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“A Lot Of Wind” by The Fall
From the album Shift‐Work (1991)
“A Lot Of Wind” by The Fall appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1991 on the album Shift‐Work. Its best result is #9 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty'). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #91 alternative song of 1991.
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"A Lot of Wind" turns up on Shift-Work, the Fall's 13th album, put out on Phonogram in 1991 after Mark E. Smith fired Martin Bramah (guitar) and Marcia Schofield (keyboards) and pared the band down to a four-piece for the first time. Smith wrote it and sings lead, Steve Hanley plays bass, Craig Scanlon plays guitar and Simon Wolstencroft covers percussion and keyboards.
The outside help colors it: Kenny Brady adds fiddle and a vocal, Cassell Webb sings backup, and Craig Leon, who produced with Grant Showbiz and mixed the track, chips in organ and extra guitar. It belongs to the record where, as critic Ted Mills heard it, the Fall's grinding repetition started making room for pop song shapes.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty') | 50 |
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