Marlon Williams (album)

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Marlon Williams
Studio album by
Released2015 (2015)
StudioThe Sitting Room, Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch
GenreRock
Length34:15
LabelCaroline Australia
ProducerBen Edwards
Marlon Williams chronology
Marlon Williams
(2015)
Make Way for Love
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt Magazine[3]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[4]

Marlon Williams is the solo debut self-titled studio album by New Zealand musician Marlon Williams. It was released in 2015 under Caroline Australia.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by Marlon Williams; except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello Miss Lonesome" 3:15
2."After All"Marlon Williams, Delaney Davidson3:11
3."Dark Child"Marlon Williams, Tim Moore5:23
4."I'm Lost Without You"Teddy Randazzo, Billy Barberis5:15
5."Lonely Side of Her" 2:24
6."Silent Passage"Bob Carpenter3:06
7."Strange Things" 3:03
8."When I Was a Young Girl"Traditional; arranged by Marlon Williams5:51
9."Everyone's Got Something to Say" 2:47

Personnel[edit]

  • Marlon Williams - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on "After All" and "I'm Lost Without You", synthesizer on "I'm Lost Without You"
  • Ben Woolley - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • AJ Park - drums
  • Aldous Harding - backing vocals on "Hello Miss Lonesome", "Lonely Side of Her", "Silent Passage", "Strange Things" and "Everyone's Got Something to Say"
  • Aaron Tokona - acoustic and electric guitar on Hello Miss Lonesome"
  • Joe McCallum - drums on "Silent Passage"
  • Rang Lloyd - electric guitar on "Dark Child"
  • Simon Gregory - electric guitar on "I'm Lost Without You"
  • John Egenes - pedal steel on "Silent Passage"
  • Ben Edwards - synthesizer on "Dark Child" and "Strange Things"
  • Anita Clark - violin on "Strange Things"
  • Mikey Somerfield - violin on "I'm Lost Without You" and "Silent Passage"
  • Ben Brown - backing vocals on "Everyone Got Something to Say"
  • David Williams - backing vocals on "After All"

Charts[edit]

Chart (2015/16) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 100
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 66
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher (19 February 2016). "Marlon Williams - Marlon Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ Kelly, Jennifer (6 April 2016). "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurtonline.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. ^ Trefor, Cai (19 February 2016). "Drowned In Sound Review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.