Album · Leftfield
Leftism by Leftfield
Leftism is an album by Leftfield, released in 1995. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Afro Left”, on 1 list with a best position of #41.
Leftism, the debut album from Leftfield, came out on Columbia in 1995, and it's the sound of London club culture growing into something that works just as well on the headphones. Neil Barnes and Paul Daley mixed new tracks with reworked versions of earlier singles, and pulled in guests nobody expected on a dance record: John Lydon of Public Image Ltd. and the Sex Pistols snarls through "Open Up", Curve's Toni Halliday sings "Original", Djum Djum fronts "Afro-Left", and Earl 16 and Cheshire Cat carry "Release the Pressure".
The records got filed under progressive house, a tag coined for Leftfield's own mix of house, dub and reggae, but the record keeps busting out of that box. The duo weren't happy with it at first; the NME and Q were, and it sold well. It was nominated for the 1995 Mercury Prize, losing to Portishead's Dummy, and it reached America months later.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Leftism on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afro Left | 1 | #41 | – | 1995 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.