Very Mercenary

Very Mercenary
Studio album by The Herbaliser
Released	20 April 1999 (1999-04-20)[1]
Genre	Jazz, hip hop
Length	68:34
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Jake Wherry, Ollie Teeba, Malachi
The Herbaliser chronology
Blow Your Headphones (1997) Very Mercenary (1999) Session One (2000)
Singles from Very Mercenary
"Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaks" Released: 1998 "Road of Many Signs / Moon Sequence" Released: 1999 "The Missing Suitcase" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	4.2/10[2]

Very Mercenary is the third studio album by The Herbaliser. It was released on Ninja Tune in 1999. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[3]

Critical reception

Keith Farley of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "the Herbaliser's third album works in '60s spy-funk territory to a degree unseen in the group's discography."[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:01
2.	"Mission Improbable" (featuring What What)	3:09
3.	"Who's the Realest?"	4:44
4.	"When I Shine" (featuring Bahamadia)	3:54
5.	"Goldrush"	6:09
6.	"Moon Sequence"	6:20
7.	"Mind in the Frame" (featuring Blade)	5:11
8.	"Funny?"	0:52
9.	"Shattered Soul"	5:15
10.	"Road of Many Signs" (featuring The Dream Warriors)	4:53
11.	"Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaks"	5:39
12.	"The Sensual Woman"	5:00
13.	"Let It Go" (featuring What What)	5:26
14.	"Jake's Backache"	0:21
15.	"The Missing Suitcase"	5:33
16.	"Starlight" (featuring Roots Manuva)	5:07

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
17.	"Road of Many Signs (DJ Yas Remix)"	4:28

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3]	19

References

1. Farley, Keith. "Very Mercenary - The Herbaliser". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. Schreiber, Ryan (20 April 1999). "The Herbaliser: Very Mercenary". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
3. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 25 April 1999 - 01 May 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

External links

• Very Mercenary at Discogs (list of releases)