Garçon Pamplemousse

Garçon Pamplemousse
Studio album by Benzine Headset
Released 2001
Genre Rock
Label Medieval Haircut Records
Producer Benzine Headset & Trevor Michael
Benzine Headset chronology
Bathroom Floor (1999) Garçon Pamplemousse
(2001)		 Lucky Me EP (2002)

Garçon Pamplemousse is an album by the Northern Ireland based band Benzine Headset. It was released on Medieval Haircut Records in 2001.[1] The lead singer, Peter Wilson, went on to record under the name Duke Special, re-recording two songs Freewheel and Kill Me Quickly for the Lucky Me EP

As Duke Special Pete Wilson has gone on to release two successful albums (plus EPs, DVD and live recordings). Wilson did a duet on the 2009 Brit award nominated album by Beth Rowley.

Track listing

  1. As Good as it Gets
  2. You're Making Me So Happy (For a Change)
  3. Fire
  4. Freewheel
  5. I AM Useless
  6. Kill Me Quickly
  7. Trying to Say
  8. Fell Asleep with the TV On
  9. Guessing
  10. Walk without Direction
  11. Some Kind of Love
  12. Delilah (Tom Jones cover - hidden track)

All songs were written by Benzine Headset, with the exception of Delilah written by Les Reed and Barry Mason.

References

  1. ^ Garçon Pamplemousse LP

2. Interview with Pete Wilson which includes reference to the importance of songs on this album in getting him a deal with record company v2 http://brokensounds.blogspot.com/2006/11/duke-very-special-part-2.html

3. A list of albums produced by Trevor Michael : http://www.trevormichael.co.uk/discofull.html