Here Be Monsters
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Here Be Monsters is the debut album by Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt
Ed Harcourt is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released five studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, Here Be Monsters, was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Prize...

, released in 2001. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2001. Tim Holmes, one-half of British dance music duo Death In Vegas
Death in Vegas
Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock and electronic rock band from the United Kingdom, comprising two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes...

, co-produced the album.

Track listing

  1. "Something in My Eye" – 3:41
  2. "God Protect Your Soul" – 5:27
  3. "She Fell into My Arms" – 3:49
  4. "Those Crimson Tears" – 5:09
  5. "Hanging With the Wrong Crowd" – 3:41
  6. "Apple of My Eye" – 4:04
  7. "Beneath the Heart of Darkness" – 7:19
  8. "Wind Through the Trees" – 6:45
  9. "Birds Fly Backwards" – 3:30
  10. "Shanghai" – 3:49
  11. "Like Only Lovers Can" – 4:54

Personnel

  • Ed Harcourt – vocals, piano, pump organ, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Wurlitzer, vibes, saxophone, harmonica, bass, beatbox, backing vocals, sampling, synthesizer, drums, percussion, string arrangement
  • Nick Yeatman – drums, percussion, backing vocals, hand clapping, loops
  • Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, trombone, percussion, drums, backing vocals, hand clapping, radio static
  • Arnulf Lindner – double bass, electric bass, fretless bass, bowed bass, backing vocals
  • Leo Abrahams
    Leo Abrahams
    Leo Abrahams is a British musician, composer, and producer. He has collaborated with a multitude of professional musicians, including Brian Eno, Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, and Paul Simon. After attending the Royal Academy of Music in England, he started his musical career by touring as...

    – electric guitar, 12-string guitar, fretless guitar, baritone guitar, omnichord, glockenspiel, mandolin, backing vocals, string arrangement
  • Tim Holmes – loops, sequencing, samples
  • Dave Fridmann – backing vocals
  • Martin Kelly – backing vocals
  • Simon Harris – backing vocals
  • Chris Scard – hand clapping
  • Gil Norton – hand clapping
  • Sophie Sirota – viola, string arrangement
  • Max Garrard – French horn
  • Howard Gott – string arrangement, violin
  • Ruth Gottlieb – violin
  • Sarah Willson – cello

Singles

In the UK, there were four singles released:
  • "Something in My Eye" (June 11, 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
    • B-sides: "T Bone Tombstone" / "Here Be Monsters"
  • "She Fell Into My Arms" (September 10, 2001); CD, 7" vinyl
    • B-sides: "I've Become Misguided" (new version) / "When Americans Come to London"
  • "Apple of My Eye" (January 21, 2002); CD1, CD2, cassette
    • B-sides: "Alligator Boy" / "Weary and Bleary Eyed" / "Last of the Troubadors" / "Little Silver Bullet" / "Apple of My Eye" (video)
  • "Shanghai" (April 8, 2002) (This single was canceled and released as a promo single only.)
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