Tom McRae (album)

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Tom McRae
Studio album by
Released2 October 2000 (2000-10-02)
GenreRock
Length45:09
Labeldb Records
ProducerChris Hughes
Tom McRae chronology
Tom McRae
(2000)
Just Like Blood
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Pitchfork Media8.1/10 link[permanent dead link]
Rolling Stone link

Tom McRae is the debut album from British singer-songwriter Tom McRae. The album was released in 2000 and was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Music Prize.[1]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks by Tom McRae[2]

  1. "You Cut Her Hair" – 2:46
  2. "End of the World News (Dose Me Up)" – 3:48
  3. "2nd Law" – 2:50
  4. "Bloodless" – 3:38
  5. "Draw Down the Stars" – 2:14
  6. "One More Mile" – 4:16
  7. "Boy With the Bubblegun" – 3:01
  8. "Hidden Camera Show" – 4:17
  9. "A & B Song" – 4:15
  10. "Language of Fools" – 3:57
  11. "Untitled" – 3:51
  12. "Sao Paulo Rain" – 4:51
  13. "I Ain't Scared of Lightning" – 1:25

Personnel[edit]

  • Tom McRae – vocals, electric guitar (1,12), fx (1,4), string arrangement (1,7), guitar (2,4,6,7,8,10,13), percussion (2,6,9,10), piano (3,10), harmonium (4), acoustic guitar (5,9,12), 12 string (7), harmonica (9), keyboards (13)
  • Jo Archard – strings (4)
  • Sarah Button – strings (4)
  • Anthony Clarke – string arrangement (2,10), piano (8,12)
  • Mark Frith – electric guitar (2,6,9), piano (2,10), keyboards (2), bass (2,6,9), hammond (9,10)
  • Fiona Griffith – strings (4)
  • Tom Havelock – cello (1,7,8)
  • Chris Hughes – percussion (2,9,10), drums (9)
  • Clive Jenner – drums (2,8,10,12), percussion (8)
  • Howard Jones – piano (11)
  • Tony Marrison – programming (1,2,3,6,9), piano (1,5), string arrangement (1,7), hammond (3), keyboards (5,12), percussion (5,8), guitar (6), bass (8,12)
  • Helen Thomas – strings (4)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2001 nominees". Mercury Prize. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "review by Mackenzie Wilson". All Music. Retrieved March 24, 2014.