# Domestiques

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{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Domestiques
| type       = studio
| artist     = [The Delgados](/source/The_Delgados)
| cover      = TheDelgadosDomestiques.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 28 October 1996
| recorded   = MCM Studios, 1996
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)
| length     = 39:26
| label      = [Chemikal Underground](/source/Chemikal_Underground)
| producer   = [The Delgados](/source/The_Delgados)
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [Peloton](/source/Peloton_(album))
| next_year  = 1998
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1Score =  {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="DiGravina">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/domestiques-r258523/review|title=Review ''Domestiques''|last=DiGravina|first=Tim|publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref>
|rev2=''[Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media)''
|rev2Score= 6.9/10<ref name="Deusner">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2268-domestiques/|title=Review ''Domestiques''|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|date=4 April 2004|work=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref>
}}
'''''Domestiques'''''  is [the Delgados](/source/the_Delgados)' debut [album](/source/album). It was released on their own label, [Chemikal Underground](/source/Chemikal_Underground), on 28 October 1996.  The title (literally "servants" in [French](/source/French_language)) is a reference to the [support team](/source/cycling_domestique) for the team leader in [road bicycle racing](/source/road_bicycle_racing).

==Track listing==
All songs by The Delgados
#"Under Canvas Under Wraps" – 2:40
#"Leaning on a Cane" – 2:56
#"Strathcona Slung" – 3:29
#"Tempered; Not Tamed" – 3:48
#"One More Question" – :55
#"Big Business in Europe" – 2:36
#"Falling and Landing" – 3:22
#"Akumulator" – 3:20
#"Sucrose" – 3:23
#"Pinky" – 3:44
#"Friendly Conventions" – 2:06
#"Smaller Mammals" – 1:43
#"4th Channel" – 2:32
#"D'Estus Morte" – 2:52

==Personnel==
*Alun Woodward – [vocals](/source/vocals), [guitar](/source/guitar)
*[Emma Pollock](/source/Emma_Pollock) – vocals, guitar
*Stewart Henderson – [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar)
*[Paul Savage](/source/Paul_Savage_(musician)) – [drum](/source/drum)s
*Alan Barr – string arrangements
*The Delgados – producer, engineer, string arrangements
*Van Impe – artwork, art direction

== References ==
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{{The Delgados}}

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Category:The Delgados albums
Category:1996 albums
Category:Chemikal Underground albums

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