Fragments of Freedom

Fragments of Freedom is Morcheeba's third album, released in 2000. It was one of their most successful albums in terms of chart sales. Special versions of the CD contained a short CD-ROM video of the 'Making of Fragments of Freedom' and also music videos.

Fragments of Freedom
Studio album by
Morcheeba
Released7 August 2000
GenreTrip hop, pop, R&B, alternative rock
Length44:26
LabelSire/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
ProducerPaul Godfrey, Chris Harrison
Morcheeba chronology
Big Calm
(1998)		 Fragments of Freedom
(2000)		 Charango
(2002)
Singles from Fragments of Freedom
  1. "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day"
    Released: 5 July 2000
  2. "Be Yourself"
    Released: 2000
  3. "World Looking In"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
NME7/10[2]
Pitchfork Media5.1/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Spin4/10[5]
The Village Voice[6]

Reception

NME declared "Fragments" to be "an enduring monument to quiet goodness,"[2] while the A.V. Club considered it to have "fine and adventurous" songs that "are more than worthy of the band's legacy", but noted that the wide variety of styles between individual tracks means that it "never quite builds up artistic momentum."[7]

Pitchfork Media, however, criticized the album's contents as "no less flat, smooth, or mass-produced than its jewel case", stating that there was "skill and craft" but no "personality or creativity", and that the backup singers make it more difficult to enjoy Skye Edwards' voice;[8] similarly, Robert Christgau rated the album a "dud".[6]

Track listing

All songs written by P.Godfrey, R.Godfrey, S. Edwards, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."World Looking In" 4:06
2."Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" 3:34
3."Love Is Rare" 4:03
4."Let It Go" 4:43
5."A Well Deserved Break" 2:12
6."Love Sweet Love" (featuring Mr. Complex) 3:57
7."In the Hands of the Gods" (featuring Biz Markie) 1:40
8."Shallow End" 3:51
9."Be Yourself" 3:13
10."Coming Down Gently" 4:18
11."Good Girl Down" (featuring Bahamadia)
  • Paul Godfrey
  • Ross Godfrey
  • Skye Edwards
  • Antonia Reed
3:26
12."Fragments of Freedom" 5:06
Total length:44:30
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Frogmarched To Freedom"5:01
Total length:49:33
Best Buy Edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In The Hands Of The Gods" (Tumbleweed Gunslinger Mix) 4:15
2."Frogmarched To Freedom" 4:56
3."Crystal Blue Persuasion" (Cheeba Blue Persuasion Mix)
  • Tommy James
  • Mike Val
  • Ed Gray
3:35
Total length:12:45

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[10] Gold 100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000^
United States — 119,000[13]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Phares, Heather. "Fragments of Freedom - Morcheeba". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom, reviewed at NME; published September 12, 2005; retrieved March 24, 2017
  3. Shipley, Al (2000-09-30). "Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  4. Moon, Tom (2003-01-27). "Morcheeba, Fragments Of Freedom". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2003-01-27. Retrieved 2017-11-23.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. LLC, SPIN Media (2000). "SPIN". Spin Media LLC. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. Christgau, Robert (2000-12-05). "Getting Bizzy". The Village Voice.
  7. Morcheeba: Fragments Of Freedom, reviewed by Joshua Klein, at the A.V. Club, published August 1, 2000; retrieved March 24, 2017
  8. Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom, reviewed at Pitchfork Media, by Al Shipley; published September 30, 2000; retrieved March 24, 2017
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. "French album certifications – Morcheeba – Fragments of Freedom" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Morcheeba; 'Charango')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  12. "British album certifications – Morcheeba – Fragments of Freedom". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Fragments of Freedom in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75365/morcheeba-looks-to-brazil-for-charango
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