:15