Silence Becomes It was the debut album for Portuguese pop / alternative music band Silence 4

Silence 4

Silence 4 is a Portuguese band, formed in 1996, who mostly sung in English. They released two albums to highly critical acclaim, Silence Becomes It and Only Pain Is Real . The band hasn't officially disbanded, but went on an undetermined hiatus after 2001. Lead singer David Fonseca is currently...

, launched in June 1998. The album had a huge success in Portugal, reaching a six-time platinum album level (240 000 unities sold), but didn't have the international success that some critics and fans predicted. The album has 15 songs, including a hidden track, and two versions of "A Little Respect" by Erasure

Erasure

Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...

. Most of the songs are in English, with only two in Portuguese, "Sextos Sentidos", a duet with Sérgio Godinho

Sérgio Godinho

Sérgio Godinho, OL is a Portuguese poet, composer, and singer. He was born on August 31, 1945 in Porto, Portugal, and is one of the most influential popular musicians in Portugal...

, and "Eu Não Sei Dizer". The songs deal with themes of love, pain, melancholy, loss, death, sorrow, loneliness and nostalgia, themes that are recurrent in Silence 4 and David Fonseca

David fonseca

David Fonseca is a Portuguese musician, singer-songwriter, and plays several instruments, including acoustic guitar and organ. He is mainly recognised because of his successful music career, as member of Silence 4 and as a solo singer...

 solo career discography. Both "Borrow" and "My Friends" were highly successful singles.

Track listing

Music and lyrics by David Fonseca

David fonseca

David Fonseca is a Portuguese musician, singer-songwriter, and plays several instruments, including acoustic guitar and organ. He is mainly recognised because of his successful music career, as member of Silence 4 and as a solo singer...

, except where noted.

1. "Goodbye Tomorrow"
2. "Borrow"
3. "Dying Young" (lyrics, Bruno Urbano)
4. "Old Letters"
5. "Angel Song"
6. "My Friends"
7. "A (Very) Little Respect" (Vince Clark, Andy Bell)
8. "Sextos Sentidos" (lyrics, Sérgio Godinho
   Sérgio Godinho
   Sérgio Godinho, OL is a Portuguese poet, composer, and singer. He was born on August 31, 1945 in Porto, Portugal, and is one of the most influential popular musicians in Portugal...
   
   , music, Rui Costa
   Rui Costa (Silence 4)
   Rui Costa is a Portuguese musician.He played bass, acoustic and electric guitar for Silence 4, and is also credited for the co-writing of some songs in their albums, "Silence Becomes It" and "Only Pain Is Real". After Silence 4 went into a hiatus, he announced that he was leaving the band in...
   
   )
9. "We"
10. "Breeders" (lyrics, Bruno Urbano)
11. "Eu Não Sei Dizer"
12. "Cry" (music, Rui Costa
    Rui Costa (Silence 4)
    Rui Costa is a Portuguese musician.He played bass, acoustic and electric guitar for Silence 4, and is also credited for the co-writing of some songs in their albums, "Silence Becomes It" and "Only Pain Is Real". After Silence 4 went into a hiatus, he announced that he was leaving the band in...
    
    )
13. "A Little Respect" (Vince Clark, Andy Bell)
14. "Teeth Against The Glass"
15. "Sex Freak" (hidden track)