Blue Lines / Protection / Mezzanine

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Annotation

Box with 3 Jewel Box inside

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-13 09:18 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Blue Lines
2▶CD: Protection
3▼CD: Mezzanine
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1Angel
producer:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
assistant mixer:
Jan “Stan” Kybert (producer / mixer / engineer) and Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Horace Andy (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer)
arranger:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
recorded at:
Christchurch Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Massive Attack Studios in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Angel by Massive Attack directed by Walter Stern
recording of:
Angel
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Horace Hinds (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
46:20
2Risingson
engineer:
Doc Savidge
producer:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall
arranger:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
samples:
I Found a Reason by The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed’s seminal rock band)
music videos:
Risingson by Massive Attack and Risingson by Massive Attack directed by Walter Stern
recording of:
Risingson
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Lou Reed, Pete Seeger and Andrew Vowles
3.84:58
3Teardrop
producer:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
guest lead vocals and guest vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
arranger:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
samples:
Sometimes I Cry by Les McCann
music videos:
Teardrop (music video) by Massive Attack and Teardrop by Massive Attack directed by Walter Stern
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 330)
recording of:
Teardrop
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
4.155:30
4Inertia Creeps
producer:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
lead vocals:
Robert Del Naja
arranger:
Neil Davidge (Film score composer) and Massive Attack
music videos:
Inertia Creeps by Massive Attack and Inertia Creeps by Massive Attack directed by The Wiz
recording of:
Inertia Creeps
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.855:56
5Exchange
samples:
Our Day Will Come by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Exchange
composer:
Mort Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music) and Bob Hilliard
3.74:11
6Dissolved Girl
guest vocals:
Sara Jay
recording of:
Dissolved Girl
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grantley Marshall, Matti Schwartz (Israeli-British multi-instrumentalist, record producer, songwriter and DJ.), Sarah Jane Downs and Andrew Vowles
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.656:06
7Man Next Door
guest vocals:
Horace Andy (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer)
samples:
10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure
cover recording of:
Man Next Door
writer:
Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans and John Holt
3.95:56
8Black Milk
guest vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
recording of:
Black Milk
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.46:21
9Mezzanine
recording of:
Mezzanine
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.45:56
10Group Four
guest vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
recording of:
Group Four
writer:
Robert Del Naja, Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
3.258:12
11(Exchange)
guest vocals:
Horace Andy (Jamaican roots reggae songwriter & singer)
samples:
Our Day Will Come by Isaac Hayes
recording of:
Exchange
composer:
Mort Garson (Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music) and Bob Hilliard
3.74:10