Mary Queen of Scots (album)
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1994 studio album by Eugenius
| Mary Queen of Scots | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 13 January 1994 |
| Recorded | 1993, Britannia Row Studios and Chipping Norton Recording Studios |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 51:20 |
| Label | Atlantic, August Records |
| Producer | Craig Leon[1] |
| Eugenius chronology | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (neither) [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Mary Queen of Scots is the second and final album by Eugenius, released in 1994.[1]
Several songs on the album were released on singles in 1993. The title track was featured as a B-side to the non-LP single "Caesar's Vein", with "Easter Bunny" being released as the follow-up single. The track "Blue Above the Rooftops" was released as a single to support the album in 1994. The track "Home Sick" is only featured on the American release of the album and elsewhere was used as a B-side. The B-side "Green Bed" from the "Caesar's Vein" EP also likely comes from the album sessions.
Critical reception
[edit ]Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, called the album "stronger, more focussed, certainly brighter and cleaner" than the debut.[5]
Track listing
[edit ]All songs written by Eugene Kelly.
- "Pebble/Shoe" - 3:23
- "On the Breeze" - 3:15
- "Blue Above the Rooftops" - 3:00
- "The Moon's a Balloon" - 4:53
- "Mary Queen of Scots" - 4:59
- "Easter Bunny" - 5:27
- "Let's Hibernate" - 3:40
- "Friendly High" - 4:48
- "River Clyde Song" - 3:10
- "Tongue Rock" - 2:38
- "Home Sick" (extra track on US Edition) - 4:34
- "Fake Digit" - 4:17
- "Love, Bread and Beers" - 3:07
Personnel
[edit ]- Eugene Kelly - vocals, guitar
- Gordon Keen - guitar
- Raymond Boyle - bass
- Roy Lawrence - drums
- Cassell Webb - additional keyboards and backing vocals
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Eugenius". Trouser Press. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Mary Queen of Scots at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: eugenius". robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 320.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (31 July 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
