Fatherhood (album)

1995 studio album by Baby Bird

Fatherhood

Studio album by

Baby Bird

Released| December 1995 (UK)
Recorded| 1990s
Genre| Lo-fi, Indie
Length| 59:54
Label| Baby Bird Recordings
Producer| Stephen Jones
Baby Bird chronology
| Bad Shave
(1995)  | Fatherhood
(1995)  | The Happiest Man Alive
(1996)

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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).

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[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

"...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[edit]

All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.

1. "No Children" – 1:08
2. "Cooling Towers" – 3:14
3. "Cool & Crazy Things to Do" – 2:41
4. "Bad Blood" – 3:55
5. "Neil Armstrong" – 2:21
6. "I Was Never Here" – 3:53
7. "Saturday" – 2:29
8. "Good Night" – 3:26
9. "I Don't Want to Wake You Up" – 3:27
10. "Iceberg" – 3:10
11. "Aluminium Beach" – 4:36
12. "Goddamn It, You're a Kid" – 3:07
13. "Daisies" – 2:08
14. "Failed Old Singer" – 3:34
15. "Fatherhood" – 2:28
16. "Dustbin Liner" – 2:53
17. "Not About a Girl" – 2:32
18. "Good Weather" – 3:25
19. "But Love" – 1:58
20. "May We" – 3:35

## References[edit]

1. ^ Fatherhood (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

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Babybird

* Stephen Jones
* Huw Chadbourn
* Robert Gregory
* John Pedder
* Luke Scott

Studio albums|

* I Was Born a Man
* Bad Shave
* Fatherhood
* The Happiest Man Alive
* Dying Happy
* Ugly Beautiful
* There's Something Going On
* Bugged
* Between My Ears There Is Nothing But Music
* Ex-Maniac
* The Pleasures of Self Destruction

Singles|

* "Goodnight"
* "You're Gorgeous"

Compilation albums|

* The Greatest Hits

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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