On July 13, 2002, “Parlaphone” label released “The Remote Part”, the third Idlewild album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Dave Eringa, Stephen Street, and Guy Massey.
Personnel:
- Roddy Woomble- vocals, artwork concept
- Rod Jones– vocals, guitar
- Allan Stewart- guitar
- Jeremy Mills- piano
- Bob Fairfoull- bass
- Colin Newton- drums
- Sally Herbert – string arrangements
- Guy Massey – engineer
- Cenzo Townsend – engineer
- Dave Eringa- mixing
- Howie Weinberg- mastering
- Dan Grech-Marguerat- mixing assistant
- Traffic – art direction, design
- Danny Clinch- band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, and Colin Newton, except where noted.
- You Held the World in Your Arms
- A Modern Way of Letting Go
- American English
- I Never Wanted – Roody Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Jeremy Mills, Allan Stewart
- (I Am) What I Am Not
- Live in a Hiding Place
- Out of Routine
- Century After Century
- Tell Me Ten Words
- Stay the Same
- In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction – Roody Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Edwin Morgan