What Silence Knows

by Shara Nelson

What Silence Knows cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 16 September 1993
  • Label: Cooltempo
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:21
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following her iconic vocal contributions to Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines', Shara Nelson emerges as a powerful solo force in British soul music. The heavily acclaimed debut smoothly intertwines the atmospheric beats of early trip-hop with incredibly sophisticated, cinematic contemporary R&B orchestration.

Genres

Descriptors: electronic, downtempo, atmospheric, sorrowful, sampling, vocal, soulful, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Nobody (4:22)
  2. Pain Revisited (5:16)
  3. One Goodbye in Ten (5:50)
  4. Inside Out (3:19)
  5. Uptight (5:04)
  6. Down That Road (5:15)
  7. Chance (3:58)
  8. Thoughts of You (4:16)
  9. How Close (3:59)
  10. What Silence Knows (6:59)

Credits

  • Shara Nelson - primary artist, written-by
  • Nick Ingman - arranged by [string arrangements]
  • Lyn Gerald - backing vocals
  • Tee Green - backing vocals
  • Rupert Brown - drums
  • Trevor Murrell - drums
  • Phil Todd - flute, electronic wind instrument [ewi]
  • Billy Liesegang - guitar

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