Rewind: Massive Attack 'Blue Lines' (Part 2)

Welcome to part two of our look at the samples used in Massive Attack's debut album 'Blue Lines', released on April 9th of 1991.

One of Massive Attack's most enduring songs is the single 'Unfinished Sympathy'. The song samples the Mahavishnu Orchestra and John McLaughlin's song 'Planetary Citizen' from the 1976 album 'Inner Worlds'. Massive Attack's first single from 'Blue Lines' is the track 'Daydreaming', which samples Wally Badarou's song 'Mambo' from the album 'Echoes'. Isaac Hayes gets two sample appearances on 'Blue Lines': 'One Love' heavily samples Hayes' 'Ike's Mood I' from 1969's '...To Be Continued' and 'Lately' samples Isaac Hayes' 'Joy', the title track from 1973's 'Joy'. The Massive Attack track 'Lately' also features a sample from Lowrell's proto-disco song 'Mellow Mellow Right On' from their self-titled 1979 album.

Massive Attack went on to release well-received downtempo albums throughout the 90s and their latest as yet untitled album is expected to be released late 2009 or early 2010.

The Lowdown:
Massive Attack 'Unfinished Sympathy', 'Daydreaming', 'One Love', and 'Lately'
from 'Blue Lines' (1991) (MP3/CD)
The Mahavishnu Orchestra 'Planetary Citizen'
from 'Inner Worlds' (1976) (MP3/CD)
Wally Badarou 'Mambo'
from 'Echoes' (1984) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Isaac Hayes 'Ike's Mood I' (Radio Edit)
from '...To Be Continued' (1969) (MP3/CD)
Isaac Hayes 'Joy' (Radio Edit)
from 'Joy' (1973) (MP3/CD)
Lowrell 'Mellow Mellow Right On'
from 'Lowrell' (1979) (MP3 not available/Import CD)

Bonus Cuts:
Nothing can beat Shara Nelson's read on the original version of 'Unfinished Sympathy', but Tina Turner took a stab at it in 1996 with her cover of 'Unfinished Sympathy'.

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