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Content (Gang of Four album)

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Content
Studio album by
Released24 January 2011
Recorded2009–2010
StudioBeauchamp Building, London
GenreAlternative rock
Length35:04
LabelGrönland Records (EU) /
Yep Roc Records (US)
ProducerAndy Gill
Gang of Four chronology
Return the Gift
(2005)
Content
(2011)
What Happens Next
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB−[3]
The Daily Telegraph[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork Media6.8/10[6]
PopMatters6/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin7/10[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]

Content is the seventh full-length studio album by English band Gang of Four, released on 24 January 2011 on Grönland Records in Europe and the following day on Yep Roc Records in the US. It was the last Gang of Four album to feature original vocalist Jon King, and the only full-length album to featured the drummer Mark Heaney. It was recorded at Andy Gill's central London studio, The Beauchamp Building.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King

No.TitleLength
1."She Said 'You Made a Thing of Me'"3:49
2."You Don't Have to Be Mad"3:15
3."Who Am I?"3:34
4."I Can't Forget Your Lonely Face"3:56
5."You'll Never Pay for the Farm"3:52
6."I Party All the Time"3:42
7."A Fruitfly in the Beehive"3:44
8."It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good"2:48
9."Do As I Say"3:26
10."I Can See from Far Away"2:58

Personnel

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Gang of Four

with:

Technical
  • Andy Gill, Sam Morton - engineer
  • Andy Gill, Jon King - artwork
  • Christian McGowan - CGI cover image

References

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  1. ^ "Content - reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  2. ^ Content – Gang of Four
  3. ^ Gang Of Four: Content | Music | Music Review | The A.V. Club
  4. ^ "Gang of Four: Content, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ Gang Of Four – Album Review: Gang Of Four – Content (Groenland)
  6. ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Gang Of Four: Content
  7. ^ Gang Of Four: Content < PopMatters
  8. ^ Content Critic Reviews for Content at Metacritic
  9. ^ Content by Gang Of Four | Rolling Stone Music
  10. ^ Gang of Four, 'Content' (Yep Roc) | SPIN.com
  11. ^ Gang Of Four – Content