Merseybeast
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| Merseybeast | ||||||||||||
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| Studio album by Ian McNabb | ||||||||||||
| Released | 19 April 1996 | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||||||||||
| Length | 69:27 | |||||||||||
| Label | Island Records | |||||||||||
| Producer | Robert Ian McNabb | |||||||||||
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Merseybeast is the title of Ian McNabb's third solo album after disbanding The Icicle Works. It is also the title of the first song on the album. The name is a play on the idea of the "Mersey Beat", a 1960s musical genre and movement. Merseybeast is also the title of Ian McNabb's autobiography, published in 2008. A second CD entitled 'North West Coast' was also released in limited quantities.[2] The album peaked at No. 30 on the official UK charts.[3]
Critical Reception
Roch Parisien Qualified Merseybeast as an "album... to savor" Giving it a rating of 4.5 stars out of five.[4]
Track Listings
- "Merseybeast" (6:44)
- "Affirmation" (3:33)
- "Beautiful Old Mystery" (4:10)
- "Love's Young Dream" (4:33)
- "Camaraderie" (4:17)
- "Don't Put Your Spell on Me" (5:38)
- "Heydays" (5:45)
- "Little Bit of Magic" (4:54)
- "You Stone My Soul" (6:16)
- "Too Close to the Sun" (3:47)
- "They Settled for Less Than They Wanted" (7:20)
- "I'm a Genius" (4:19)
- "Available Light" (6:20)
- "Merseybeast (reprise)" (1:51)
- North West Coast (Live bonus CD)
- "What She Did to My Mind" (7:26)
- "Evangeline" (6:29)
- "I Don't Want To Talk About It" (6:15)
- "When It All Comes Down" (8:18)
- "Understanding Jane" (4:08)
- "Pushin' Too Hard" (7:16)
Sources
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/merseybeast-mw0000959483
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