1 Giant Leap (album)

1 Giant Leap is the self-titled debut album by English electronic music duo 1 Giant Leap. Beginning in October 1999, its two members, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman, travelled across the world for six months to record vocals and music by various vocalists and musicians from Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, before returning to London in March 2000.[2][3][4] The album was released on DVD in September 2002.[3]

1 Giant Leap
Studio album by
1 Giant Leap
Released2 April 2002
GenreTrip hop, electronica, world
LabelPalm Pictures
ProducerJamie Catto, Duncan Bridgeman
1 Giant Leap chronology
1 Giant Leap
(2002)		 What About Me?
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dunya Salam" (featuring Baaba Maal)
2:55
2."My Culture" (featuring Robbie Williams and Maxi Jazz)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Maxi Jazz
  • Robbie Williams
  • Nigel Butler
5:39
3."The Way You Dream" (featuring Michael Stipe, Whirimako Black and Asha Bhosle)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Michael Stipe
8:20
4."Ma' Africa" (featuring The Mahotella Queens and Ulali)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Mahotella Queens
  • Ulali
4:48
5."Braided Hair" (featuring Speech and Neneh Cherry)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Speech
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Ulali
4:03
6."Ta Moko" (featuring Whirimako Black)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Mako Black
5:09
7."Bushes" (featuring Baaba Maal)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Maal
6:34
8."Passion" (featuring Michael Franti)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Franti
5:46
9."Daphne" (featuring Eddi Reader, The Mahotella Queens and Revetti Sakalar)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Mahotella Queens
  • Eddi Reader
7:03
10."All Alone (On Eilean Shona)"
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Mahotella Queens
7:50
11."Racing Away" (featuring Grant Lee Phillips and Horace Andy)
  • Bridgeman
  • Catto
  • Kaolin Thompson
  • Grant Lee Phillips
  • Horace Andy
5:59
12."Ghosts" (featuring Eddi Reader)
6:36

Personnel

1 Giant Leap
  • Jamie Catto, Duncan Bridgeman – All instruments[5]

Other musicians
  • Dave Randall – guitar
  • Nigel Butler – guitar, programming and mixing
  • Sanjay Kumar – guitar
  • DJ Swamp – turntables
  • Ronu Majumdar – flute
  • Lévon Minassian – duduk
  • Pops Mohamed – percussion, kora, bird calls, effects
  • Ayub Ogada – nyatiti
  • Eddie Quansah – trumpet
  • Bada Seck – djembe, sabar
  • Goetz Botzenhardt – mixing engineer
  • Tim Clark – executive producer
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Suzette Newman – executive producer
  • D.A. "Jumbo" Vanrenen – A&R

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 41
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 51

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r572683
  2. "1 Giant Leap-One Giant Leap". newburycomics.com/. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. Wolf, Jessica (January 31, 2003). "Palm Music Video in the Grammy Race". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. Bell, Matt (February 2003). "Duncan Bridgeman : Travels With A Laptop Studio". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  5. "1 Giant Leap - One Giant Leap". newburycomics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – 1 Giant Leap – 1 Giant Leap". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  7. "Charts.nz – 1 Giant Leap – 1 Giant Leap". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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