Cuckooland is the eighth studio album by jazz rock artist Robert Wyatt. It was released on 29 September 2003 through Hannibal Records. The artwork is by Alfreda Benge. The Wire listed Cuckooland among the 50 best records of the year in its annual critics' poll.
Track listing All tracks composed by Robert Wyatt; except where indicated
"Just a Bit" – 5:09 "Old Europe" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 4:15 "Tom Hay's Fox" – 3:33 "Forest" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 7:55 "Beware" (Karen Mantler) – 5:09 "Cuckoo Madame" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 5:20 "Raining in My Heart" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)– 2:42 "Lullaby for Hamza/Silence" (Wyatt, Alfreda Benge) – 5:00 "Trickle Down" – 6:47 "Insensatez" (Vinicius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 4:24 "Mister E" (Karen Mantler) – 4:20 "Lullaloop" (Alfreda Benge) – 2:59 "Life Is Sheep" (Karen Mantler) – 4:14 "Foreign Accents" – 3:48 "Brian the Fox" – 5:31 "La Ahada Yalam (No-One Knows) (Nizar Zreik)" – 4:16
Notes
"Just a Bit" is dedicated to Richard Dawkins.
"Old Europe" is about Juliette Gréco and Miles Davis.
"Lullaby for Hamza" is followed by 30 seconds of silence, to provide in Wyatt's words, "A suitable place for those with tired ears to pause and resume listening later".
Personnel Robert Wyatt - Percussion, Piano, Trumpet, Cornet, Cymbals, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals Karen Mantler - Harmonica, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals Phil Manzanera - Vocals Alfreda Benge - Vocals Brian Eno - Vocals David Gilmour - Guitar on "Forest" Paul Weller - Guitar Annie Whitehead - Trombone Gilad Atzmon - Alto, Soprano, and Tenor Saxophones, Clarinet, Flute Jamie Johnson - Bass Guitar, Vocals Yaron Stavi - Double Bass Jennifer Maidman - Acoustic guitar, Accordion
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