Released December 1995 (UK) Length 59:54 Release date 1995 Label Baby Bird Recordings | Recorded 1990s Artists Babybird, Stephen Jones Producer Stephen Jones Genre Independent music | |
Fatherhood
(1995) The Happiest Man Alive
(1996) Similar Babybird albums, Independent music albums | ||
Fatherhood was the third of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird in 1995. The album includes a version of the song "Goodnight", which was subsequently released as the first single by Jones' band Babybird (written as one word).
Contents
It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set The Original Lo-Fi.
Critical reception
"...a mixture of whimsy, egotism and madness with a good bit of talent stirred in...his puzzled world-view is unique. He fills the 20 tracks with strangenesses. Weirdly wonderful." - The Guardian
"Fatherhood is another unpredictable and magical journey through the thoughts of Stephen Jones, a man who is clearly in love with sweet melodies and the millions of ways you can fuck them up...you might find the whole experience as cigar-puffingly satisfying as becoming a dad." - The Independent
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.
- "No Children" – 1:08
- "Cooling Towers" – 3:14
- "Cool & Crazy Things to Do" – 2:41
- "Bad Blood" – 3:55
- "Neil Armstrong" – 2:21
- "I Was Never Here" – 3:53
- "Saturday" – 2:29
- "Good Night" – 3:26
- "I Don't Want to Wake You Up" – 3:27
- "Iceberg" – 3:10
- "Aluminium Beach" – 4:36
- "Goddamn It, You're a Kid" – 3:07
- "Daisies" – 2:08
- "Failed Old Singer" – 3:34
- "Fatherhood" – 2:28
- "Dustbin Liner" – 2:53
- "Not About a Girl" – 2:32
- "Good Weather" – 3:25
- "But Love" – 1:58
- "May We" – 3:35
Songs
1No Children1:08
2Cooling Towers3:14
3Cool & Crazy Things to Do2:41