AlbumE · 2002
The Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon is a 2002 electronic album by Thievery Corporation. It runs 19 tracks across 71 minutes on Eighteenth Street Lounge Music. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
Electronic · Downtempo · Lounge
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- 4.0 /5
- 1 rating
- 56 /100
- 5 critics
- 19
- Tracks
- 71 min
- Runtime
- 178 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
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1 rating · avg 4.0
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- Rolling Stone4/5
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- Pitchfork3.8/10
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The Richest Man in Babylon album cover
The The Richest Man in Babylon cover was designed by Neal Ashby and photographed by Bill Crandall, Daniel Cima and Hector Emanuel.
- Design
- Neal Ashby
- Photography
- Bill Crandall, Daniel Cima, Hector Emanuel
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19 tracks · 71 min
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The Richest Man in Babylon is the third studio album by Thievery Corporation, it was released in 2002 on their Eighteenth Street Lounge label. Like Thievery Corporation's previous albums, The Richest Man in Babylon is electronic music with a downtempo aesthetic. The album combines influences such as dub, jazz, dance music, rap, reggae, and Indian music. The songs are sung in English, French ("Une Simple Histoire"), Portuguese ("Meu Destino"), Spanish ("Exilio") and Persian ("Omid"). The title track, as well as "State of the Union", incorporate protest music into the group's sound, with both songs making political statements. The album features singers from Iceland, Jamaica and France, including Emiliana Torrini, LouLou, Pam Bricker, Latin singers and several Jamaican rappers including Notch. The album features both electronic and live instrumentation.
In brief
- Is The Richest Man in Babylon good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Richest Man in Babylon 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
- When was The Richest Man in Babylon released?
- The Richest Man in Babylon was released in 2002 on Eighteenth Street Lounge Music.
- How many tracks are on The Richest Man in Babylon?
- The Richest Man in Babylon has 19 tracks, with a runtime of 71 minutes.
- What genre is The Richest Man in Babylon?
- The Richest Man in Babylon is catalogued under Electronic, Downtempo, Lounge.
- What BPM is The Richest Man in Babylon?
- The Richest Man in Babylon runs at a median tempo of 178 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Richest Man in Babylon?
- Listeners of The Richest Man in Babylon also rate Mezzanine by Massive Attack, Simple Things by Zero 7, Moon Safari by Air.
The Richest Man in Babylon at a glance
- Label
- ESL Music
- Produced by
- Rob Garza, Eric Hilton
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