Natural History is the debut album by English rock band I Am Kloot, released to much eagerness from the British music press in 2001. The album was produced by Guy Garvey, lead singer for the Manchester-based band Elbow.
Although reaching a low chart placing outside the top 100, the band built up a dedicated and loyal fanbase through touring and promotion. The album itself is widely viewed as some of I Am Kloot's best work to date. Prior to the album's release, the band released two singles on Ugly Man Records: "Titanic"/"To You" in November 1999, and "Twist"/"86 TV's" in March 2000. The album itself spawned two further singles: "Dark Star" in February 2001, and "Morning Rain" in July 2001.
All songs written by John Harold Arnold Bramwell.
Track listing 1."To You"3:162."Morning Rain"3:213."Bigger Wheels"3:274."No Fear of Falling"2:105."Loch"4:336."Storm Warning"3:587."Dark Star"2:218."Stop"3:559."Sunlight Hits the Snow"2:4310."Twist "2:5711."86 TV's"2:5412."Because"7:21 "Because" ends at minute 5:20. After 1 minute and 30 seconds of silence, begins a hidden track called "Graffiti". The remastered 2013 edition includes three bonus tracks: "Titanic", "Over My Shoulder" and "Stand Another Drink (Proof)".
Track listing (different running order) 1."To You"3:162."Morning Rain"3:213."Twist"2:574."86 TV's"2:565."Bigger Wheels"3:306."Loch"4:337."Storm Warning"3:598."Dark Star"2:229."Stop"3:5610."Sunlight Hits the Snow"2:4411."No Fear of Falling"2:1012."Because"7:18 "Because" includes a hidden track called "Graffiti". The Japanese edition includes two bonus tracks: "Over My Shoulder" and "Titanic".
Contributing musicians Guy Garvey: backing vocals, percussion, sound effects, harmonica, wine glasses Pete Turner, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Richard Jupp: wine glasses on "Because"
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Singles sources:I Am Kloot favouritesky – discographywww.iamkloot.com/www/singles – the copy from 8 December 2005, archived in Internet Archive
titlelabelformat,catalog numberrelease datetrack listingchartsadditionalinformations"Titanic"/"To You"Ugly Man Recordsgramophone record 7",Ugly 161 November 1999 (Manchester);15 December 1999 (the rest of the country)"Titanic"/"To You"(double A-side) Limited edition of 1000 copies."Twist"/"86 TV's"Ugly Man Recordsgramophone record 7" (red vinyl),Ugly 1714 February 2000 (Manchester);1 May 2000 (the rest of the country)"Twist"/"86 TV's"(double A-side) Limited edition.We Love YouCDS,AMOUR4D1 May 2000 (UK)1. "Twist"2. "86 TV's"3. "86 TV's" (music video) "Dark Star"We Love Yougramophone record 7",AMOUR9S26 February 2001A. "Dark Star"B. "To You"UK Singles Chart: 90CDS,AMOUR9D1. "Dark Star"2. "To You"3. "Titanic""Morning Rain"We Love Yougramophone record 7",AMOUR11S25 June 2001A. "Morning Rain"B. "Proof (demo)". [retrieved 5 March 2010].UK Singles Chart: 94CDS,AMOUR11D1. "Morning Rain"2. "Proof (demo)". [retrieved 5 March 2010].3. "Twist (Live)" (Paris, La Boule Noire, Valentine's Day 2001)
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