Like Weather

Like Weather is the debut studio album by electronic music artist Leila, released by Rephlex Records in 1998. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[1]

Like Weather
Studio album by
Leila
Released30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
Genre
Length48:15
LabelRephlex
ProducerLeila
Leila chronology
Like Weather
(1998)		 Courtesy of Choice
(2000)
Singles from Like Weather
  1. "Don't Fall Asleep"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Space, Love"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Feeling"
    Released: 1998

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Guardian[4]
Muzik8/10[5]
NME9/10[6]

John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "The overall tone, though tremendously eclectic, is of an experimentalism far in advance of other electronic singer/songwriter acts out there."[2]

NME named Like Weather the 10th best album of 1998.[7] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 6 on its list of "The 50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time".[8] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 39 on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".[9] In that year, Fact included it on its list of "22 Incredible Albums Turning 20 in 2018".[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something"
1:29
2."Don't Fall Asleep"
  • L. Arab
  • Santucci
3:27
3."Underwaters (One for Keni)"L. Arab3:24
4."Feeling"
  • L. Arab
  • Donna Paul
4:40
5."Blue Grace"
  • L. Arab
  • Roya Arab
4:07
6."Space, Love"L. Arab4:57
7."Knew"
  • L. Arab
  • Santucci
1:18
8."Melodicore"L. Arab5:21
9."So Low...Amen"
  • L. Arab
  • Santucci
6:15
10."Misunderstood"
  • L. Arab
  • Paul
3:31
11."Piano-String"L. Arab2:33
12."Won't You Be My Baby, Baby"
4:09
13."Away"
  • L. Arab
  • Santucci
3:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Leila – production, mixing, recording
  • Luca Santucci – vocals (1, 2, 7, 9, 12, 13)
  • Donna Paul – vocals (4, 10)
  • Roya Arab – vocals (5)
  • Dan Lipman – flute (5)
  • Benet Walsh – violin (6)
  • Ali Akbar – arrangement (6)
  • Gabriel Walsh – trumpet (12)

Charts
Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[1] 19

References
  1. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. Bush, John. "Like Weather – Leila". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2009). "Leila". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-199-72636-1. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. Hemingway, David (6 March 1998). "Leila: Like Weather (Rephlex)". The Guardian.
  5. Newsome, Rachel (April 1998). "Leila: Like Weather (Rephlex)". Muzik (35): 76.
  6. Kessler, Ted (14 March 1998). "Leila – Like Weather". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1998". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. 24 January 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  10. Twells, John; Horner, Al; Lobenfeld, Claire; Welsh, April Clare; Wilson, Scott (30 December 2017). "22 incredible albums turning 20 in 2018". Fact. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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