Slow Fuse

For the type of fuse, see slow-blow fuse.

Slow Fuse
Studio album by Little Axe
Released	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
Genre	Blues dub
Length	54:24
Label	Wired
Producer	Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood
Little Axe chronology
The Wolf that House Built (1994) Slow Fuse (1996) Hard Grind (2002)

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Slow Fuse is the second album by Little Axe, released on September 30, 1996 by Wired Recordings. The album was re-issued as a digital download in 2014 featuring additional tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Skip McDonald and Adrian Sherwood, except "Too Late" by Willie Dixon

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blue"	2:10
2.	"On the Beat Sound"	3:44
3.	"Storm Is Rising"	5:12
4.	"Black Diamond Train"	4:12
5.	"Short Fuse"	5:09
6.	"Going Down Slow"	3:56
7.	"Must Have Been the Devil"	4:45
8.	"People Do"	5:14
9.	"Amber"	2:13
10.	"Chains"	3:40
11.	"Return"	5:21
12.	"Too Late"	5:04
13.	"Speak Easy"	3:44

Limited edition bonus CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On the Beat Sound"	4:37
2.	"Storm Is Rising"	4:24
3.	"Too Late"	5:33
4.	"Going Down Slow"	4:51
5.	"Lift Off"	5:23
6.	"Falling Down"	6:05
7.	"Must Have Been the Devil"	5:24
8.	"Judgement"	5:13
9.	"Fallen Grace"	5:18
10.	"On the Beat Sound"	4:37

Personnel

Musicians

• Saz Bell – vocals
• Scott Firth – bass guitar
• Bernard Fowler – vocals
• Kevin Gibbs – vocals
• Alan Glen – harmonica
• Keith LeBlanc – drums
• Skip McDonald – vocals, guitar, keyboards, producer
• Tom McManamon – banjo, mandolin
• Talvin Singh – tabla
• Doug Wimbish – bass guitar

Technical personnel

• Adrian Sherwood – producer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1996	Wired Recordings	CD	74321 40307 2
United Kingdom	1996	Wired Recordings	CD	WIRED 0233

External links

• Slow Fuse at Discogs (list of releases)