Rhythm and Stealth

Rhythm and Stealth
Studio album by Leftfield
Released	20 September 1999 (1999-09-20)
Genre	Electronica
Length	53:44
Label	Hard Hands, Higher Ground, Sony BMG
Producer	Leftfield, Nick Rapaccioli
Leftfield chronology
Leftism (1995) Rhythm and Stealth (1999) Stealth Remixes (2000)
Alternative cover
Reissue edition (2000) cover
Singles from Rhythm and Stealth
"Afrika Shox" Released: 27 September 1999 "Dusted" Released: 15 November 1999 "Swords" Released: 10 July 2000

Rhythm and Stealth is the second studio album by the English electronic group Leftfield, released on 20 September 1999.[1] It reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] It was nominated for the 2000 Mercury Music Prize.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	4/5[5]
Muzik	[6]
NME	6/10[7]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]

Matt Hendrickson of Rolling Stone said, "The album's jumble of epic sounds is a blessing and a curse: Rhythm and Stealth never develops a sustained, full-on groove, but it makes for a mind-melding headphone adventure."[10] John Bush of AllMusic said, "Leftfield has moved on with a grace and mastery of production seldom seen in the dance world."[4]

NME named it the 24th best album of 1999.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dusted"	4:41
2.	"Phat Planet"	5:24
3.	"Chant of a Poor Man"	5:54
4.	"Double Flash"	4:11
5.	"El Cid"	6:02
6.	"Afrika Shox"	5:37
7.	"Dub Gussett"	4:51
8.	"Swords"	5:07
9.	"6/8 War"	4:13
10.	"Rino's Prayer"	6:44
Total length:		53:44

Australian edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Phat Planet (Version 2)"	4:05

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Phat Planet (Alternate Mix)"	4:05

Reissue edition (2000) bonus enhanced CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix)"	5:52
2.	"El Cid (I-Cube Simple Mix)"	5:52
3.	"Rino's Prayer (Nick Rapaccioli Remix)"	5:39
4.	"Chant of a Poor Man (Mighty Quark Remix)"	5:24
5.	"Dub Gussett (Maas Remix)"	6:33
6.	"El Cid (I-Cube Table Tennis Remix)"	6:49
7.	"Double Flash (Headstarter Remix)"	6:11

Reissue edition (2000) bonus enhanced CD video

No.	Title	Length
8.	"Afrika Shox"	4:52
9.	"Dusted"	4:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Neil Barnes – production
• Paul Daley – production
• Nick Rapaccioli – production (6, 7)
• Roots Manuva – vocals (1)
• Cheshire Cat – vocals (3)
• Afrika Bambaataa – vocals (6)
• Nicole Willis – vocals (8)
• Rino – vocals (10)
• Jono Gallagher – tape operation
• Nick Baxter – tape operation
• Ady Stockwell – tape operation
• Adam Wren – engineering
• Paul Solomons – mastering
• Blue Source – art direction
• Toby McFarlan Pond – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 38 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 40 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] 7 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 54 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 36 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Albums (OCC)[23] 52 Chart (2000) Position UK Albums (OCC)[24] 203

References

1. Paoletta, Michael (14 August 1999). "Leftfield Digs Deep With Hard Hands' 'Rhythm'". Billboard: 26.
2. "All The Number 1 Albums". Official Charts Company. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
3. "Ashcroft and Coldplay nominated for Mercury Music Prize". The Guardian. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
4. Bush, John. "Rhythm and Stealth – Leftfield". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
5. "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth". Alternative Press (136): 108. November 1999.
6. Bush, Calvin (October 1999). "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth (Hard Hands/Higher Ground)". Muzik (53): 96.
7. Crysell, Andy (16 September 1999). "Leftfield – Rhythm & Stealth". NME. Archived from the original on 18 June 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
8. Cooper, Paul (31 August 1999). "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
9. "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth". Q (156): 98–99. September 1999.
10. Hendrickson, Matt (28 October 1999). "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth". Rolling Stone (824). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
11. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999". NME. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
12. "Australiancharts.com – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
13. "Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
15. "Lescharts.com – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
17. "Charts.nz – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
18. "Norwegiancharts.com – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
20. "Swedishcharts.com – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
23. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
24. "The Top 200 Artist Albums of 2000" (PDF). Chartwatch: 2000 Chart Booklet. Zobbel.de. pp. 39–40. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

External links

• Rhythm and Stealth at Discogs (list of releases)
• Rhythm and Stealth at MusicBrainz (list of releases)