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Number 81 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 21st Century21st CenturyDeep HouseTier B

Born On The 24th Of July

Charles Webster

2001 · deep house · downtempo

Peacefrog Records · PF 097

undergroundchart-reachCommercial reach 2 out of 5, where 1 is deep underground and 5 is top-40.
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№ 81 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 21st Century

Born On The 24th Of July gives deep house unusual warmth through songwriting as much as groove. Half the titles are addressed to somebody, 'Be No-One' and 'I Understand You' and 'Put Your Hurt Aside'. It is not how house records usually announce themselves. Charles Webster builds the tracks floor-aware while letting voices, harmony and arrangement carry emotional weight beyond simple function.

№ 17 on The 10 Best Deep House Albums

Headphone house rather than club house. Intimate, unshowy, and deeper than its surface manners suggest.

Tracklist

  1. A1Sweet Butterfly
  2. A2Ready
  3. A3Be No-One
  4. B1The Gift Of Freedom
  5. B2Fox Soup
  6. B3Your Life
  7. C1Forget The Past
  8. C2I Understand You
  9. D1I'm Falling
  10. D2Put Your Hurt Aside