Passing Stranger
For the 1954 film, see Passing Stranger (film).
| Passing Stranger | ||||
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| Studio album by Scott Matthews | ||||
| Released | 13 March 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Artisan, Birmingham, England | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, indie folk, blues | |||
| Length | 50'18" | |||
| Label | San Remo, Island | |||
| Producer | Jon Cotton | |||
| Scott Matthews chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pop Matters | [2] |
| BBC | Favourable [3] |
Passing Stranger is the debut album of British singer-songwriter, Scott Matthews, and was originally released in April 2006, before being re-issued by Island Records in October of the same year. The album contains the singles "Elusive", "Dream Song" and "Passing Stranger". After Scott won the Ivor Novello Award for 'Best Song Lyrically and Musically' for "Elusive", a deluxe edition of the album was re-released, and was made available on 25 June 2007.[4]
The album features ten full-length songs and seven short instrumental or minimal pieces.
Track listing
- "Little Man Tabla Jam Pt.1" – 0:40
- "Dream Song" – 4:42
- "The Fool's Fooling Himself" – 4:01
- "Eyes Wider Than Before" – 3:36
- "Blue In The Face Again" – 1:11
- "Sweet Scented Figure" – 4:31
- "Passing Stranger" – 4:32
- "Prayers" – 3:15
- "Musical Interval" – 1:11
- "Still Fooling" – 0:21
- "City Headache" – 4:59
- "Nylon Instrumental" – 0:19
- "Elusive" – 3:42
- "Earth To Calm" - 4:17
- "White Feathered Medicine" - 5:45
- "Little Man Tabla Jam Pt. 2" - 0:34
- "Bruno Finale" - 2:19
Personnel
- Scott Matthews - vocals, guitars, bass guitar, percussion, harmonica
- Jon Cotton - Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer, vibraphone, sound engineer, record producer
- Matt Thomas - drums, percussion
- Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari - tabla
- Mat Taylor - saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Richard Adey - accordion
- Caroline Bodimead - violin
- Charlote Miles - violin
- Nina Kopparhead - viola
- Elizabeth Garside - cello
- Bruno Cavellec - voice-over
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Pop Matters review
- ↑ BBC review
- ↑ "Black Country - Entertainment - Scott 'Ivor Novello' Matthews". BBC. 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
External links
- Full Track Listing for Passing Stranger
- Full tracklisting for Passing Stranger (Deluxe Edition recorded with John Leckie)
- Ivor Novello Reception and Album Re-Release Details
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