Fragments of Freedom

"Rome Wasn't Built in a Day"
Fragments of Freedom
Studio album by Morcheeba
Released	7 August 2000
Genre	Trip hop, pop, R&B, alternative rock
Length	44:26
Label	Sire/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Paul Godfrey, Chris Harrison
Morcheeba chronology
Singles from Fragments of Freedom
	"Rome Wasn't Built in a Day"; Released: 5 July 2000; "Be Yourself"; Released: 2000; "World Looking In"; Released: 2001;

Fragments of Freedom is Morcheeba's third album, released in 2000. It was one of their most successful albums in terms of chart sales. Special versions of the CD contained a short CD-ROM video of the 'Making of Fragments of Freedom' and also music videos.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	7/10[2]
Pitchfork Media	5.1/10[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Spin	4/10[5]
The Village Voice	[6]

Reception

NME declared "Fragments" to be "an enduring monument to quiet goodness,"[2] while the A.V. Club considered it to have "fine and adventurous" songs that "are more than worthy of the band's legacy", but noted that the wide variety of styles between individual tracks means that it "never quite builds up artistic momentum."[7]

Pitchfork Media, however, criticized the album's contents as "no less flat, smooth, or mass-produced than its jewel case", stating that there was "skill and craft" but no "personality or creativity", and that the backup singers make it more difficult to enjoy Skye Edwards' voice;[8] similarly, Robert Christgau rated the album a "dud".[6]

Track listing

All songs written by P.Godfrey, R.Godfrey, S. Edwards, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"World Looking In"		4:06
2.	"Rome Wasn't Built in a Day"		3:34
3.	"Love Is Rare"		4:03
4.	"Let It Go"		4:43
5.	"A Well Deserved Break"		2:12
6.	"Love Sweet Love" (featuring Mr. Complex)		3:57
7.	"In the Hands of the Gods" (featuring Biz Markie)		1:40
8.	"Shallow End"		3:51
9.	"Be Yourself"		3:13
10.	"Coming Down Gently"		4:18
11.	"Good Girl Down" (featuring Bahamadia)	Paul Godfrey Ross Godfrey Skye Edwards Antonia Reed	3:26
12.	"Fragments of Freedom"		5:06
Total length:			44:30

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Frogmarched To Freedom"	5:01
Total length:		49:33

Best Buy Edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In The Hands Of The Gods" (Tumbleweed Gunslinger Mix)		4:15
2.	"Frogmarched To Freedom"		4:56
3.	"Crystal Blue Persuasion" (Cheeba Blue Persuasion Mix)	Tommy James Mike Val Ed Gray	3:35
Total length:			12:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	42
French Albums (SNEP)[13]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15]	16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16]	3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17]	15
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18]	7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20]	53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	7
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	6
US Billboard 200[23]	113

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	66
UK Albums (OCC)[25]	96

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26]	Gold	35,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[27]	Gold	100,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[29]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States	—	119,000[30]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

Phares, Heather. "Fragments of Freedom - Morcheeba". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom, reviewed at NME; published 12 September 2005; retrieved 24 March 2017
Shipley, Al (30 September 2000). "Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
Moon, Tom (27 January 2003). "Morcheeba, Fragments Of Freedom". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 January 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
LLC, SPIN Media (2000). "SPIN". Spin Media LLC. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
Christgau, Robert (5 December 2000). "Getting Bizzy". The Village Voice.
Morcheeba: Fragments Of Freedom, reviewed by Joshua Klein, at the A.V. Club, published 1 August 2000; retrieved 24 March 2017
Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom, reviewed at Pitchfork Media, by Al Shipley; published 30 September 2000; retrieved 24 March 2017
"Australiancharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Austriancharts.at – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Ultratop.be – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Ultratop.be – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Lescharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Irish-charts.com – Discography Morcheeba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Italiancharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Charts.nz – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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[1] Phares, Heather. "Fragments of Freedom - Morcheeba". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[NME-2] Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom, reviewed at NME; published 12 September 2005; retrieved 24 March 2017

[3] Shipley, Al (30 September 2000). "Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[4] Moon, Tom (27 January 2003). "Morcheeba, Fragments Of Freedom". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 January 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[5] LLC, SPIN Media (2000). "SPIN". Spin Media LLC. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[christgau-6] Christgau, Robert (5 December 2000). "Getting Bizzy". The Village Voice.

[AVClub-7] Morcheeba: Fragments Of Freedom, reviewed by Joshua Klein, at the A.V. Club, published 1 August 2000; retrieved 24 March 2017

[Shipley-8] Morcheeba: Fragments of Freedom, reviewed at Pitchfork Media, by Al Shipley; published 30 September 2000; retrieved 24 March 2017

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[ac_Austria_Morcheeba-10] "Austriancharts.at – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Morcheeba-11] "Ultratop.be – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Morcheeba-12] "Ultratop.be – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_France_Morcheeba-13] "Lescharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Morcheeba-14] "Offiziellecharts.de – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Morcheeba-15] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Morcheeba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Italy_Morcheeba-16] "Italiancharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Morcheeba-17] "Charts.nz – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Norway_Morcheeba-18] "Norwegiancharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-19] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Morcheeba-20] "Swedishcharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Morcheeba-21] "Swisscharts.com – Morcheeba – Fragments Of Freedom". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ac_UK2_-22] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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[24] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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[FranceMorcheebaFragments_of_FreedomalbumCertRef-27] "French album certifications – Morcheeba – Fragments of Freedom" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[SwitzerlandMorcheebaCharangoalbumCertRef-28] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Morcheeba; 'Charango')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_KingdomMorcheebaFragments_of_FreedomalbumCertRef-29] "British album certifications – Morcheeba – Fragments of Freedom". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Fragments of Freedom in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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Morcheeba
Ross Godfrey Skye Edwards Daisy Martey Paul Godfrey
Studio albums	Who Can You Trust? (1996) Big Calm (1998) Fragments of Freedom (2000) Charango (2002) The Antidote (2005) Dive Deep (2008) Blood Like Lemonade (2010) Head Up High (2013) Blaze Away (2018)
Compilations	Parts of the Process (2003) The Platinum Collection (2005)
Singles	"Trigger Hippie" "Tape Loop" "The Music That We Hear (Moog Island)" "Shoulder Holster" "Blindfold" "Let Me See" "Part of the Process" "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" "World Looking In" "Otherwise" "Undress Me Now" "What's Your Name?" "Wonders Never Cease" "Enjoy the Ride" "Gained the World" "Even Though" "Blood Like Lemonade" "Gimme Your Love"