What Sound

What Sound is the third album by English electronic music group Lamb, released in October 2001. The first single to be released from the album was "Gabriel", and it reached number 1 in Portugal.^[1] The second single to be released was "Sweet", and it reached number 6 in Portugal.^[2]

What Sound
Studio album by Lamb
Released	8 October 2001
Genre	Electronica trip hop house drum and bass
Length	48:15
Label	Mercury
Lamb chronology
Fear of Fours (1999) What Sound (2001) Between Darkness and Wonder (2003)

Original members Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes are joined by session musicians Arto Lindsay on guitar, Me'Shell NdegéOcello on bass, and Michael Franti with additional vocal work. Doves guitarist Jimi Goodwin, producers Guy Sigsworth,^[3] Nellee Hooper and Richard Dorfmeister (one half of Kruder & Dorfmeister) also contributed to the album. The track "Heaven" was used frequently on the HBO television series Six Feet Under.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Jockey Slut	[7]
Los Angeles Times	[8]
Mixmag	3/5[9]
Muzik	3/5[10]
Q	[11]
Rock Sound	[12]
Stylus Magazine	7.0/10[13]
Uncut	[14]

What Sound received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album has an average score of 78, based on seven reviews.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What Sound"	3:39
2.	"One"	4:14
3.	"Sweet"	3:52
4.	"I Cry"	5:23
5.	"Scratch Bass"	4:45
6.	"Heaven"	4:59
7.	"Small"	5:18
8.	"Written"	3:34
9.	"Gabriel"	4:17
10.	"Sweetheart"	4:06
11.	"Just Is"	4:08

A hidden track called "Blessing in Disguise" follows a period of silence after the final track.

Note: Some editions do not feature the track "Written".

Deluxe Edition track listing

1. "What Sound" – (3:44)
2. "One" – (4:16)
3. "Sweet" – (3:53)
4. "I Cry" – (5:25)
5. "Scratch Bass" – (4:47)
6. "Heaven" – (5:00)
7. "Small" – (5:21)
8. "Gabriel" – (4:20)
9. "Sweetheart" – (4:09)
10. "Just Is" – (4:11)
11. "Gabriel" (MJ Cole mix) – (7:03)
12. "Written" – (3:36)
13. "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" – (5:42)
14. "Gabriel" (Nellee Hooper mix) – (4:03)
15. "Blessing in Disguise" – (1:44)
16. "Gabriel" (Video)
17. "Sweet" (Video)
18. "Trans Fatty Acid" (Kruder & Dorfmeister session mix) (video)
19. "Cottonwool" (Fila Brazillia mix) (video)
20. "Sweet" (Soulchild Radio mix) (video)
21. "Heaven" (Funkstörung mix) (video)

2002 Australian limited edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What Sound"	3:43
2.	"One"	4:16
3.	"Sweet"	3:53
4.	"I Cry"	5:26
5.	"Scratch Bass"	4:47
6.	"Heaven"	5:00
7.	"Small"	5:22
8.	"Gabriel"	4:20
9.	"Sweetheart"	4:09
10.	"Just Is / Blessing in Disguise"	11:17

Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet" (Soulchild Radio Mix)	3:40
2.	"B Line" (Andy Votel Mix)	5:36
3.	"Gold" (Hipoptimist Alchemy Mix)	6:33
4.	"God Bless" (Pulsinger Mix)	7:52
5.	"Trans Fatty Acid" (K&D Mix)	9:02
6.	"Cottonwool" (Fila Brazilla Mix)	8:28
7.	"Górecki" (Live in Brussels)	7:03
8.	"Sweet" (Live in Brussels)	4:03
9.	"Sweetheart" (Live in Brussels)	4:29
10.	"Bonfire" (Live in Brussels)	5:34

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 40 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 16 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 65 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 87 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[19] 9[20] Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 62 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 54

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 97