Golden Greats (Ian Brown album)

Golden Greats is the second solo album released by Ian Brown, first made famous by his role as frontman in the Stone Roses. It was described by NME as "a left-field masterpiece and Brown's best work for a decade", Golden Greats showcases a diverse usage of instruments including strings, mellotron and organs. A number of the tracks on the album were written by Brown whilst he was imprisoned for two months following a fracas with a flight attendant.

Golden Greats
Studio album by
Ian Brown
Released8 November 1999
Genre
Length45:02
Label
ProducerIan Brown
Ian Brown chronology
Unfinished Monkey Business
(1998)		 Golden Greats
(1999)		 Music of the Spheres
(2001)
Singles from Golden Greats
  1. "Love Like a Fountain"
    Released: 25 October 1999
  2. "Dolphins Were Monkeys"
    Released: 7 February 2000
  3. "Golden Gaze"
    Released: 5 June 2000
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Austin Chronicle
The Guardian
The Independent(Mixed)
NME
Rolling Stone
Yahoo! Music

Track 10, "Babasónicos", is the name of an actual Argentine band that collaborated with Brown on the song.

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