5 (Lamb album)

5 is the fifth studio album by electronic music band Lamb, released on 5 May 2011 by Strata, after a 5-year hiatus.

Recording and production
The record was the first album from the band after they reformed in 2009.

Critical reception
The Independent found that little had changed since their split, with the band still sounding middle-class and unthreatening, although singer Lou Rhodes's voice was sounding more like Stevie Nicks.

Track listing
Notes
 * "The Spectacle" contains 20 seconds of silence at the end of the track.
 * "The Spectacle (Reprise)" is not stated on the back cover of the physical releases.
 * Disc one of the limited edition omits "Back to Beginning" and "The Spectacle (Reprise)" and features them as track 2 and track 9 on the disc two respectively.

Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes of 5.


 * Musicians
 * Andy Barlow – beats, synthesizers, samplers, keyboards
 * Lou Rhodes – vocals, guitars
 * Danny Keane – strings, string arrangements (tracks: 4, 9, 10); rhodes (track 7); additional piano (track 10)
 * John Thorne – double bass (tracks: 3–7, 10)
 * Yoav – additional guitars (track 3)
 * Stuart Ryan – guitars (track 7)
 * String section (tracks: 4, 9, 10)
 * Chris Worsey, Emil Chakolov, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Jon Thorne, Max Baille, Nina Foster, Oli Langford


 * Technical personnel
 * Andy Barlow – production; mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4–9, 10)
 * Simon Changer – engineering (tracks: 4, 9, 10)
 * Ali Staton – mixing (tracks: 3, 9, 10); additional mixing (track 11)
 * Dave Greennerg – mastering


 * Artwork
 * Lou Rhodes – design, booklet photography
 * Nick Tomlinson – design, booklet photography
 * Notion23 – design
 * Claudia Crobatia – cover photography